Exam 19: Modern Art in Europe and the Americas, 1900-1945

Hannah Höch's Cut with the Dada Kitchen Knife Through the Last Weimar Beer-Belly Cultural Epoch in Germany is an example of __________.

Which of the following artists produced the first truly nonrepresentational work of art?

Gerrit Rietveld's design of Schröder House demonstrates the influence of __________.

The iconography of Frida Kahlo's The Two Fridas might have been influenced by __________.

Who "discovered" Georgia O'Keeffe?

In American Gothic,Grant Wood suggest the female figure's domestic role by __________.

The artists of Die Brücke believed that regeneration could be achieved through __________.

Which of the following aspects of Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye became a hallmark of Modern architecture?

The art movement that encouraged black artists and writers to seek artistic inspiration in the traditional arts of Africa,rather than assimilate within mainstream American or European artistic traditions,was called __________.

Which of the following artworks personifies the new Italian man rushing headlong into the brave new Futurist world?

In Recumbent Figure,Henry Moore explored the expressed potential of __________.

Which artist played a role in the formation of the Farm Securities Administration's photography program?

Ordinary manufactured objects transformed into artworks simply through their selection by the artist are called __________.

Georgia O'Keeffe's City Night exemplifies the style of American Modernism in its __________.

The De Stijl movement believed that representational elements and curves are __________.

Henri Matisse's Le Bonheur de Vivre (The Joy of Life)demonstrates the characteristics of __________.

Which art movement promoted the "masculine," "futuristic" modern world,including energy and speed?

Which of the following aspects of Frank Lloyd Wright's design for Fallingwater evoked the great slabs of natural rock of the surrounding cliff?

Who coined the name "mobile" for Alexander Calder's sculptures?

In Torso of a Young Man,Constantin Brancusi reduced his subject into purified geometric forms in order to __________.