AnswersCR Art History I S2 ELECTIVE A1560OXEarly American Modern Architecture

Early American Modern Architecture — Unit test Answers

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When and where was this photograph taken?

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September 11, 2001, on a bridge leaving Manhattan, New York City (during the 9/11 terrorist attacks)

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What is the name of the image above?

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Portrait of a German Officer

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What is a dialectical shape?

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A dialectical shape is a form that brings opposite ideas or forces together in one image.

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What was the above piece trying to draw attention to?

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It was meant to draw attention to the landscape itself and to the way people interact with and change the environment.

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

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Marsden Hartley was considered a forerunner of Modern Art because he was one of the first American painters to fully embrace abstraction and European modernist styles, creating bold, emotional works that broke from traditional realism.

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

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Stieglitz helped change the view of photography by promoting it as a legitimate art form equal to painting and sculpture. Through his gallery 291 and the journal Camera Work, he showcased photography alongside modern art and encouraged artistic experimentation.

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What is depicted in the scene above?

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Passengers (white and Black) on a segregated trolley in New Orleans looking out the windows, reflecting 1950s racial divisions

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What do the strong black outlined images in the painting above represent?

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Answers may vary. The stained glass windows seen in many Cuban homes.

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What did Minor White desire his photographs to be?

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equivalents (visual poems or mirrors of inner feelings/states of mind)

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