Graphic Design History Final (pt.3) – Flashcards

The Glasgow School refers to ________ in Scotland. a) four artists working in a similar style b) the Glasgow School of Art c) the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts d) nonacademic art instruction

Arthur Mackmurdo sought inspiration from Renaissance and ______ art for his designs. Some swirling organic forms, in fact, seem to be pure art nouveau because of these influences. a) Japanese b) medieval c) Mesopotamian d) incunabula

American architect __________ became known for his repetition of rectangular zones and use of asymmetrical spatial organization in his design of furniture, wallpaper, and stained-glass windows. a) Frank Lloyd Wright b) Robert Venturi c) Charles Rene MacKintosh d) J. Herbert McNair

In 1862, Louis Daguerre announced the first complete practical photographic process to the French Academy of Sciences. True False

In Japan, ukiyo-e practitioners were considered artisans, but it was European artists who found great inspiration in them. True False

William Henry Fox Talbot's calotypes were sharp and clear, in contrast to daguerreotypes. True False

Gustav Klimt's controversial poster for the first exhibition of the Vienna Secession featured Greek mythological figures that represented the struggle between the Secession and the established art world. True False

The private press movement, which included Kelmscott, Doves, and Essex House Presses, was most concerned with _______________. a) regaining high standards of design materials and workmanship b) quick production to meet consumer needs c) the promotion and dissemination of great literature d) the integration of industrial technologies to improve printing

Robert Thorne of England created a major category of type designs around 1803 called ________ , Roman faces whose contrast and weight were greatly increased by expanding the thickness of their heavy strokes. a) fat faces b) monumental capitals c) slab serifs d) antiques

____________ is the process of printing color pictures and lettering from a series of stone or zinc printing plates. Each color requires a separate stone or plate and a separate run through the press. a) Chromolithography b) Letterpress c) Electrotyping d) Wood engraving

A member of the Flemish Group of Twenty, Henri van de Velde had enormous influence on design and architecture. His only poster design was for ________. a) Tropon, a food supplement b) Roundtree Elect, a cocoa c) Rajah, a coffee concentrate d) Delftsche Slaolie, a salad oil

Louis Daguerre's early daguerreotype print, "Paris Boulevard," shows an almost empty Paris street. The reason the street is empty is that Daguerre made the image ________. a) with a long exposure time, and moving subjects were not recorded b) at daybreak, when little activity took place on the streets c) after a Paris uprising, when many residents had fled to rural areas d) after arranging a time with local residents, who cleared the streets

Although art nouveau artists did not use a historicist approach to their designs, they were influenced by past as well as contemporary art. All but one of the influences listed below impacted art nouveau artists. Which does NOT belong? a) Assyrian motifs b) Celtic ornament c) the Rococo style d) Japanese decorative designs

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec developed a journalistic, illustrative style that depicted the nightlife of Paris. True False

Lithography allows for more gestural lines in a print than intaglio or relief printing because lines are drawn directly on the stone plate. True False