HBM 02: Arts and Humanities Flashcards
Who is Shepard Fairey?
Artist who painted the “hope” portrait of Obama
(X) was a graffiti artist who identified with those who were poor and disadvantaged.
X = Shepard Fairey
Who was Archibald Motley?
An African American visual artist, considered a major contributor to the Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
Typical Egyptian art has which characteristics?
Pharaoh bigger than everyone, especially women, and dominating/being worshipped
Which pharaoh abandoned polytheism?
Akhenaton
(X), the wife of (Y) and mother of (Z), was treated more as equal to pharaoh than previously seen in Egypt art.
X = Nefertiti Y = Akhenaton Z= Tutankhamun
Who was Jean-Baptiste Greuze?
Artist and supporter of French Revolution
Painted Marie Antoinette and other controversial pieces about the rich
Who was Francisco Goya?
Spanish painter to royal family (painter of evil prince’s game)
Many pieces on horror of Napoleon
What is Picasso’s most famous work?
German bombing of Guernica during Spanish civil war (depicts horrors of war)
Pablo Picasso copied:
Francisco Goya
