Whose American Gothic exemplified the Regionalists’ interest in provincial America?
Question 1
According to our reading, select the statements below that illustrate how Abstract Expressionism was not a unified ‘school’ of art? (select all that apply)
| The artists didn’t know each other | ||
| The artists varied between realism and abstraction | ||
| The artists valued personal autonomy | ||
| The artists rarely exhibited together | ||
| The artists had different styles |
5 points
Question 2
Whose American Gothic exemplified the Regionalists’ interest in provincial America?
| Jacob Lawrence | ||
| Dorothea Lange | ||
| Grant Wood | ||
| Edward Hopper |
5 points
Question 3
Imagine you are a museum tour and you are responsible for conducting an international tour of foreign visitors and students through a museum exhibit exploring Abstract Expressionism. In your own words, describe how you would define the movement and explain the style and meaning of Abstract Expressionism art. Your essay should be no less than two paragraphs.
Question 4
Native American painting was informed by modern styles: what were some of the characteristics of these paintings? (select all that apply)
| Flat outlines | ||
| Machine age technology | ||
| Traditional native symbols | ||
| Abstract and geometric designs |
5 points
Question 5
The write and philosopher____________________ coined the term ‘New Negro’.
| Clement Greenberg | ||
| Alain Locke | ||
| W. E. B. Du Bois | ||
| Jacob Lawrence |
5 points
Question 6
Which Modern artist created empty and lonely compositions, often with only a few sparse individuals inlonely and bleak city locations?
| Mabel Dodge | ||
| Diego Rivera | ||
| Arhibold Motley, Jr. | ||
| Edward Hopper |
5 points
Question 7
Select one artwork that reflects the downturn of the Great Depression. State the title, artist, date, and then provide a visual analysis of the work including a personal interpretation. Your essay should be no less than two paragraphs and should be written in your own words.
Name the title, artist and date of this work .
Question 9
The widespread acclaim of Abstract Expressionism was responsible for this city becoming the center of the modern art world.
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5 points
Question 10
Which work of art was considered to be one of the most controversial pieces at the Armory Show?
| Duchamp’s Nude Descending a Staircase | ||
| Hartley’s Portrait of a German Officer | ||
| Duchamp’s Fountain | ||
| Sargent’s Mrs. Fiske Warren and Her Daughter Rachel |
5 points
Question 11
Which artist said “The modern painter cannot express this age, the airplane, the atom bomb, the radio, in old forms of the Renaissance or of any other past culture. Each age finds its own technique”?
| Jackson Pollock | ||
| Clement Greenberg | ||
| Thomas Hart Benton | ||
| Norman Lewis |
5 points
Question 12
____________________ was the art movement with clean, sharp lines that focused on factories, buildings and American consumerist goods.
| Southwest Modernism | ||
| New Negro Movement | ||
| Precisionism | ||
| Regionalism |
5 points
Question 13
Which of these artists were exhibited by Alfred Stieglitz at his 291 gallery?
| Georgia O’Keeffe | ||
| Arthur Dove | ||
| Robert Henri | ||
| Max Weber |
5 points
Question 14
Which artist’s canvases of rectangles hover in fields of color to create a spiritual experience for the viewer?
| Willem de Kooning | ||
| Mark Rothko | ||
| Robert Motherwell | ||
| Louise Bourgeois |
5 points
Question 15
Which of these is NOT subject matter embraced by the Ashcan artists?
| Immigration | ||
| Urban Life | ||
| Ordinary Americans | ||
| European Abstraction |