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Content Area 4: Later Europe and Americas 1750-1940C.E.
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The theme of this work by Yayoi Kusama revolves around the theme of
environmental art
self obsession
metallic forcefields
molecular science
2
This 1840 romantic work by Joseph Mallord William Turner exposes the reality of what?
The natural and destructive power of the ocean
the colors of an ocean sunset in the midst of the storm.
The brutal restrictions on romantic artists at the time
The horrors of the transatlantic slave trace
3
the use of steel made it possible for this building to have which of the following innovations
an open floor plan and large expanses of glass
steam-powered elevators that gave access to multiple floors
an elevated spire supporting a radio transmitter
cantilevered terraces surrounding a central courtyard
4
Manet’s Olympia horrified contemporary critics and the public because
The figure was a prostitute, which was new to art history
The inclusion of a black woman was bold and experimental
relied on the Ren view of formal composition which= outdated
the main figure is shameless and defiant in her role
5
The primary medium of this work is
photo silk-screening
digital scanning
engraving
etching
6
Which of the following statements is true about this painting?
It reveals a controversial subject
It reflects a longing for a lost homeland.
It reflects a transcendental vision of nature
It incited outrage from government officials.
7
The painting shown was created by
Jacob Lawrence
Frida Kahlo
Wifredo Lam
Diego Rivera
8
Why did Klimt switch to a dramatically different style from his academic schooling?
He moved next to an old Byzantine church
He was inspired by the greek art
social protest
exploring ways to use his artistic freedom
9
Photographer Stieglitz wanted his photos to affect the viewer in which way?
to call their attention to socio-economic disparities
similar to Abstract Expressionist paintings:visual & sensory
realize photography was indeed fine art
show them that anyone could be a photographer
10
Helen Frankenthaler used diluted paint primarily to
create the illusion of distance and depth in her work
reveal the expressive power of vigorous brushwork
demonstrate the spontaneous flow of paint across a surface
form hard-edged geometric compositions using tonal variants
11
The Swing by Fragonard is a perfect example of which artistic movement?
Romanticism
Rococo
Enlightenment
Neoclassicism
12
What was Duchamp's main purpose in creating The Fountain
to show the abundance of products
to make art more abstract
to make fun of everyone who spends hours on making art
to pose the question "can an idea be art"?
13
The painting is from the series
The Migration
, which was a response to which historic event?
Influx of immigrants from Europe to US 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.
14
This artist was considered part of
the academy
Art Nouveau
the avant-garde
the Blue Rider
15
This work by William Hogarth critiques the lavish and pleasure-seeking lives of who?
The Spanish Moors
The Egyptian Pharaohs
The French Aristocracy
The English Monarchy
16
This work is characteristic of which artistic movement?
Impressionism
Abstract Expressionism
Post-Impressionism
Fauvism
17
The structure of Monticello is heavily influenced by Thomas Jefferson’s
trip to Spain to study Renaissance architecture
Friendship with Washington and by his architectural theories
Work of archaeologist uncovering the ancient ruins of Pompei
Study of classical temples in the south of France
18
This artist was a part of which movement? What was his aim/purpose in his artwork?
Surrealist: to combine the real and imaginary in one image
Expressionist: express what he saw through color
Abstract Expressionist: create a purely optical experience
Impressionism: capture the changing colors of light in time
19
Memorial Sheet of Karl Liebknecht was
propagandistic
a political statement supporting his ideology
commissioned by his family
a fictional narrative
20
A conversation over coffee with which artist inspired Meret Oppenheim to go home & create this
Gustav Klimt
Vassily Kandinsky
Pablo Picasso
Vincent Van Gogh
21
David’s The Oath of the Horatii referencing techniques based on who?
Vermeer
Peter Paul Rubens
Portormo
Caravaggio
22
Similar to the work of Thomas Cole, this work focuses on:
contribution of Native Americans tolandscape preservation
idea of Manifest Destiny
impact of the gold rush on landscapedevelopment
implementation of the Homestead Act
23
This work draws influence from
the Great Serpent Mound in Ohio
The Great Stupa at Sanchi
the ruins of the city of Pomeii
Machu Picchu in Peru
24
German Expressionist Kirchner was the founder of
Die Brücke
(The Bridge) which aimed to
build a bridge from Europe to America
bridge the gap between the past and the modern future
bridge the disconnect between soldiers and civilians
Build a bridge between the people and the government
25
The style of this work is closest to that of
Romanticism
Surrealism
Impressionism
Symbolism
26
What work is this?
The Seagram Building
House in New Castle County
The Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building
Villa Savoye
27
This work represents an art movement known as
Pop Art
digital art
feminist art
Minimalism
28
The application of paint is most similar to that of
Édouard Manet’s Olympia
Jacques-Louis David’s The Oath of the Horatii
Johannes Vermeer’s Woman Holding a Balance
Paul Gauguin’s Where Do We Come From? What Are We? ...
