Exam 30: Modernism in the United States and Mexico, 1900 to 1945

​ Who is the Precisionist painter of New York, Night ?

What element did Wright make the central feature of his prairie houses designed and built in Chicago?

What event ended the relative isolation of the American art scene and inspired the development of American modernist art?

Which photographer gained fame for images of Depression-era public works projects as well as serving as a US Air Force photographer during World War II?

Which of the following is NOT a modernist abstract work?

What subject was the focus of the work of the American movement known initially as The Eight and then as the Ash Can School?

Which photographer was hired by the US Resettlement Administration to document the deplorable living conditions of the rural poor?

The Chrysler Building by William van Alen displays iconic elements of which style?

Which painter believed in the importance of practicing "straight photography" rather than using techniques that add effects to a photo?

In what US city is José Clemente Orozco's 24-panel series Epic of American Civilization located?

For what setting was Calder's mobile entitled Lobster Trap and Fish Tail commissioned?

What sculptural form, developed by Alexander Calder, has its parts so carefully balanced that they move with the slightest current of air?

What is the intended message of Edward Hopper's Nighthawks ?

American Regionalist painters focused primarily on subjects located in which area of the United States?

José Clemente Orozco's mural series painted shortly after the Mexican Revolution had which group as its central heroic focus?

​ Which Marxist painter created a series of murals including Ancient Mexico and this detail of History of Mexico ?

Whose highly personal work is often described as autobiographical because of her unflinching self-portrait portrayals, which give the viewer a glimpse into her suffering?

Which of the following artists created a modern art style that combined Synthetic Cubism with jazz tempos and the energy of American cities?

How did Jacob Lawrence ensure consistency among the sixty paintings of his series Migration of the Negro ?

Which artist painted a 60-panel series of paintings entitled The Migration of the Negro that was intended to document discrimination against African Americans?