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</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</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</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</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</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</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</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</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</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</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</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</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</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    Which architect designed the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art?

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

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