29
Willem De Kooning was focussed on the________ not the finished product
realism
surrealism
sublime
Process
30
Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun was the official court painter for who?
English King Edward XI and Queen Anne Marie
French King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette
English King Charles XVI and Queen Mary of Wale
French King Louis XV and Queen Marie de Medici
31
Picasso is the father of
Expressionism
Post-Impressionism
Cubism
Abstraction
32
Marie Cassatt was influenced by the prints of women from what foreign Country?
Geishas from Japan
Maidens from Scotland
Queens from Spain
Priestesses from the Pacific Islands
33
This Romantic landscape shows a view of which location?
The Valley of Mexico
The Valley of Sonoma
Silicon Valley
The Hudson Valley
34
The panels of this work form a
diptych
predella
plinth
retablo
35
Claes Oldenburg's purpose for this piece is what
to use a new material, plastic
to show the abundance of beauty products
a backdrop for protests at Yale against the Vietnam War
to explain an important scene in history
36
This painting by Joseph Wright of Derby exemplifies the ideals of which intellectual movement?
The Renaissance
The Industrial Revolution
The Enlightenment
The Classical Revival
37
Ingres refused to disguise who/what his female figure was. What was she?
a murderer, hiding out in Inges' studio
a prosititute, working the streets in Turkey
an odalisque, existing for the sultan's sexual pleasure
The daughter of a Sultan, posing nude as a rebellious act
38
The painting was surprising to its original audience mainly because
its innovation earned the artist admittance to the Salon
it engendered religious compassion
its figures are placed within an idealized landscape
it depicted laborers on a grand scale
39
The artist of this work, worked primarily in
Norway
Germany
Switzerland
France
40
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater demonstrates his conviction that this building should
employ the skills of regional artisans
be an integrative part of the landscape
elevate the individual above worldly concerns
reflect the most advanced building technologies
41
The artist used all of the following features in the work EXCEPT
a subdued palette
a clear relationship between figure and ground
incorporation of text
planes that dissolve into each other
42
This work by Spanish artist Francisco de Goya embodied which artistic movement?
Realism
Romanticism
Expressionism
Emotionalism
43
The artist of the work is
Andy Warhol
Robert Rauschenberg
Claes Oldenburg
Jasper Johns
44
Architect Le Corbusier divided a plan for modern homes of the future, he called it
The Five Guidelines of Architecture
The Five Rooms of Architecture
The Five Points of Architecture
The Five Rules of Architecture
45
In this particular painting from the series, the artist intended to convey the
discrimination that African Americans found in the U.S.
Effects of urban settings breaking down rural communities
poor conditions of the lower class in the U.S.
separation of slaves and slaveholders in the United States
46
This work by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre was the first successful
Lithograph
Digital Scan
Photograph
Etching
47
The painting exhibits all of the following formal characteristics EXCEPT
loose and painterly brushwork
atmospheric perspective
dramatic use of color and light
spatially flat composition, and figures
48
This building shares which of the following design characteristics with the Seagram Building?
An oblique entryway
A steel-frame structure
Cast-iron ornamentation
The integration of a public plaza
49
This artist shows an interest in
social protest
Classical traditions
psychological states
academic training
50
The theme of the painting is most strongly related to the
speeches of Napoleon III
theories of Charles Darwin
writings of Karl Marx
hypotheses of Isaac Newton
51
The work reflects the artist’s interest in
dream imagery
spirituality
multiple viewpoints
a single light source
52
Who is the artist of this work?
Antonio Gaudí
Gustav Klimt
Egon Schiele
Aubrey Beardsley
53
The patrons responded to Rodin’s mode of representation by
forfeiting the commission and hiring another artist
elevating the sculpture on a raised platform
paying for an additional casting to be displayed in Paris
displaying the sculpture within the town hall
54
Based on the style of this work, which artist would you attribute this to?
Monet
Dagas
Van Gogh
Manet
55
What artistic style is this work exemplary of?
Impressionism
Abstract Expressionism
De Stijl
Fauvism
56
The subject matter of the painting includes all of the following EXCEPT
a biblical parable
an event from the artist’s own times
a political point of view
an allegorical personification
57
Which of the following is a correct in the symbolism used on George Washington's statue?
1,776 grams of marble symbolizing the birth year of the U.S.
