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Unit4FiveFamousSymbolsofAmericanCulture第1頁(yè)第1頁(yè)Doyouknow?WhatmakessomeoneorsomethingtypicallyAmerican?WhatarethefivesymbolsoftheUnitedStates?第2頁(yè)第2頁(yè)OneofthemostfamoussymbolsofUnitedStates第3頁(yè)第3頁(yè)StatueofLibertyasasymboloftheUnitedStates,locatedintheUnitedStateswestofNewYorkCity,Manhattan,asmallisland-freeontheisland,holdinghertorchinNewYork,HongKongstandsattheentrance,atthecityobservedayandnight,sincethelate19thcenturyusheredinsincethetothemillionsofimmigrantstosettleintheUnitedStates.In1984,itwasinscribedontheWorldHeritageList.

第4頁(yè)第4頁(yè)FrenchGovernmenttocommemoratefreedomofthelogoimage,asacelebrationofthe100thanniversaryofindependenceoftheUnitedStatespresentedtotheUnitedStatesagift.Sincebeencompletedin1886,itstandsintheentranceofNewYorkHarbor.

Morethanacentury,standingonthefreedomoftheStatueofLibertystatueontheislandhasbecomealawthepeopleoftheUnitedStatesandtheUnitedStatesnationalsymboloffriendship,theexpressionoftheAmericanpeoplewillalwaysfightfordemocracy,longingforthenobleidealsoffreedom.第5頁(yè)第5頁(yè)BarbieDoyoulike?第6頁(yè)第6頁(yè)P(yáng)erhapsthemostfamousnameindoll-makinghistory,Barbiehasdelightedchildrensince1959,andhasbecomeamagnetfordollcollectors.TheideaforBarbieoriginatedwhenRuthHandler,partowneroftheMattelcompanywithherhusbandElliotandfamilyfriendHaroldMattson,noticedthatherdaughter,Barbara,enjoyedplayingwithadultfemaledollsmorethanwithbabydolls.Shedecided,therefore,tocreateadollthatwouldallowyounggirlstoenvision（想象）whattheymightbecomeastheygrewolder.Hercreation,namedinhonorofdaughterBarbaraandbackedbyMattel,debuted（初次登臺(tái)）attheAmericanToyFairinNewYorkCityin1959.AlthoughMattelhadbeenhesitanttoriskproducingtheBarbiedoll,BarbiesetanewsalesrecordforMattelafterthefirstyearonthemarket.Atacostofthreedollarseach,Mattelsold351,000dollsduringthefirstyearofproduction,andwithintenyears,thepublichadpurchased$500millionworthofBarbieproducts.AboutBarbieDoll第7頁(yè)第7頁(yè)第8頁(yè)第8頁(yè)AmericanGothicAmericanGothicisapaintingbyGrantWoodfrom1930.ItsinspirationcamefromacottagedesignedintheGothicRevivalstylewithadistinctiveupperwindowandadecisiontopaintthehousealongwith“thekindofpeopleIfanciedshouldliveinthathouse.”Thepaintingshowsafarmerstandingbesideawomanwhoseidentityremainsambiguous（引起歧義）;shemayeitherbehisspinster（未婚）daughter,asexplainedbytheartist‘ssister,orthefarmer’swife.Thefiguresweremodeledbytheartist‘sdentistandsister.Thewomanisdressedinacolonialprintapronmimicking19thcenturyAmericanaandthecoupleareinthetraditionalrolesofmenandwomen,theman’spitchfork（長(zhǎng)柄草耙）symbolizinghardlabor,andtheflowersoverthewoman‘srightshouldersuggestingdomesticity（n.對(duì)家庭摯愛(ài)）.Itisoneofthemostfamiliarimagesin20thcenturyAmericanartandoneofthemostparodied(拙劣模仿）artworkswithinAmericanpopularculture.第9頁(yè)第9頁(yè)ThisisBuffaloNickel第10頁(yè)第10頁(yè)TheBuffalonickelalsoknownastheIndianHeadnickelwasafivecentpiecestruckbytheU.S.Mintfrom1913to1938.Thefront,orobverse,ofthecoinfeaturestherightprofileofanAmericanIndian,andtheback,orreverse,ofthecoinshowsanAmericanbison（北美野牛）orbuffalo.Thebuffalonickelwasdesignedbysculptor（雕刻家）JamesEarleFraser,andprovedtobesubjecttowear.

ThedatesbelowtheIndianheadeasilyworeoffincirculation.

In1938,after25years,theU.S.MintreplacedtheBuffalonickelwiththeJeffersonnickel.第11頁(yè)第11頁(yè)IamUncleSamUncleSamisanationalpersonificationoftheUnitedStates(US),withthefirstusageofthetermdatingfromthewarof1812andthefirstillustrationdatingfrom1852第12頁(yè)第12頁(yè)ThispostershowsUncleSamarm-in-armwithBritannia,accompaniedbyalionandaneagle.ItisadramaticreminderofthelongandfruitfulalliancebetweentheUnitedStatesandGreatBritain.Theposteristitled"Sidebyside-Britannia!Britain'sDayDec.7th1918".TheartworkisbyJ