Art in Colonial America

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In the early American colonies, the primary focus was on establishing a stable:

  • artistic community
  • educational system
  • cultural entity
  • economy and government (correct)

Which of the following had a significant influence on art in the Southwest?

  • Native American and Spanish influences (correct)
  • Italian and German influences
  • African and Asian influences
  • French and British influences

What was the main purpose of art in the early American colonies?

  • To fulfill practical needs (correct)
  • To showcase wealth and status
  • For pleasure and self-expression
  • To spread religious ideologies

Which group was particularly hostile to the arts?

<p>Puritans (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the fine arts start to represent non-mainstream influences?

<p>In the 20th century (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many legally recognized tribes are there in America?

<p>574 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary purpose of early portraits in the US?

<p>To record and commemorate wealthy or honorable families (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following American painters was not known for his portrait work?

<p>Anne Chase (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Grand Tour in the 16th century?

<p>It introduced American artists to European art and culture (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the first American artist to study in Italy?

<p>Benjamin West (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of material possessions in early American portraits?

<p>They were a representation of the depicted person's character (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was Benjamin West's significant achievement in the art world?

<p>He became the president of the Royal Academy of Arts (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the approximate population growth in the United States between 1869 and 1899?

<p>It nearly tripled (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a significant development in the industrial sector during this period?

<p>The growth of steel mills and oil refineries (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the characteristic of the urban population growth between 1860 and 1910?

<p>It grew from 6 mil to 44 mil (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a distinctive aspect of the urban culture that developed during this period?

<p>The popularity of amusement parks, vaudeville theaters, and traveling shows (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the architectural style that reinforced ideals of American cultural progress and global leadership?

<p>Old World and neoclassical styles (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a significant social and economic transformation during the Gilded Age?

<p>The rise of laissez-faire economics and Social Darwinism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a movement that reacted against prevailing art education and industrialized mass production?

<p>Design reform (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the American artist who created the sculpture 'Victory'?

<p>Augustus Saint-Gaudens (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a characteristic of the 'cult of true womanhood'?

<p>Celebration of the ideal American woman as Anglo-Saxon, servile, genteel, and upper class (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the term coined by Mark Twain to describe the period of American history?

<p>The Gilded Age (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What new media and techniques did the Dadaists employ in their art?

<p>Collage and photomontage (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Marcel Duchamp's work 'L.H.O.O.Q.' challenge?

<p>The notion of beauty and craftsmanship (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Marcel Duchamp believe about European art in the early 20th century?

<p>It was finished and dead (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the cultural climate of America during the interwar years (the 1920s and 30s)?

<p>Orderly and nationally focused (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the devastating loss of life during World War I?

<p>A loss of faith in progress and human purpose (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did American art change after World War I?

<p>It became less experimental and more focused on order and cultural nationalism (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the dominant cultural attitude in the United States during the 1920s?

<p>Isolationism and intolerance (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the prevailing theme of American modernism in the 20th century?

<p>Consumerism and mass-marketing (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Southwest region in American modernism?

<p>It embodied a 'New World of possibilities' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is the artist quoted as saying 'I am an American discovering America. I like the position and I like the results.'?

<p>Marsden Hartley (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the characteristic of the American culture in the 1920s, according to President Calvin Coolidge?

<p>The business of America is business (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the common theme among many modernists who moved to the Southwest?

<p>A romantic notion of spirituality and Native American culture (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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