A walking staff to represent the royalty he descended from
13 fascia to represent 13 colonies
Shoulder pads ala The King of Pop
58
An artist whose work was a catalyst for this artist’s development was
Georges Seurat
Edvard Munch
Paul Cézanne
Vassily Kandinsky
59
Marry Cassat was apart of what movement
Impressionism
Fauvism
Surrealism
Dada
60
What was Kandinsky's intention and purpose for the viewer with this piece?
to leave them dizzy in a color frenzy
to provide them with a sensory experience like that of music
to portray a horrific nightmare
to convey drama and energy
61
The Spiral Jetty is
a sculpture
an earthenware
an installation
an earthwork
62
The art-historical movement of the work shown is
Impressionism
Realism
Post-Impressionism
Romanticism
63
Frida Kahlo's work is classified as
Realist
Surrealist
Idealist
Abstract
64
This artist was considered part of
Art Nouveau
the Blue Rider
the avant-garde
the academy
65
Rodin’s representation of the figures was influential on later artists mainly because of the
deliberate anonymity and lack of specific attributes
grouping that privileges a single viewpoint
harmonic proportions and use of contrapposto
emotional impact and lack of idealization
66
Varvara Stepanova was
employed by the anti-communist group to create protest art
employed by the Russian art academy to create photomontages
employed by the Russian government to create propaganda art
employed by the Russian Government to create scrapbooks
67
This work is concerned with the visual language of
popular culture
nationalism
existentialism
classical mythology
68
The artist of this work is associated with which of the following art-historical movements?
Arts and Crafts
De Stijl
Vienna Secession
Die Brücke
69
What is the proper I.D. for this work?
Victory Leading the Masses. Edvard Munch. 1830 C.E.
Liberty Leading the People. Edvard Munch. 1830 C.E.
Victory Leading the Masses. Eugène Delacroix. 1830 C.E.
Liberty Leading the People. Eugène Delacroix. 1830 C.E.
70
How did the original viewers respond to this mural
People wrote on his mural in revolt against its message
The hotel did not like the statement of "God doesn't Exist"
everyone loved it
caused controversy because of the negative things in history
71
Conversely to Rodin's composition, his patrons had which of the following expectations?
The burghers would be represented in a glorified manner.
There would be an allegorical figure representing Liberty.
Figures would be posed as classical nudes.
A continuous narrative within an architectural frieze.
72
This work by Matisse is considered part of which artistic style?
Fauvism
Abstract Expressionism
Impressionism
De Stijl
73
Wilfredo Lam sought to explore what, in his creation of "The Jungle"
color theory
ritualistic dancing of his people
the vegetation in local jungles
his Afro-Cuban heritage
74
The style of the painting is
Pointillist
Cubist
Expressionist
Futurist
75
The opulent use of gold & jewel-like patterning in this work reflects the artist’s interest in
Gothic stained glass
Japanese woodblocks
Byzantine mosaics
illuminated manuscripts
76
In this print, Honoré Daumier address the growing social anxiety over what?
Modernization
Classical Revival
Climate Change
The Enlightenment
77
This is referencing what type of part art movements
prehistoric
Cubism
Surrealism
Minimalism
78
What statement is Andy Warhol making with his work
assembly-line quickness
sheer abundance
realistic detail
desensitizing viewers by over exposure of celebrities
79
Who painted this work?
Claude Monet
Winslow Homer
Claude Lorrain
Thomas Cole
80
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
81
Alfred Stieglitz's formal intent of creating this photograph was
to establish photography as a key predecessor to a painting
recording the aspirations of the subjects as they arrived
capturing how the strong geometric shapes evoked meaning
manipulate the photograph and blur faces of the subjects
82
The artist of this painting is associated with an art-historical movement known as the
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Ash Can School
Barbizon School
Hudson River School
83
Which of the following artists also worked in the style exemplified by the painting?
Salvador Dalí
Georgia O’Keeffe
Emil Nolde
Pablo Picasso
84
Where did van Gogh paint this?
from his window at a mental hospital
from his car on the country road side
from his bedroom window
from his cabin in the mountains
85
The artist included figures wearing black top hats in the painting to indicate
association with an art academy
affiliation with a political party
social class
nationality
86
What artistic period is this painting classified under?
Realism
Romanticism
Expressionism
Tenebrism
87
Paul Gaugin considered this work his masterpiece. What was it's subject?
The journey to find himself and his faith in a monastery
His experiences living in Tahiti
Life in a Tahitian nudist colony
Meditation on the life cycle and our purpose
88
Most Romantic Landscapes address
the Sublime
revolution
the Reformation
agriculture
89
This series of snap shots coined Edward Muybridge as
The Father of Action Photography
The Father of Settling Bets
The Father of Kentucky Derby
The Father of the Motion Picture
90
Rapid brush strokes, emotional intensity, spontaneous creation... this work is considered
surrealism
post-impressionism
impressionism
abstract expressionism
91
In the commission for
The Burghers of Calais
, Auguste Rodin was asked to depict
sinners described in Dante’s Inferno
veterans of the Franco-Prussian War
local heroes of the French Resistance during WWII
Elders offering themselves as hostages in the 100 Years’ War
92
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
a gathering of the top figures of400 years of MexicanHistory
The Day of the Dead festival
93
This work is designed to
so that boats can dock alongside it
align with the moon and sun
to be viewed at all times or day and year
be far from civilization
