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