Art Final Flashcards
From which language does the word “propaganda” come?
Latin
Why did Fourgasse use a penname?
Punch already had a cartoonist with his given last name.
During World War II, the center of modern art moved to
New York
The earliest form of prints were produced using
Engraving
Existentialist philosophy sees the world as
Meaningless
What element of the London Underground was introduced earliest?
Electric trains
Marc Chagall and Hans Hofmann both
fled to the United States during World War II
Joan Mitchell would have found most inspiration in a
Lake
Whose sculpture was depicted on a 100 Franc note issued by Switzerland?
Alberto Giacometti’s
Which artist sculpted a gun with a twisted barrel?
Carl Fredrik Reutersward
Why did “The Night Watch” prove harmful to Rembrandt van Rijn’s career?
He broke conventions for portraying patrons
“Field of Stelae” stands at the
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Adolf Hitler felt most connected to Albert Speer in their shared
Interest in art
True or False: The Nazis discouraged modern art by demolishing the old Reichstag.
False.
“Crime and Punishment” and “Man Pointing” both portray
Existentialist figures
How did the Nazi Party attempt to gain power in 1923?
Carrying out a putsch
What artistic movement preceded Impressionism?
Realism
The Japanese surrender came immediately after
the dropping of the atomic bomb
Which state’s party had the slogan “Believe, Obey, Fight”?
Italy
What element of “Shelterers in the Tube” creates an impression of receding figures?
Cool colors
The “Third Section” of Russia’s Imperial Chancery served to
disseminate propaganda
What happened to the Japanese emperor after World War II?
His political powers were removed
On which element does “White Crucifixion” center?
Christ
For how many years was the Nazi-Soviet Pact to last?
10 years
How did Norman Rockwell’s career at “The Saturday Evening Post” most hinder him?
By preventing the fine arts world from taking him seriously
Which technique makes faraway objects lighter in color?
Aerial perspective
The poem “Domination of Black” inspired
“Hemlock”
True or False: Henry Moore had financial difficulties because he was drafted by the British army.
False
The “Great German Art Exhibition” would have been least likely to show a painting that depicted a
woman and man holding a sickle and hammer
Rachel Whiteread designed the
“Nameless Library”
Modernist artistic movements are primarily characterized by a
lack of realism
True or False: The artwork “Questioning Children” dates from the year in which The Club formed?
True
For what reason did the Soviet government choose to display Vera Mukhina’s work at the World Fair?
Her work fit in well with the architectural design
Unlike Germany’s, the United State’s media in World War II
was privately controlled
Abstract Expressionism is to Clyfford Still as Impressionism is to
Edouard Manet
True or False: Vera Mukhina studied under Auguste Rodin.
False
In “Blind Man’s Buff,” the main figure in the right panel holds a
Candle
True or False: Christo and Jeanne-Claude created Earthworks.
True
Egyptian grave markers demonstrate the durability of
encaustic paints
Someone who studies how newspaper articles influence the public’s view of art most likely works in the field of
Art criticism
How did ready-mades contradict traditional ideas about art?
They challenged the requirements of creating art
“Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe”’s Information Center is located
Underground
“Venus de Milo” and Michelangelo’s “Pieta” are
Freestanding sculptures
True or False: Wassily Kandinsky painted non-objective works.
True
True or False: Max Beckmann was included in the “Entartete Kunst” exhibition.
True
True or False: Brussels is one of the words contained in the abbreviation CoBrA.
True
As which type of sculpture did Michelangelo create “David”?
Freestanding
What item appears on each pillar in the United States National World War II Memorial?
Bronze wreath
Which work’s artist influenced Herbert Ferber’s sculptures?
“Shelterers in the Tube”
Who proposed the idea of the “collective unconscious:”?
Carl Jung
