Deck 6: Printmaking

Question 1

The _______ cut is a modern development in relief printing.

A) wood
B) intaglio
C) linoleum
D) litho

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The rubber-edged tool used in silk-screening is called an) _______.

A) squeegee
B) brayer
C) burin
D) engraver

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following is a type of relief printing?

A) wood engraving
B) intaglio
C) lithography
D) serigraphy

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The print The Letter, by American artist Mary Cassatt, illustrates the influence of _______ on her work.

A) Romanticism
B) rubber stamps
C) Japanese woodblock prints
D) wallpaper designs

Question 5

The fraction that appears in the center of a print below the image is referred to as the _______ number.

A) print
B) issue
C) series
D) edition

Question 6

Which of the following is a type of stencil printing?

A) wood engraving
B) intaglio
C) lithography
D) serigraphy

Question 7

An) _______ work of art is one in which an artist is physically involved with the production of the work of art.

A) print
B) multiple
C) original
D) reproduction

Question 8

The poster Jane Avril Jardin de Paris, which was created using the lithographic process, was made by this French artist.

A) Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
B) Mary Cassatt
C) Honore Daumier
D) Berthe Morisot

Question 9

According to your book, what are the four types of printmaking?

Question 10

At various stages in the printmaking process, artists make what are called _______ to check on the developing image.

A) sketches
B) editions
C) screens
D) proofs

Question 11

This artist created The Wave, one of the most famous Japanese prints from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji.

A) Hokkaido
B) Kanagawa
C) Hokusai
D) Edo

Question 12

How did people make books before the invention of the printing press?

Question 13

If an artist marks a print "AP," what does that indicate?

Question 14

Engraving, etching and _______ are intaglio processes.

A) drypoint
B) wetpoint
C) woodblock
D) serigraphy

Question 15

In which of the following media does the artist draw an image with a greasy crayon directly on a flat stone slab?

A) lithography
B) gauffrage
C) aquatint
D) lift ground etching

Question 16

Lithography is a surface or _______ printing process.

A) etched
B) relief
C) planographic
D) isometric

Question 17

Original prints are produced in quantities called:

A) editions
B) limited editions
C) artist's proofs
D) impression editions

Question 18

The process of printing came to Europe from _______.

A) Japan
B) Korea
C) China
D) Indonesia

Question 19

Sharecropper by Elizabeth Catlett is an example of:

A) a linoleum cut
B) an engraving
C) an etching
D) silkscreen

Question 20

Lithography is traditionally done on what type of material?

Question 21

Describe the circumstances surrounding Daumier's production of the lithograph Rue Transnonain.

Question 22

What is the difference between a print and a reproduction?

Question 23

Describe the serigraphy / silkscreen process.

Question 24

Explain the numbering system used by printmakers in each original edition. Why are these numbers important? What do they mean?

Question 25

What is the lithography process and how is it done?

Question 26

What is meant by digital printmaking? Discuss how new technologies may affect printmaking.

Question 27

What is relief printing? How is it done? What are the different media in relief printing?

Question 28

Name and describe the different intaglio techniques. How is each executed?

Question 29

What is an aquatint? What type of printmaking process does it belong to?

Question 30

Compare and contrast Utamaro's A Competitive Showing of Beauties with Cassatt's HYPERLINK "http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/cassatt/cassatt-46444.0.html"The Letter. In your comparison, discuss cultural influence in Impressionist work.

Question 31

Discuss some of the new directions in printmaking. Are artists incorporating nontraditional media in their work? Explain.

Question 32

Daumier and Toulouse-Lautrec were known for their use of lithography. Compare and contrast their work. Discuss how their motivations may have affected their compositions.

Question 33

What is a photomechanical copy print and what is it more commonly referred to as?
Essay Questions

Question 34

Explain the differences between fine art prints and reproductions. What are the benefits of each?

Question 35

Compare and contrast Rembrandt's use of etching in HYPERLINK "http://www.davidrumsey.com/amico/amico894125-10129.html"Christ Preaching with Morisot's use of drypoint in HYPERLINK "http://search.famsf.org/view.shtml?record=46879&=list&=1&=berth"Little Girl with Cat.

Question 36

What is meant by digital printmaking? Discuss how new technologies may affect printmaking.

Question 37

What are the four major categories of printmaking? How do they differ?

Question 38

Compare and contrast the works of Hokusai and Nolde, mentioning technique, subject matter, and final appearance.