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Section 3: Watercolor in Western Art Review
Section 3: Watercolor in Western Art Review
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Academic Decathlon 2021-2022; Art Guide; Section III Review
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1
Where was Homer born?
Hartford, CT
Los Angeles, CA
Boston, MA
Providence, RI
2
The Artist in His Museum
is a painting of Audubon dramatically lifting a green velvet curtain
False
True
3
What are the three kinds of watercolor paper?
cold-pressed paper
smooth paper
rough paper
hot-pressed paper
4
What was used by artists to carry all of their equipment?
hinged wooden or tin cases
porter
paint boxes
pochade boxes
5
Beatrix Potter was a self-taught expert in psychology
False
True
6
What is applied during the papermaking to make the paper stronger and more absorbent
gelatin
size
rosin
starch
7
In
The Gulf Stream
, by Winslow Homer, sugar cane indicates a source of sustenance and might signify Atlantic slave trade
True
False
8
Which of the following are true about Albrecht Dürer?
son of a goldsmith
born in Nuremberg, Germany in 1471
he engraved Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
born in Berlin, Germany in 1492
9
Which of the following is not a category that children's books fall into?
illustrated nursery rhymes
illustrated books about talking animals
illustrated moral tracts
illustrated alphabet books
10
Hopper is best known for scenes evoking alienation of contemporary American life
True
False
11
What is gouache?
a type of mustache
mixture of watercolor with opaque pigment
used to make watercolor more transparent
shoe polish
12
Which of the following is not true about John James Audubon?
born in Oklahoma
birth name is Jean Rabin
illegitimate son of a trader and plantation owner
born in Haiti
13
Bodycolor refers to the practice of adding white pigment (gouache) to watercolors to create a thicker, more opaque color
True
False
14
In what painting were botanists able to find closed dandelions, broadleaf plantains, yarrow, heath rush, & meadow grass
Luncheon on the Grass
It Which Must Not Be Named
Orchid and Rock
The Large Piece of Turf
15
Which of the following is true about the American Watercolor Society
formed in 1866
helped provide institutional support for watercolorists
held annual exhibitions
exhibited art that emulated oil painting techniques