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For other uses, see Americana (disambiguation).
An American diner
Americana refers to artifacts of the culture of the United States, the history and folklore resultant from its westward expansion.[1] Examples of this culture include muscle cars, AMC, Route 66, baseball, apple pie, Superman, the diner, wagon trains, jazz, the music of Stephen Foster, George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Richard Rodgers' Slaughter On 10th Avenue, the music of Aaron Copland (notably his Fanfare for the Common Man), and rockabilly; and American art, such as that of Frederic Remington, Grant Wood, and Norman Rockwell, all based on American folk art and fictional characters such as Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, The Muppets and The Simpsons. |
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