AnswersCR Art History I S2 ELECTIVE A1560OXEarly American Modern Architecture

Early American Modern Architecture — Cumulative exam Answers

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What was “The Bridge”?

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Answers may vary. A group of artists that formed in Dresden to devote themselves to painting and exhibition.

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What did Joan Miro believe the purpose of doodling was?

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To tap into the subconscious and create without conscious control

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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.

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What does the sculpture above commemorate?

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Answers may vary. It commemorates a French volunteer army that halted a Prussian invasion in 1792-1793.

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What is depicted in the image above?

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Answers may vary. In this painting, the goddess of love, Venus, appears near the center of the composition resting on silks and satins in a giant shell that is being pulled by dolphins. She is accompanied by burly Tritons and sea nymphs who offer her gifts, such as a shell full of pearls.

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What does arranging figures in a pyramid shape indicate?

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It indicates stability and balance in the composition.

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How did the Northwest Coast people develop and use animal imagery in their homes?

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Answers will vary. Northwest Coast people lived in extended family groups or clans that claimed descent from a mythic animal or animal-human ancestry. The family derived its name and the right to use certain animals and spirits as emblems or crests from its mythic ancestor.

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What unusual credentials did the artist of the painting above possess?

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Answers may vary. He was a high official in the arts and in the Chinese government.

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