unit 7 Flashcards

1
Q

Photograph of the North Pole

A

Peary

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2
Q

Muybridge’s images were copied in silhouette form and put on a disc, which was then viewed through a _____ where the disc would turn at such a speed that it gave the still images a sense of movement.

A

Zoopraxiscope

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3
Q

Photo of movement (horses)

A

Muybridge

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4
Q

The _____ was voted London’s most famous landmark, and the clock itself is known for its accuracy and reliability.

A

Clock Tower

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5
Q

Ansel _____ was an environmentalist as well as an American photographer.

A

Adams

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6
Q

T or F - Adams experimented and was known for his wet-plate technique to photography.

A

False

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7
Q

T or F - Lange was the founder of Kodak photography.

A

False

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8
Q

American Gothic

A

Wood

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9
Q

T or F - Manet painted the iconic American Gothic.

A

False

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10
Q

T or F - Millet painted scenes of peasants with a sense of dignity.

A

True

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11
Q

Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)

A

Homer

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12
Q

Houses of Parliament

A

Barry and Pugin

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13
Q

Many artists saw _____ as a quick and easy way to capture the realism of an object that they would have spent hours, days, even months, and years to capture accurately.

A

photography

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14
Q

In the ______, the reading room has two large barrel-vaulted halls that are separated by a row of cast iron columns that sit on concrete stands, or pedestals.

A

Sainte-Geneviève Library

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15
Q

After years of experimenting with chemicals, ____ came up with the process of heliography.

A

Niepce

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16
Q

Nighthawks

A

Hopper

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17
Q

Crystal Palace

A

Paxton

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18
Q

_____’s trademark portraits usually displayed the body of the model all the way down to the knees.

A

Sargent

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19
Q

T or F - Muybridge invented the calotype, a device which depended on using negatives.

A

False

20
Q

Woman Baking Bread

A

Millet

21
Q

Migrant Mother

A

Lange

22
Q

____’s pieces were larger than life, with canvases that often scaled larger than 10 × 20 ft.

A

Courbet

23
Q

The artist who almost always incorporated an architectural facade or urban structure as the backdrop for his compositions was _____.

A

Hopper

24
Q

Eiffel Tower

A

Eiffel

25
Q

While many thought of photography as only a means to capture a fleeting image, the photographer ______ worked alongside the artist Delacroix to create an image that also captured a mood.

A

Durieu

26
Q

T or F - Courbet painted several seascape scenes.

A

False

27
Q

First photograph

A

Niepce

28
Q

Sainte-Genevieve Library

A

Labrouste

29
Q

Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket

A

Whistler

30
Q

The ______, who historically is known for its practicality, loved how the photography images were clear and understandable, and the method for capturing them was at an affordable cost.

A

middle class

31
Q

Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket is iconic and shows the beginnings of _____ art.

A

abstract

32
Q

_____’s basic theme was peasant life, mostly portrayed by people working or involved in some common everyday activity.

A

Millet

33
Q

The wild, unrealistic backstories behind the lives of the _____ painters often serve as a stark contrast to the realistic paintings they produced.

A

American

34
Q

Photograph of Machu Picchu

A

Bingham

35
Q

The Tetons and The Snake River

A

Adams

36
Q

_____ is the term that describes the era where many building designers were creating structures that were reminiscent of the past, and they were reviving those styles in the present day design.

A

Revivalism

37
Q

The photographer famous for taking photos of the Great Depression was _____.

A

Lange

38
Q

T or F - Hopper was an American painter with a lonely theme in many of his paintings.

A

True

39
Q

The interior of the Crystal Palace resembled the architecture that could be found inn Roman and Christian _____ because of its flat nave and barrel-vaulted transept.

A

basilicas

40
Q

Mathew ______ was one of the most celebrated photographers of the 19th Century, made famous by his photojournalistic representation of the United States Civil War.

A

Brady

41
Q

Royal Pavilion

A

Nash

42
Q

_____ relied on precise details and imitations of perception without the alteration of them, but still contained a quality that was human, generated from the experience of the artists.

A

Realism

43
Q

Civil War-era photograph

A

Brady

44
Q

Portrait of Madame X

A

Sargent

45
Q

John Nash designed the _____ in such a way that would show a variety of styles.

A

Royal Pavilion

46
Q

While the Opéra has been the home to many breathtaking shows, it also has had its tragedies in which one was loosely depicted in the famous novel ______.

A

Phantom of the Opera