Washington Crossing the Delaware

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Which museum houses one of the existing versions of Washington Crossing the Delaware?

  • The Museum of Modern Art
  • The Louvre
  • The Minnesota Marine Art Museum
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art (correct)

What was the purpose of Washington's crossing of the Delaware?

  • To establish a new colony
  • To secure a decisive victory
  • To surprise Hessian mercenaries (correct)
  • To retreat from British forces

What is one of the historical inaccuracies in Leutze's painting?

  • Washington would have fallen into the icy water if he had been perched on the boat's edge (correct)
  • The painting was executed in Germany
  • The painting depicts the crossing of the Mississippi River
  • The painting was created in 1851

Which of the following is NOT an inaccuracy in Emanuel Leutze's painting 'Washington Crossing the Delaware'?

<p>The number of troops (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What historical event inspired Emanuel Leutze to create the painting 'Washington Crossing the Delaware'?

<p>The European revolutions of 1848 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who commissioned Mort Künstler to create a more accurate version of 'Washington Crossing the Delaware'?

<p>Tom Suozzi (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happened to the original painting of 'Washington Crossing the Delaware' by Emanuel Leutze?

<p>It was damaged by British bombing (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the historical inaccuracies in Leutze's painting 'Washington Crossing the Delaware'?

<p>The painting depicts General Washington standing on the boat's edge (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did Washington cross the Delaware on December 25–26, 1776?

<p>To surprise British forces in New Jersey (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where were the two existing versions of Leutze's painting 'Washington Crossing the Delaware' located?

<p>New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Minnesota Marine Art Museum (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following inaccuracies is NOT mentioned in the text about Emanuel Leutze's painting 'Washington Crossing the Delaware'?

<p>The number of troops (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What historical event inspired Emanuel Leutze to create the painting 'Washington Crossing the Delaware'?

<p>The European revolutions of 1848 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happened to the first painting of 'Washington Crossing the Delaware' by Emanuel Leutze?

<p>It was damaged during World War II (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who commissioned Mort Künstler to create a more accurate version of 'Washington Crossing the Delaware'?

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

Which museum confirmed the acquisition of Robert Colescott's painting 'George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware'?

<p>The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was Robert Colescott's painting 'George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware' first shown in a museum?

<p>1978 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Lowery Stokes Sims describe Robert Colescott's painting 'George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware' as?

<p>A masterpiece of unparalleled formal rigor and graphic grandeur (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which artist intrudes racially, socially, and historically charged figures into the patriotic narrative of 'Washington Crossing the Delaware' in their artwork?

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

Where was 'George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware River' first exhibited?

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

Who acquired the painting 'George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware River' in 1976?

<p>A private collector in Saint Louis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which architect designed the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art?

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

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