It is really hard to choose between a wide variety of talented and famous artists who worked in the United States in the 20th century, so the following list is more or less subjective. Besides, the list comprises artists who, although living in America, originated from other countries. Still, the artists from this list have definitely influenced not only the American art, but contributed to the world’s culture legacy. Here they are (not in the order of importance or influence); in the parentheses are the countries in which they were born:
– Andy Warhol (United States)
– Jackson Pollock (United States)
– Mark Rothko (USSR)
– Piet Mondrian (Netherlands)
– Grandma Moses (United States)
– Grant Wood (United States)
– Roy Lichtenstein (United States)
– Jasper Johns (United States)
– Norman Rockwell (United States)
– Marsden Hartley (United States)