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This document is an art history quiz with questions touching on various artists and art movements, including abstract expressionism and architecture, suitable for undergraduate students.

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Name the artist: Wilhelm de Kooning Jean-Paul Riopelle Jackson Pollock Christian Bergeron Multiple Answer 0.15 points Question at position 2 What distinguishes Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie School style of architecture from European Modernist architecture? Wright integrated the building with its...

Name the artist: Wilhelm de Kooning Jean-Paul Riopelle Jackson Pollock Christian Bergeron Multiple Answer 0.15 points Question at position 2 What distinguishes Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie School style of architecture from European Modernist architecture? Wright integrated the building with its environment. Wright preferred the machine aesthetic. Wright employed extensive ornamentation. Wright used modern materials. In the video in this week's module we are introduced to the abstract artist Janet Sobel. Which statement is NOT true? Her painting reflects her sense of confinement. Jackson Pollock saw her work on exhibit in the 1940s. She immigrated to the United States as a child due to antisemitism in Eastern Europe. She was a grandmother when she started to paint. Sometimes she used a vacuum cleaner to move paint around her canvas. Question at position 4 Who is depicted here? The architect Marcel Breuer The architect Cass Gilbert The architect Frank Lloyd Wright Question at position 5 Which statement is NOT true of Frank Lloyd's Wright Guggenheim Museum in New York? The building was met with universal praise. Wright conceptualized the project in his 30s. Wright intended paintings to be propped against the museum wall as opposed to hanging on the wall. Many view the building as a sculpture in its own right. Question at position 6 What was essential to the development of the modern skyscraper? cable car electric elevator truss-and-balloon framing pre-cut glass panes Question at position 7 After watching the video on the contemporary artist, Landon Metz, which artist would you cite as a direct precedent for his painterly technique? Louis Morris Mark Rothko Willem de Kooning Jackson Pollock Question at position 8 Louise Nevelson arrived at works such as Sky Cathedral after experimenting with combines. piecing together different shapes of glass. stacking boxes of discarded objects. collaging photographs. Multiple Answer 0.15 points Question at position 9 Jacob Lawrence's Migration Series uses forms that recall (2 answers) Surrealism Cubism African art Pacific Islander art Abstract Expressionism Question at position 10 Which of the following is NOT true of both Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko's abstract paintings? Both of their artworks are meant to inspired reflection. Both of their artworks are "about" humanity's existential condition. Both artists were colour field painters. Both artists used "zips." Question at position 11 Which statement is NOT true of Helen Frankenthaler's Mountains and Sea (1952)? The artist was inspired by a visit to Jackson Pollock's studio. It is a surprisingly small painting. It is made with oil paint and charcoal. It is based on the artist's memory of a Canadian landscape. The artist diluted her paint with water. Question at position 12 Jackson Pollock’s paintings are sometimes called Action paintings because they inspire other artists to take action against academic traditions. record his movement in applying the painting. picture the artist’s actions throughout his life. represent stories featuring constant action. Question at position 13 In the video in this week's module, Glenn Ligon tells us about Robert Rauschenberg’s art. What does he NOT say? That Rauschenberg once made a pool of bubbling mud. That Rauschenberg’s art explicitly references race relations of 1950s America. That he sees Rauschenberg’s art as a reflection of the anarchic nature the world. That Rauschenberg’s use of newspaper gives his works historical specificity. Question at position 14 We can learn several things from Jackson Pollock, Pasiphae (1943), a work that predates his signature drip paintings. What word/concept/term would NOT apply. surrealist influence mythology jungian subconscious psychic surrealism all-over illusionism Multiple Answer 0.15 points Question at position 15 Wright developed the Prairie School as an architectural style for which American landscape? The Appalachian mountains The West Coast The American Midwest The Deep South Question at position 16 In the video in this week's module, the artist Robert Longo tells us how he sees Jackson Pollock’s Autumn Rhythm (Number 30) (1950). What does he NOT say? The painting has a narrative structure. The painting is a recording both of Pollock’s psyche and physical presence. The painting embodies its historical moment. The painting is a kind of war painting. Question at position 17 What pictorial device did Barnett Newman invent to divide the solid field of color in his paintings? stains drips Prouns zips Question at position 18 Around when did Abstract Expressionism in New York take shape? 1940s 1920s 1960s 1890s Question at position 19 Which painting is a good example of the Color Field style of Abstract Expressionism? 1. 2. 3. 4. 3 2 4 1 Question at position 20 Willem de Kooning painted Woman 1, 1950-2, in a single sitting. True False Question at position 21 Mark Rothko’s paintings are best described as illusionistic reactive contemplative figural Question at position 22 Grant Wood is an American artist associated with the Harlem Renaissance Regionalism the New York School the 291 gallery Question at position 23 Name the artist: Joni Mitchell Willem de Kooning Lee Krasner Jackson Pollock

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