Exam 14: Modernism in Europe and America, 1900 to 1945

Describe Alfred Stieglitz's approach to photography.

Examine the aims of Cubism. Please consider the different phases.

Artists of the _____ created art that celebrated the cultural history of African Americans.

Which artists helped establish photography as a valid artistic medium? Describe their different approaches to the photographic medium.

Compare the work of Jacob Lawrence and Edward Hopper. How did each artist respond to his period? What artistic devices did each artist use to create the emotion of his work? What was the sociopolitical context each artist addressed in his work? Use examples to support your essay .

_____ was the precursor to Surrealism.

The artist _____ made animals the subject of much of his art.

The striated faces of some of the female figures in Les Desmoiselles d'Avignon were influenced by _____.

______ photographed the rural poor who were displaced by the Great Depression in the 1930s.

How does this differ from Impressionist renderings of street scenes?

Picasso and Braques used the innovative elements of Picasso's Les Desmoiselles d'Avignon to create _____ in 1908.

The first group of German Expressionist artists called themselves _____.

Who created this model, and what was its purpose? Why is it an important precursor of things to come in the later 20th century?

Providing examples, explore the common ideas and stylistic qualities present in Cubism, Futurism, and Purism. How did they differ?

_____ is the questioning of norms and conventions in art.

Which movements did the artist combine in this painting?

The German movement known as _____ aimed to present an objective image of the world.

Picasso said, "Painting is not made to decorate apartments. It is an instrument for offensive and defensive war against the enemy." Explain the relationship of art and politics between 1900 and 1945. Use examples to support your .

Providing examples, examine how Modernist artists explored unconventional artistic media and techniques.

____ created a new kind of sculpture by hanging abstract colored forms on wire.