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Unit 4B: Later Europe and the Americas 1907 - 1980
Unit 4B: Later Europe and the Americas 1907 - 1980
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Content Area 4: Later Europe and Americas 1907 - 1980
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Both artists were inspired by this artist:
Édouard Manet
Piet Mondrian
Vassily Kandinsky
Paul Cézanne
2
The style of the painting is:
Expressionism
Synthetic Cubism
Pointillism
Analytical Cubism
3
The opulent use of gold & jewel-like patterning in this work reflects the artist’s interest in
Byzantine mosaics
illuminated manuscripts
Gothic stained glass
Japanese woodblocks
4
The original work by Claes Oldenburg was considered
photo montage
sculpture
monumental installation art
skyscraper
5
All the following are true of the above image EXCEPT:
Artist had a successful career & was loved by the Nazi party
Artist was a member of the German Expressionist Die Brucke”
The artist admired German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.
It's by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s Self-Portrait As a Soldier
6
French, "advance guard" Late 19 & 20c. artists, emphasized innovation, challenged establishment
avant-garde
automatism
surrealist
avec nouveau
7
This work represents an art movement known as
Minimalism
digital art
Pop Art
feminist art
8
Varvara Stepanova was
employed by the Russian art academy to create photomontages
employed by the anti-communist group to create protest art
employed by the Soviet Government to create scrapbooks
employed by the Soviet government to create propaganda art
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The artist of this work is associated with which of the following art-historical movements?
Vienna Secession
De Stijl
Die Brücke
Arts and Crafts
10
An artist whose work was a catalyst for this artist’s development was
Edvard Munch
Vassily Kandinsky
Paul Cézanne
Georges Seurat
11
Two major influences for the work
African Masks and cartoon images
Ancient Romanian carvings and African masks
Ancient Iberian sculpture and African masks
Collage works and popular culture
12
The painting is from the series
The Migration
, which was a response to which historic event?
Influx of immigrants fromEurope to U.S. in the early 20th C.
Relocation of Native Americans to designated territories
Forced immigration of Africans thru the Atlantic slave trade
Mass movement of AfricanAmericans out of rural southern U.S.
13
The artist and title of the work
Pablo Picasso, Les Demselles d'Barcelona
Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiseelles de la nuit
Pablo Picasso, Les Demselles d'Barcelona
Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon
14
A true statement about this work would be:
The globes represent the many planets
The balls clanging in the wind was a huge part of this work
The work is seen as a promotion of the art market
Work is about self promotion & a critique of the art market
15
All are true of the following work of art EXCEPT:
It is entitled, Woman I, by Willem de Kooning
The artist used thinned paint poured onto raw canvas
The process of painting is visible in the final work
The technique is action painting
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Rapid brush strokes, emotional intensity, spontaneous creation... this work is considered
impressionism
post-impressionism
surrealism
abstract expressionism
17
Memorial Sheet of Karl Liebknecht was
commissioned by his family
a fictional narrative
propagandistic
a political statement supporting his ideology
18
Diego Rivera's mural in Mexico city can be described as
A national parade in the country's capital
a historic timeline, structured & organized chronologically
Gathering of the top figures of 400 years of Mexican History
The Day of the Dead festival
19
Advantages of the technique used to create this work include all of thefollowing EXCEPT its
realistic detail
reproducibility
assembly-line quickness
profitability
20
RobertVenturi’s House in NewCastleCounty is most similar to ThomasJefferson’s Monticello in its
adaptation of classical design elements
location in a dense urban environment
internal and external symmetry
incorporation of spolia from other buildings
21
All are true of this work of art EXCEPT:
The artist used a very traditional painting method
The format shows the celebrity's life and death
The diptych format, often seen w/ icons of Christian saints
The artist blurs the line between high & low art
22
All are true of this work of art EXCEPT:
Artist took a urinal, turned it upsidedown, signed "R. Mutt"
The work is from the Dada movement
The work is what is termed a "readymade" sculpture
Artist meticulously carved marble to look like a real urinal
23
Which of the following artists also worked in the style exemplified by the painting?
Vassily Kandinsky
Pablo Picasso
Piet Mondrian
Marcel Duchamp
24
What is the correct I.D. for this work?
