Question 1

Who created these models, and what were their purposes?

Accepted Answer

Tatlin, Monument to the Third International and Mies van der Rohe, Glass Skyscraper, 1922 . The Monument was to be a building housing various types of public facilities. Each segment of the monument was to revolve at a different speed. The glass model of the skyscraper was a concept for a building. In fact, the model prefigured the later skyscrapers. The glass allowed Mies greater freedom in experimenting with the possibilities height. The model became very influential.

Question 2

Which of the following artists shared Stieglitz's concern to position photography as an art form with the same fine-art status as painting and sculpture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dorothea Lange 
B)  Georgia O'Keeffe 
C)  Edward Hopper 
D)  Edward Weston 
A)  Dorothea Lange 
B)  Georgia O'Keeffe 
C)  Edward Hopper 
D)  Edward Weston D

Question 3

Who painted each work, and to what historical events does each refer?

Accepted Answer

Picasso, Guernica, 1937 , and Orozco, Hispano-America . Picasso was referring to the Spanish Civil War and German destruction of the Basque town of Guernica. Orozco was referring to the Mexican Revolution in the early twentieth century. Both artists make the common person their hero and simplify the forms and colors to emphasize the emotional content.

Question 4

Which artist, even though he was older than the Die Brücke artists, was invited to join them because he was pursuing similar ideas in his work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry Matisse 
B)  André Derain 
C)  Emile Nolde 
D)  Kirchner 
A)  Henry Matisse 
B)  André Derain 
C)  Emile Nolde 
D)  Kirchner

Question 5

Describe the utopian ideals of Suprematism and Constructivism. How were these philosophies manifested in Revolutionary Russia, now called the Soviet Union? How did the art community respond to these concepts? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Suprematism and Constructivism were two

Question 6

How does Night by Max Beckmann become a metaphor for German society during 1918-1919?

Accepted Answer

At one time Beckmann thought World War I

Question 7

What was the purpose of the Bauhaus?

Accepted Answer

To train artists, architects, and design

Question 8

Brancusi said, "What is real is not the external form but the essence of things." How does this statement reflect his work?

Accepted Answer

He created designs that were rhythmic an

Question 9

What is a "mobile," who created it, and why?

Accepted Answer

A mobile is a sculptural form developed

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Picasso 
B)  Chagall 
C)  Mondrian 
D)  Marc 
A)  Picasso 
B)  Chagall 
C)  Mondrian 
D)  Marc

Question 11

Throughout history, artists have regularly served political ends by using their art to make visual statements. Which of the following artists has created an overtly political statement with his/her work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dorothea Lange 
B)  John Sloan 
C)  Wassily Kandinsky 
D)  Barbara Hepworth 
A)  Dorothea Lange 
B)  John Sloan 
C)  Wassily Kandinsky 
D)  Barbara Hepworth

Question 12

Thomas Hart Benton, a Regionalist artist, focused his attention on which of the following subjects?

Accepted Answer

A)  Times Square, New York 
B)  the waterfront 
C)  the social history of Missouri 
D)  the farming landscape of the Midwest 
A)  Times Square, New York 
B)  the waterfront 
C)  the social history of Missouri 
D)  the farming landscape of the Midwest

Question 13

Compare the work of Hannah Höch, Duchamp, and Kurt Schwitters as it relates to Dada. How did each artist respond to the sociopolitical context of the period?

Accepted Answer

Hannah Höch, Marcel Duchamp, and Kurt Sc

Question 14

The hovering figure that served as a memorial to those who died in World War I was created by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Wilhelm Lehmbruck 
B)  Ernst Barlach 
C)  Ernst Kirchner 
D)  Max Beckmann 
A)  Wilhelm Lehmbruck 
B)  Ernst Barlach 
C)  Ernst Kirchner 
D)  Max Beckmann

Question 15

Who said: "...we rejected imitative colors, and that with pure colors we obtained stronger reactions..."?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pablo Picasso 
B)  Ernst Kirchner 
C)  Max Beckmann 
D)  Henri Matisse 
A)  Pablo Picasso 
B)  Ernst Kirchner 
C)  Max Beckmann 
D)  Henri Matisse

Question 16

Describe the impact the Armory Show (1913) had on the American art scene. Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The Armory Show of 1913 had a profound i

Question 17

Compare and contrast the work of Edward Weston and Dorothea Lange. How did each artist respond to the medium of photography as a visual art form? How did their works reflect their respective environments?

Accepted Answer

Edward Weston and Dorothea Lange were bo

Question 18

What subject matter did Jacob Lawrence use in his work, and how was it significant?

Accepted Answer

He depicted the daily life of Harlem and

Question 19

What style is described as compositions of shapes and forms abstracted from the conventionally conceived world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fauvism 
B)  Cubism 
C)  De Styl 
D)  Neoplasticism 
A)  Fauvism 
B)  Cubism 
C)  De Styl 
D)  Neoplasticism

Question 20

Who belonged to the Pittura Metafisica movement, which greatly influenced Surrealism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Matisse 
B)  Ernst 
C)  De Chirico 
D)  Kandinsky 
A)  Matisse 
B)  Ernst 
C)  De Chirico 
D)  Kandinsky

Exam 29: Modernism in Europe and America, 1900 to 1945

Who created these models, and what were their purposes?

Which of the following artists shared Stieglitz's concern to position photography as an art form with the same fine-art status as painting and sculpture?

Who painted each work, and to what historical events does each refer?

Which artist, even though he was older than the Die Brücke artists, was invited to join them because he was pursuing similar ideas in his work?

Describe the utopian ideals of Suprematism and Constructivism. How were these philosophies manifested in Revolutionary Russia, now called the Soviet Union? How did the art community respond to these concepts? Use examples to support your essay.

How does Night by Max Beckmann become a metaphor for German society during 1918-1919?

What was the purpose of the Bauhaus?

Brancusi said, "What is real is not the external form but the essence of things." How does this statement reflect his work?

What is a "mobile," who created it, and why?

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

Throughout history, artists have regularly served political ends by using their art to make visual statements. Which of the following artists has created an overtly political statement with his/her work?

Thomas Hart Benton, a Regionalist artist, focused his attention on which of the following subjects?

Compare the work of Hannah Höch, Duchamp, and Kurt Schwitters as it relates to Dada. How did each artist respond to the sociopolitical context of the period?

The hovering figure that served as a memorial to those who died in World War I was created by ____.

Who said: "...we rejected imitative colors, and that with pure colors we obtained stronger reactions..."?

Describe the impact the Armory Show (1913) had on the American art scene. Use examples to support your essay.

Compare and contrast the work of Edward Weston and Dorothea Lange. How did each artist respond to the medium of photography as a visual art form? How did their works reflect their respective environments?

What subject matter did Jacob Lawrence use in his work, and how was it significant?

What style is described as compositions of shapes and forms abstracted from the conventionally conceived world?

Who belonged to the Pittura Metafisica movement, which greatly influenced Surrealism?

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