Characteristics of Modern Art in America

Question 1

Who painted the above image?

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Robert Henri

Question 2

How was the Ashcan school so dramatically different from prior movements?

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The Ashcan School rejected idealized, academic, or Impressionist subjects and instead painted gritty, realistic scenes of urban poverty, immigrant life, and everyday city streets.

Question 3

How did Arthur Dove take a risk with his art? a. He experimented with creating the visual equivalents of phenomena. b. He was more fascinated by the external world than other artists. c. He was one of the few American artists to experiment with abstraction early on. d. all of the above Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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D

Question 4

How did Arthur Dove take a risk with his art? a. He experimented with creating the visual equivalents of phenomena. b. He was more fascinated by the external world than other artists. c. He was one of the few American artists to experiment with abstraction early on. d. all of the above Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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D

Question 5

Why was Marsden Hartley considered one of the forerunners of the Modern Art movement?

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Hartley was an early practitioner of abstraction in America, exhibited at 291, absorbed European modernism (Cubism, Expressionism), and fused those influences with bold American subjects.

Question 6

What is the name of the image above?

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Portrait of a German Officer

Question 7

_____________________ later formed the Ashcan School.a.The “Rascals”b.The “Eight”c.The “Nine”d.The “Trashmen”

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B

Question 8

How did Stieglitz help to change how photography was viewed by society?

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Stieglitz founded galleries (291) and the journal Camera Work that presented photography as a legitimate fine art equal to painting, thereby elevating its critical status.

Question 9

Which of the following is true regarding Georgia O’Keeffe?a.She wanted women to be referred to as “artists” rather than “women artists.”b.She was the first female artist to be recognized in the modern art movement.c.She was highly criticized and banned from shows for her questionable subject matter.d.all of the above

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A

Question 10

_____________________ later formed the Ashcan School.a.The “Rascals”b.The “Eight”c.The “Nine”d.The “Trashmen”

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B

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