American Visions: The Empire of Signs on AllMovie

At the end of the Second World War, America began to bloom. The population soared, the economy prospered, and for the first time, the art community took notice of the abundance of talent living within the borders of the United States. This seventh entry in the PBS art history series American Visions delves into the lives of such famed American artisans as Willem De Kooning and Jackson Pollock. Influenced by the European surrealists and expressionists, American expressionism took on a life of its own, bringing its work into the world's spotlight.