The Fountain, Marcel Duchamp
The Fountain, R. Mutt
The Urinal, R. Mutt
The Urinal, Marcel Duchamp
25
All are true of this work of art EXCEPT:
Artist defined herself as a constructivist & served the USSR
It commemorated the 5-year uprising that led to the USSR
The medium is Photomontage
Her work shows personal creativity & dynamic composition
26
All are true of the work EXCEPT:
Original sketch included 2 male patrons of the brothel
Proto-Cubist work helped develop cubism & modern art
The artist was influenced by Art Nouveau
It was originally entitled The Brothel of Avignon
27
All are true of this work of art EXCEPT:
Made in 1920 after assassination of a Communist leader
It was inspired by the Art Nouveau movement
The medium is woodblock print
The artist often times used the subject of grieving mothers
28
The innovation that was used in building this house:
Large windows & terrace to engage the owners w/ the outdoors
A ramp winds from the entrance up to the salon
All of the above
Replaced load-bearing walls w/ steel beams to open up space
29
Le Corbusier's famous quote about house design:
"Everybody needs to live in a white box with windows"
“homes should be busy like the people who live in them"
“The house should be a machine for living in”
"a home should reflect the nature that is around them"
30
A true statement about this work would be:
It shows a new Utopian ideal of spiritual harmony & order
The work is meant to mimic a window looking into the future
The artist was a part of a group of young Soviet artists
The artist was a member of the Der Blaue Reiter art movement
31
The painting shown was created by
Wifredo Lam
Frida Kahlo
Diego Rivera
Jacob Lawrence
32
A similarity in content that both of these works share is:
They both are made of oil on canvas
they both explore abstraction and lack of representation
Both artists wrote about spiritualism in art
the purpose is aesthetic or self expression
33
The artist and title of the work:
Andy Warhol, Narcissus Factory, 1966
Yayoi Kusama, Narcissus Garden, 1966
Robert Smithson, Narcissus Pond, 1966
Claes Oldenburg, Narcissus Garden, 1974
34
The artist on the right is attributed to this quote:
"I was poor & the only paint I had were primary colors"
“Art is higher than reality & has no relation to reality...”
"I had no idea what I was doing, to tell you the truth"
"If you hate my work you don't like the spirit that lives"
35
All are true of this work EXCEPT:
Style of the work is Gestural Abstraction or Action Painting
The artist's uses of the horse-and-rider motif
The artist experienced Synesthesia
If art too real, conscious mind wouldn't see color and form
36
The panels of this work form a
retablo
diptych
plinth
predella
37
The artist who created the painting is
Pablo Picasso
Henri Matisse
Robert Delaunay
Georges Braque
38
German Expressionist Kirchner was the founder of
Die Brücke
(The Bridge) which aimed to
Build a bridge between the people and the government
bridge the disconnect between soldiers and civilians
bridge the gap between the past and the modern future
build a bridge from Europe to America
39
This building shares which of the following design characteristics with the Seagram Building?
Cast-iron ornamentation
The integration of a public plaza
terracotta on the exterior
A steel-frame structure
40
This artist shows an interest in:
academic training
Classical traditions
psychological states
social protest
41
The primary medium of this work is
digital scanning
photo silk-screening
etching
engraving
42
This work was created in the
2000s
1960s
1980s
1940s
43
All the following are true of the above image EXCEPT:
It shows just one point of view
The artist is Henri Matisse(D)
The movement associated with the work lasted just 4 years
the artist was the leader of the “Fauves” or "Wild Beasts"
44
The work was influenced by:
Japanese woodblock prints
Renaissance female nudes
Romanian history of stone carving
Greek and Roman statues from antiquity
45
What makes this home a quintessential Post-Modern structure:
The reference to both classical and Renaissance symmetry
The serious reverence to classical building conventions
The facade is mostly a structural component
Playful & whimsical use of classical architectural elements
46
The painting was created between
1941 and 1960
1921 and 1940
1901 and 1920
1880 and 1900
47
This artist was considered part of
the academy
the Blue Rider
Art Nouveau
Die Burke
48
Dutch, "the style." An early-20th-century art movement (and magazine), founded by Piet Mondrian
Dada
Die Brücke
Der Blaue Reiter
De Stijl
49
All are true of the work EXCEPT:
It shows architect's transcendentalist background
To avoid cantilever collapse, tensioned cables was used
Horizontal lines & cantilevers, flat roofs relate 2 prairie
Architect wanted this home 2 boldly stand out from nature
50
Frida Kahlo's work is can be classified as
Surrealist
Realist
Idealist
Abstract
51
What artistic art movement is this work exemplary of?
