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Question 1

Who is Danny Lyon?

Answer 1

Self-taught photographer who traveled with the Chicago Outlaws motorcycle club (1965–1966) and published The Bikeriders in 1968.

Question 2

Who is William Eggleston?

Answer 2

One of the first non-commercial photographers working in color.

Question 3

Who is Robert Frank?

Answer 3

Used a Guggenheim Fellowship for a cross-country road trip and took 28,000 photos, 83 of which were published in The Americans, considered the most photographically influential work in America.

Question 4

What does the Atomic Age refer to?

Answer 4

It refers to the period that began in 1945 when Harry S. Truman dropped atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, ending WWII.

Question 5

Why were photobooks so popular in Japan?

Answer 5

The photo book was the main mode of dissemination in Japan because museums didn’t collect photographs during the 1940s–1960s.

Question 6

What are the 5 things Richard Hamilton said ‘Pop’ should be?

Answer 6

1. Popular
2. Transient
3. Expendable
4. Young
5. Low-cost
6. Mass-produced
7. Witty
8. Sexy
9. Gimmicky
10. Glamorous
11. Big

Question 7

What is Garry Winogrand’s notable artwork?

Answer 7

World’s Fair, New York, 1964.

Question 8

What is Bruce Davidson’s notable artwork?

Answer 8

Brooklyn Gang, Coney Island, 1959.

Question 9

What is Duane Michals’ notable artwork?

Answer 9

Things Are Queer, 1973.

Question 10

What is Larry Clark’s notable artwork?

Answer 10

Untitled, 1971.

Question 11

What is Aaron Siskind’s notable artwork?

Answer 11

New York, No. 6, 1951.

Question 12

What is Stephen Shore’s notable artwork?

Answer 12

Beverly Boulevard and La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 1975.

Question 13

What is Joel Sternfeld’s notable artwork?

Answer 13

McLean, Virginia, December, 1978.

Question 14

What is Wynn Bullock’s notable artwork?

Answer 14

Child in Forest, 1951.

Question 15

What is Richard Prince’s notable artwork?

Answer 15

Untitled, 1987.