36 Art History: Characteristics of Modern Art in America – Flashcards
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How was modern art in America different from Europe?
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b. The focus was on abstractions of the external world.
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What does the image above depict?
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b. a symbolic representation of a German officer
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What was the Ashcan School?
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c. a group of artists that often depicted gritty New York City life
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In modern art, the emphasis was placed on ___________ and ___________ through art.
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b. symbolism; expression
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Who is the artist of the image above? http://media.education2020.com/evresources/4002-06-02-01-00_files/i0130000.jpg
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a. Marsden Hartley
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How did the modern art movement in America start?
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c. with Realism
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How does the image above fit within the Modernist mold?
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b. the enlarged flowers become abstracted, and have symbolic meaning
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What was the Armory Show?
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c. an exhibition of modern artists in New York
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Who is the artist of the image above? http://media.education2020.com/evresources/4002-06-02-01-00_files/i0170000.jpg
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a. Georgia O'Keeffe
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Who is the artist of the image above? http://media.education2020.com/evresources/4002-06-02-01-00_files/i0050000.jpg
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b. John Sloan
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What skill does the above photograph showcase?
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c. the artist's ability to showcase photography as a real art form
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What was Alfred Stieglitz's role in Modernism in America?
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c. both A and B (He aided in the development of Modernism, He was an advocate for photography as art.)
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What personal feelings does the artist depict in the image above?
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c. how cramped and confining the city is
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Who is the photographer of the image above?
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c. Alfred Stieglitz
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What did Alfred Dove borrow from European Modernists?
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c. interest in abstraction and creating representations for things that were not easily represented