Impressionism
De Stijl
Fauvism
Abstract Expressionism
52
Also called gestural abstraction. Abstract Expressionism emphasizes the creation process:
Color Field Painting
Chromatic Abstraction
Action Painting
Surrealism
53
The artist and title of the work:
Edvard Munch, The Kiss, 1907-08
Gustav Klimt, The Kiss, 1907-08
Piet Mondrian, The Kiss, 1907-08
Vassily Kandinsky, The Kiss, 1908
54
The name of the architect for this work and the movement in which he is associate with:
Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, De Stijl
Le Corbusier, Purism
Robert Venturi, Post-Modernism
Frank Lloyd Wright, Prairie School
55
Architect Le Corbusier divided a plan for modern homes of the future, he called it
The Five Rules of Architecture
The Five Points of Architecture
The Five Guidelines of Architecture
The Five Rooms of Architecture
56
A true statement about this work would be:
It is entitled, The Dance, and celebrates Cuban culture
The work celebrates the sugar cane industry in Cuba
The artist lived in Paris during his entire career
artist's view of corporateAmerican meddling in Cuban affairs
57
The artist sought to explore what, in his creation of "The Jungle"
color theory
the vegetation in local jungles
his Afro-Cuban heritage
ritualistic dancing of his people
58
All are true of the work on the left EXCEPT:
The artist used natural materials to engage with nature
It contains 1,500 mass-produced plastic silver balls
the artist chooses 2 live in mental health facility in Tokyo
The artist sold the mirror balls for $2.00 in Venice, Italy
59
All are true of this work of architecture EXCEPT:
It's the International Style like Bauhaus school designed
The patrons were the Savoye family
The architect referred to his style as Purism
House is Prarie School b/c of the strong horizontal lines
60
The artist diluted the paint to:
form hard-edged geometric compositions using tonal variants
demonstrate the spontaneous flow of paint across a surface
create the illusion of distance and depth in her work
reveal the expressive power of vigorous brushwork
61
What was Kandinsky's intention and purpose for the viewer with this piece?
to leave them dizzy in a color frenzy
to portray a horrific nightmare
to convey drama and energy
to provide them with a sensory experience like that of music
62
All are true of this work of art EXCEPT:
After it was made artist had a long period of productivity
Artist bought a cup, saucer, and spoon at a department store
It is best classified as belonging to Surrealist movement
The dealer changed the name make it more sexualized
63
This work by Matisse is considered part of which artistic style?
De Stijl
Fauvism
Impressionism
Abstract Expressionism
64
French word for “wild beasts” refers to the 20
th
c Modernist art movement led by Henri Matisse.
Savageaux
Fauves
Symbolsim
Modernism
65
Fallingwater
demonstrates the architect's conviction that this building should
reflect the most advanced building technologies
be an integrative part of the landscape
elevate the individual above worldly concerns
employ the skills of regional artisans
66
The artist who created this work:
Jackson Pollock
Willem de Kooning
Helen Frankenthaler
Yayoi Kusama
67
A true statement regarding the artist of the above work of art would be:
Artist was first photographer to document immigrants
Perfected the glossy photo w/ many people in the composition
First photographer to compose a photo is if it were a canvas
Artist greatly admired the philosopher Nietzsche
68
All are true of this work of art EXCEPT:
It depicts injustice African Americans faced in the South
It was one painting in a series of 60 paintings
It depicts a segregated dining room in New York City
The artist was associated with the Harlem Renaissance
69
A conversation over coffee with which artist inspired Meret Oppenheim to go home & create this
Vincent Van Gogh
Vassily Kandinsky
Pablo Picasso
Gustav Klimt
70
This work is concerned with the visual language of
popular culture
nationalism
classical mythology
existentialism
71
American art form that emerged in the 1960s. Often using the land itself as their material.
Happenings
Earthworks
Minimalism
Land-art
72
Both works share this in common:
They were both created by women
They both are created with natural materials
They both avoid the art gallery setting to exist
They both were created to float on water
73
The artist used all of the following features in the work EXCEPT
planes that dissolve into each other
a clear relationship between figure and ground
incorporation of text
a subdued palette
74
All the following are true of the above image EXCEPT:
The original work was take away by the artist in 1970
It was to commemorate the many contributions of women
It's by Claes Oldenburg, a Pop Art sculptor
It was commissioned by a group of Yale University students
75
Artist, location of the work and art movement associated with the work:
Le Corbusier; Great Salt Lake, Utah; Earthworks
Robert Smithson; Hudson River; Land-Art
Robert Smithson; Great Salt Lake, Utah; Earthworks
Frank Lloyd Wright; Connecticut River, Earthworks
76
All are true of the work EXCEPT:
It follows classical interpretations of the human body
the shape of the original block of material is maintained
The work is highly stylized & male and female share an eye
It was carved by the artist Constantin Brancusi
77
Art that incorporated consumer culture, mass media, popular culture: motion pictures and ads
Superrealsim
Minimalism
Pop Art
Consumerism
78
The theme of this work revolves around the theme of:
metallic forcefields
self obsession
environmental art
molecular science
79
The artist and title of this work:
Kandinsky, Improvisation 28 (second version), 1912
Kandinsky, Composition w/ Red, Blue, Yellow and Violet, 1930
Piet Mondrian, Improvisation 28 (second version), 1912
Kirchner, Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow, 1912
80
The work reflects the artist’s interest in
a single light source
spirituality
multiple viewpoints
dream imagery
81
The first phase of Cubism, developed jointly by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque.
Analytical Cubism
Photomontage-Cubism
Synthetic Cubism
Photo-Cubism
82
A true statement about this work of architecture:
It is one of Canada's largest corporate skyscrapers
Bronze eyebeams on the outside façade are purely decorative
The building plays down corporate power in America
There is no public space around the building
