Why didn't Giacometti finish this work with a second figure to drape the left arm over?

To create an immediate link between the viewer and figure

Appel's inspiration is

German children begging for food along side a train

One important characteristics of Man Pointing is that

it's surface is highly textured

This artists works were_____ by the Nazi's.

Removed from all German collections

The cross, which runs diagonal through the canvas from the upper right to lower left suggests

The light of God shining down on the scene

Copenhagen, Brussels, and Amsterdam

What prompted Chagall to get his family out of France?

New anti-Semitic laws deporting Jews to concentration camps

Man Pointing's dimensions are

70 1/2 by 40 3/4 by 16 3/8 inches

The tension & aggression in this contrasts the "beautiful" art of Nazi Germany showing

friction in Germany during World War II

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Academic Decathlon European Art of the World War II Era

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1
This piece of art is called
Children of War
Questioning Children
CoBrA Art
The Case Was Heard
2
These elements - biographical details, topical allusions, & metaphysical ideas; make this work
Easy to interpret
Narrowly interpreted
All of these
Resistant to interpretation
3
Henry Moore's signature form was
Reclining figure
Bold faces
Dark composition
Fine lines
4
This piece was sculpted by
Vera Mukina
Karel Appel
Hans Hofmann
Alberto Giacometti
5
London suffered massive damage & major fires during the German campaign of bombing known as...
Battle of Cambria
Battle of London
West Wind
The Blitz
6
Why didn't Giacometti finish this work with a second figure to drape the left arm over?
To create an immediate link between the viewer and figure
He ran out of time
He ran out of bronze in his workshop
Wanted the figure in another position but a deadline loomed
7
The artist of this work is
Herbert Ferber
Hans Hofmann
Max Beckmann
Karel Appel
8
This piece of art was painted by
Max Beckmann
Henry Moore
Hans Hofmann
Norman Rockwell
9
Connecting Christ's death to both the Jewish faith and contemporary events is what type of art
Modern art
Protest art
Abstract Expressionism
Propoganda
10
This artist lived where during World War II?
Vichy, France
Paris, France
St. Petersburg, Russia
Vitebsk, Russia
11
Appel's inspiration is
His nieces and nephews drawings
The faces of Jewish children in Poland
The futility of war
German children begging for food along side a train
12
What did Appel use in this piece?
Rational space
Varied scale
Traditional perspective
Basic frontal orientation
13
This work is called
Jewish Crucifixion
Jesus Crucifixion
White Crucifixion
Christ Crucifixion
14
One important characteristics of Man Pointing is that
it's surface is highly textured
it's surface is smooth and seamless
it is 10 feet tall
it is 3 feet tall
15
The overall dimensions of this work are
9 by 14 1/2 feet
8 by 14 1/2 feet
10 by 14 1/2 feet
7 by 14 1/2 feet
16
How does this painting emphasize Jesus's Jewish identity?
All of these
the loincloth is a Jewish prayer shawl
A Jewish head cloth instead of Crown of Thorns
The mourners are dressed in traditional Jewish costumes
17
This artists works were_____ by the Nazi's.
Removed from all German collections
Largely ignored
Applauded for their modern German imagery
Destroyed publicly
18
The cross, which runs diagonal through the canvas from the upper right to lower left suggests
The light of God shining down on the scene
The Christian influence on the Jewish culture in Europe
The interference of the Nazi's in everyday life
The powerlessness of the Jews in Europe during World War II
19
Jean-Paul Sartre said that the sculptures of Giacometti perfectly summed up...
Theological Art
Modern Art
Abstract Expressionism
Existentialism
20
CoBrA stands for
Chaletet, Bourdeaux, and Abeerdeen
Champagne, Britian, and Angers
Caen, Berlin, and Alsace
Copenhagen, Brussels, and Amsterdam
21
This work is called
The Golden Wall
Jackson Pollack
Man Pointing
Questioning Children
22
What prompted Chagall to get his family out of France?
He did not leave France during World War II
The removal of his art from museums by the Nazi's
The persecution of Jewish artists in Poland
New anti-Semitic laws deporting Jews to concentration camps
23
The artist for this piece is
Marc Chagall
Hans Hofmann
Alberto Giacometti
Max Beckmann
24
What were the Underground used for?
All of these
Air raid shelters
Storing British treasures
Transportation
25
The use of graphite, ink, watercolor, and crayon created what effect?
2D technique
Wax resist technique
Detailed line technique
Complex shading technique
26
What is this piece of art called?
The Long Nights Underground
Shelterers in the tube
Tunnel Terror
Protection in Numbers
27
The perspective of this drawing moves dramatically to the
left
bottom
right
top
28
This work had several names. Which of the following was not a name for this painting?
The Grand Cafe
The Concert
Ox-Feast
Spoon Woman
29
Man Pointing's dimensions are
70 1/2 by 40 3/4 by 16 3/8 inches
70 1/2 by 50 3/4 by 16 3/8 inches
60 1/2 by 40 3/4 by 16 3/8 inches
70 1/2 by 40 3/4 by 18 3/8 inches
30
This sculpture is made of
Bronze
Platinum
Silver
Gold
31
The materials used are
Acrylic on metal
Gouache on Wood
Crayon on plaster
Oil paints on ceramic
32
What artist group did Appel belong to?
Dotremont
Niewenhuys
Kunst en Kind
CoBrA
33
This form of art is typically not found in modern art
Diptych
Triptych
Quadptych
Monoptych
34
This works artist is...
Marc Chagall
Max Beckmann
Hans Hofmann
Alberto Giacometti
35
The tension & aggression in this contrasts the "beautiful" art of Nazi Germany showing
unity in Germany in World War II
passivity of the German people during World War II
friction in Germany during World War II
All of these

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