All of the following influenced American watercolorists at the end of the 19th century EXCEPT the

development of English "body color" techniques

John Newberry's A Little Pretty Pocket Book differed from other books of the era. Why?

It was popular in American colonies and England

John Audubon left France at eighteen because:

He didn't want to fight in a war

How is gouache different from watercolor?

Goache has watercolor paint and opaque pigment

How did colormen help artists with their art?

They created paints with natural and artificial pigments

Homer depicted a Black man in the ocean in The Gulf Stream to comment upon

struggles Black people face in society

Albrecht Durer's career differed from other artists of his era in that:

He gained international recognition

Why did Beatrix Potter write The Tale of Peter Rabbit?

To entertain the children of her friends

Beatrix Potter contributed to the golden age of children's literature because she:

Blended original stories with narration

How did Mark Catesby use watercolors to influence the art world?

He painted American birds, fish, flowers

How does the male figure in Haskell House impact the painting?

He suggests the ephemeral nature of the scene

Why did watercolor gain popularity during the Renaissance?

Paper became more widely available

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1
How did Winslow Homer contribute to Civil War media coverage?
He created oil paintings for veterans
He wrote articles for magazines
He took photographs for magazines
He sketched for magazines
2
Hopper began painting with watercolors because:
Watercolors were cheaper
His mentor liked them
Oil paintings didn't sell
He developed an allergy to oil
3
All of the following influenced American watercolorists at the end of the 19th century EXCEPT the
paintings of famous American artists
public's greater appreciation for watercolors
writing of British critic John Ruskin
development of English "body color" techniques
4
Why do Edward Hopper's paintings seldom include clustered figures?
to suggest suffering
to evoke serenity
to convey loneliness
to indicate humans' interaction with environments
5
John Newberry's A Little Pretty Pocket Book differed from other books of the era. Why?
It was available only in American colonies
It was popular in American colonies and England
It was written in straightforward prose
It was meant for children
6
Viewers criticized Audubon's artistic representations as too
sterile
dramatic
rushed
imprecise
7
In The Gulf Stream, the color of the subject's shirt PRIMARILY
aligns with the boat
contrasts with his skin
symbolizes slavery
suggests hope for Black Americans
8
The rabbits' hats in Two Gentlemen Rabbits in the Snow suggest the rabbits'
old age
familial bonds
Christmas spirit
friendly relationship
9
John Audubon left France at eighteen because:
He wanted to teach in American art schools
His mother died
American stepparents adopted him
He didn't want to fight in a war
10
How is gouache different from watercolor?
Gouache has natural pigment; watercolor has artificial
Goache has oil paint and opaque pigment
Goache has watercolor paint and opaque pigment
Watercolor has natural pigment; gouache has artificial
11
Durer let Nuremberg for Italy in 1494 because:
He wanted access to cheaper pigments
He wanted to learn from Italian masters
He wanted to avoid the plague
He wanted to see pieces in the Vatican
12
Audubon criticized Charles Wilson Peale's bird collection because:
The stillness was unnatural
He disliked the taxidermy method
They looked too perfect
The collection was too small
13
How did colormen help artists with their art?
They painted over paintings to enhance colors
They imported colored paints for artists
They introduced standardized colored paints
They created paints with natural and artificial pigments
14
Homer depicted a Black man in the ocean in The Gulf Stream to comment upon
strength of Black men to persevere through hardship
struggles Black people face in society
White people liberating Black people from slavery
struggles White people face post-war
15
James Whatman influenced watercolorists by:
mechanizing paint-making
introducing metal tubes
creating wove paper
inventing laid paper
16
Albrecht Durer's career differed from other artists of his era in that:
He gained international recognition
He gained popularity despite using watercolors
He gained popularity with nationalists
He lived in a household of artists
17
Which type of painting do art historians consider Paleolithic cave paintings to be?
tempera
watercolor
gesso
oil
18
Why did Beatrix Potter write The Tale of Peter Rabbit?
To send out as a Christmas card
To criticize the scientific community
To make spending money
To entertain the children of her friends
19
Beatrix Potter contributed to the golden age of children's literature because she:
Blended original stories with narration
Became famous for line drawings
Wrote the first collection of nursery rhymes
Wrote the first longer narratives for children
20
How did Mark Catesby use watercolors to influence the art world?
He painted American birds, fish, flowers
He opened a museum to display watercolors
He engraved birds painted by Alexander Wilson
He created the original book of American birds
21
How does the male figure in Haskell House impact the painting?
He mirrors the artist's connection to nature
He symbolizes unavoidable death
He's a self-portrait
He suggests the ephemeral nature of the scene
22
Beatrix Potter FIRST painted
society portraits
museum replicas
children's books
nature studies
23
Charles Wilson Peale included all of the following symbols in his self-portrait EXCEPT a
turkey
mastodon skeleton
palette
laboratory experiment
24
Why did watercolor gain popularity during the Renaissance?
Paper became more widely available
Frescos became popular
Other solvents became too expensive
Clean water became more accessible
25
In Large Piece of Turf, Durer shows nature
from an animal's point of view
as full of rot
from the ground
in linear perspective

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