Exam 37: Art of Social Conscience

Mary Richardson,the attacker of the Rokeby Venus in 1914,did so because:

The identity of Dorothea Lange's migrant mother has never been discovered.

In Women are Heroes,artist JR displays portraits of women on:

In Portrait Bust of Cardinal Richelieu,Kehinde Wiley recasts a famous portrait bust from art history as a dark-skinned man.

Match the artwork with the issue or incident to which it refers: -Jordan's Gyre

Match the artwork with the issue or incident to which it refers: -Wiley's Portrait Bust of Cardinal Richelieu

Write an essay considering why Adolf Hitler and the Nazis might have found Emil Nolde's Crucifixion so abominable.What does it say about the power of art that some people find it necessary to destroy artworks? Explain what you think was the goal of the Degenerate art Exhibition.

Match the artwork with the issue or incident to which it refers: -Fischl's Falling Woman

Match the artwork with its reception: -Nolde's Crucifixion

The artist of the sculpture Falling Woman is:

Théodore Géricault's painting Raft of the Medusa depicts:

Match the artwork with its reception: -Fischl's Falling Woman

Match the artwork with its reception: -Velázquez's Rokeby Venus

Mary Richardson,the attacker of the Rokeby Venus in 1914,compared the physical beauty of the woman in the painting to the beautiful character of:

Emil Nolde's Crucifixion was admired by Adolf Hitler.

French artist JR's Women are Heroes shows:

Match the artwork with the issue or incident to which it refers: -Lange's Migrant Mother

Amidst the death and despair in Théodore Géricault's Raft of the Medusa,the artist imbued his figures with a sense of nobility.

Chris Jordan's Gyre refers to:

Match the artwork with the issue or incident to which it refers: -Velázquez's Rokeby Venus