The Arts Flashcards
What is a famous art museum in Madrid, Spain?
Prado Museum
What is the Tate Museum?
It is actually a series of museums in the UK. They get together to give out the Turner Prize each year.
What is the Turner Prize?
An award granted annually to an artist born, living, or working in Britain for an outstanding exhibition of their work anywhere in the world over the past year
Which artist is considered the “Father of Art Deco”
Russian/French artist Erte
Who was Francisco Goya?
A Spanish romantic painter and printmaker.
Name 2 famous Pop Artists
Roy Lichtenstein & Andy Warhol
What painting is this?
“Christ’s Entry into Brussels in 1889”
Painted by Belgian painter James Ensor. Similar style to pointillism but used knives, spatulas, and both sides of the brush
Who was Vincent Van Gogh’s brother?
Theo Van Gogh
Who is this?
Tess Holliday
American plus-size model, blogger, and make-up artist in LA
Who is this?
Cesar Millan
Mexican-American dog trainer.
Known for his Emmy-nominated show “Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan”
What was a 1992 neo-noir crime film starring Harvey Keitel?
Bad Lieutenant (directed by Abel Ferrara)
Who is this?
Dulce Sloan
American stand-up comic known for the Daily Show
Who invented the language of Klingon for Star Trek?
Marc Okrand
Who is this?
Lena Olin
Swedish film and stage actress
Known for “Chocolat” and “Enemies: a Love Story”
Who is this?
Michael Che
Known as comedian on SNL (Weekly Update)
Who is this?
Ava Max
American singer/songwriter
Pop/discotech genre
Who is this?
Ethel Waters
American singer and actress
Jazz, swing, blues, & pop in early to mid 19th century
Known for “Supper Time”, “Heat Wave”, “Stormy Weather”
Who is this?
Donna Summer
American singer, songwriter, actress
Known as the “Queen of Disco”
Known for “On the Radio”, “Last Dance”, “Hot Stuff”
Who is this?
David Lubega Balemezi (aka Lou Bega)
German singer
Known for the song “Mambo No. 5”
Who is this?
Marvin Gaye
American singer/songwriter (1960s)
Known as the “Prince of Motown”
Known for “How Sweet It Is”, “Let’s Get It On”, “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”
Who is this?
Eric Lynn Wright (aka Eazy-E)
American Rapper
Led the group NWA for West Coast Rap
Best known for album “Straight Outta Compton”
