Early American Modern Architecture — Unit test Answers
What did Minor White desire his photographs to be?
Who was the critic and philosophy professor who helped begin the Harlem Renaissance?
Why do you think there was so much controversy surrounding the piece above?
Answers may vary. It is difficult to get approval for such a large-scale project. People who lived in the area might not like to see this running through their area. Environmentalists might have concerns about the effects of the piece on the environment.
Why do you think Andy Warhol chose the Campbell’s Soup can to use in one of his images?
Andy Warhol chose the Campbell’s Soup can because it was a common, everyday consumer product that represented popular culture, mass production, and consumerism in America. By using a familiar grocery item, he challenged traditional ideas of what could be considered fine art.
How was the Ashcan school so dramatically different from prior movements?
The Ashcan School rejected idealized, academic, or Impressionist subjects and instead painted gritty, realistic scenes of urban poverty, immigrant life, and everyday city streets.
Why do you think Andy Warhol chose the Campbell’s Soup can to use in one of his images?
What is the above image about?
Answers may vary. A generic romance-comic story line in which two people fall in love.
Who is the artist of the image above?
What is the above image about?
What is disturbing about the boy in the above photograph?
Prior to the Harlem Renaissance, African Americans in the United States lived in primarily _________ communities.
How was the Ashcan school so dramatically different from prior movements?
Where is the above building located?
It is located on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.
The house above has an overall __________ emphasis.
What were the artist’s two major influences for the mural above?
Mexican folk art and Renaissance frescoes
Richard Hamilton was a(n) _________ artist.
Diane Arbus was completely occupied with subject matter and ______________ the niceties of conventional art form.
Who is the artist of the image above?
Why is Cindy Sherman’s work still relevant today?
Who is the artist of the image above?
Diego Rivera
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