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

Aaron Douglas embraced the aims of the Harlem Renaissance by incorporating motifs from _____ in his art.

Examine the importance of abstraction for different artists or movements. Using examples, explain how abstraction fulfilled the artistic aims of numerous artists.

Kandinsky and Marc named their Expressionist movement _____ because of their interest in the color blue and horses.

In Franz Marc's Fate of the Animals, the colors that he associated with _____ dominate the painting.

Which of the following artists developed the theory of Neoplasticism, or the new pure plastic art?

How did the government help support artists in the wake of the Great Depression?

Berlin Dada artists created a variation on collage called _____.

_____ became famous for her photographs of the triumphs of 20th-century engineering.

How does this deviate from traditional domestic interior scenes?

_____ was the movement that championed war as an agent to rid society of its past and traditions.

Describe the basic assumptions of the Futurist movement.

Attribute the images on the screen to a culture and give an approximate date. Give the reasons for your attributions, using complete sentences and referring to specific works discussed in class.

_____ was the founder of Bauhaus.

What did the incorporation of lettering achieve in Cubist paintings?

What ideas does this address?

Which movement does this reflect and why?

The _____ is identified as the event that brought modern art to the United States.

_____ artists believe that reason had led to destruction caused by World War I.

The first phase of Cubism is called _____.

Brancusi's chief aim in his sculpture was to capture the _____ of his subject.