The careful diagonal compositional structure of the work is similar to

Hunters in the Snow by Pieter Brueghel

Diego Rivera contextually achieved his social goals in this work by

Including Mexicans representative of all social classes

The Calavera Catrina’s manner of dress was intended to recall the

Costume of the European bourgeoisie

In addition to Stieglitz's photographic works, he is also famous for

establishing Gallery 291, a studio for modern artists

The three eras of Mexican history included in the mural’s narrative are:

European conquest, the Diaz dictatorship, Mexican Revolution

Which of the following would be most accurately captured using gesture drawing?

the stance and attitude of the figures

In this work, the artist creates the appearance of depth of space by:

using a slightly elevated perspective

Why does Rivera include images from the artist José Guadalupe Posada in his mural

he is celebrating Posada as a satirist and Mexican artisan

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Modernism IV: [De Kooning, Frankenthaler, Lawrence, Rivera, Stieglitz]

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Unit Four: Late Europe and the Americasm 1790-1983

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1
This artwork is one of a series of narrative works based on
The Civil Rights Movement
The Great Migration
The Transatlantic Slave Trade
The Reconstruction
2
The technical development process used by Stieglitz was
tintype
collodian process
daguerrotype
photogravure
3
His energetic, colourful and rhythmic paintings inspired the American avant garde
Henri Matisse
Vincent van Gogh
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Wassily Kandinsky
4
The careful diagonal compositional structure of the work is similar to
Woman with a Balance by Johannes Vermeer
The School of Athens by Raphael
Gare St. Lazare by Claude Manet
Hunters in the Snow by Pieter Brueghel
5
Diego Rivera contextually achieved his social goals in this work by
Prominently portraying artists at the center of the work
Including inflated balloons to lighten the mood
Excluding guns from the narrative to denounce violence
Including Mexicans representative of all social classes
6
American photographers who worked to have photography accepted as a fine art
The Ash Can School
The Photo-Secessionists
The Eight
The Academy of American Arts
7
Imagery in these work is largely determined by
color and shape
brushwork
texture through impasto
atmospheric effects
8
The Calavera Catrina’s manner of dress was intended to recall the
Costume of the European bourgeoisie
Traditional Tahitian costumes of Gauguin’s paintings
Uniform worn by revolutionary soldiers
Traditional rebozo and lace worn by Mestizo women
9
Traveling poets, musicians, and storytellers of oral history in parts of West Africa.
Netsuke storytellers
bards
griot
saga poets
10
In addition to Stieglitz's photographic works, he is also famous for
organizing The Armory Show of 1913
writing about the American avant garde after WWII
establishing the Guggenheim Museum of modern art
establishing Gallery 291, a studio for modern artists
11
The three eras of Mexican history included in the mural’s narrative are:
European conquest, World War II, and contemporary Mexico
The Mexican Revolution, the Spanish-American War, and WWI
The Mexican Revolution, World War I, and contemporary Mexico
European conquest, the Diaz dictatorship, Mexican Revolution
12
Which of the following would be most accurately captured using gesture drawing?
the details of the environment
the interactions between the figures
the details of clothing and class
the stance and attitude of the figures
13
An emphasis on an artwork’s visual elements rather than its subject.
Formalism
Minimalism
Abstract Expressionism
Biomorphism
14
What determines the overall composition of the work
shades and hues of colours
paint viscosity and physics
multiple layers of impasto
gestural dripping of paint
15
Conceptual images are based on the ________ of a figure, rather than physical appearance.
idea
structure
naturalism
emotional impact
16
How does this work mirror artworks by Claude Monet
they are allegorical images
they focused on atmospheric effects
they are part of a series
they were executed en plein air
17
In this work, the artist creates the appearance of depth of space by:
layering multiple colours and patterns
employing linear perspective.
using architectural backgrounds
using a slightly elevated perspective
18
The juxtaposition of imagery in the work is evocative of
Russian Constructivist works
Analytic Cubism
Surrealism
Post Impressionism
19
This artwork open rejects all of the following nude compositions EXCEPT
Olympia by Manet
La Grande Odalisque by Ingres
Venus of Urbino by Titian
Birth of Venus by Botticelli
20
Although the composition is abstract, it may be evocative of
psychological testing
musical compositions
land masses and topography
Chinese ink wash scroll paintings
21
During and after WWII, the center of the art world moved to
Tokyo
London
Berlin
New York City
22
The juxtaposition of figures against the geometrical background of the ship's deck suggests
the influence of Cubism
the influence of Fauvism
the influence of Post Impressionism
the influence of Expressionism
23
The expressive power of color deployed in large fields that envelope the viewer
Post-Impressionism
Gestural Abstraction
The Blue Rider School
Colour Field
24
The aggressiveness of the central figure is achieved through all EXCEPT
long jagged impasto technique
exposed areas of canvas
modulation of tonal qualities
collage images from advertising
25
Why does Rivera include images from the artist José Guadalupe Posada in his mural
he is condemning European art movements
he is celebrating Posada as a satirist and Mexican artisan
he is referencing his teacher and mentor
he is referring to his aetheism and rejection of the Church

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