Deck 22: Between World Wars

Question 1

Who incorporated elements of Cubism, Jewish symbolism and memories of Russia into their paintings, producing fantastic visions of floating people?

Answer 1

not answered

Question 2

Surrealism attempted to combine dreams with reality states, even though recognizing the two were:

A) unrealistic
B) contradictory
C) competitive
D) imaginary

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Mies van der Rohe designed the German Pavilion building and many others, including the Seagram Building in New York City. Influential to the profile of many American city skylines, the works of this artist epitomize:

A) Postmodernism
B) Prairie Style
C) Dada
D) The International Style

Answer 3

D

Question 4

_______universal elements were straight lines, primary colors and rectangles.

A) Piet Mondrian's
B) Wassily Kandinsky's
C) Georgio De Chirico's
D) Diego Rivera's

Question 5

The Constructivists declared that the main element in their works was not mass but:

A) volume
B) form
C) space
D) shape

Question 6

Define "Readymade" and provide an example that best exemplifies this type of art.

Question 7

Totalitarian governments between the wars officially required a socially and politically "correct" form of art, social realism; its goal was:

A) retreat from the old; advance with the new
B) to make people more compassionate
C) protest and revolution
D) retreat from modern art; communicate official positions to the public

Question 8

What is the Bauhaus?

Question 9

Define "automatism" and the art movement associated with this method.

Question 10

The flowering of the _______ brought the works of many African-American artists to the fore, such as Barbecue, by Archibald Motley, Jr.

A) International Style
B) Surrealist movement
C) Harlem Renaissance
D) Brooklyn Expressionism

Question 11

What was the name of the photographer who sensitively chronicled the Depression years in America?

Question 12

The first World War led to the Russian Revolution, the rise of the Nazi Party, and Fascism, resulting in artistic:

A) economic prosperity
B) censorship and repression
C) escapism
D) isolation

Question 13

Identify two well-known American regionalist painters.

Question 14

Although not a member of the Surrealists, _______ used their approach in her autobiographical works.

A) Joan Miro
B) Frida Kahlo
C) Vera Mukhina
D) Meret Oppenheim

Question 15

Rene Magritte's painting Portrait utilizes ordinary objects placed in absurd or unusual juxtapositions. The artist is part of the _______ movement.

A) Dada
B) American Painting
C) Surrealism
D) Constructivism

Question 16

The artistic focus after World War II shifted from Paris to where?

Question 17

What artistic movement utilized Cubist collage? What did they call it?

Question 18

Define "photomontage" and provide an example that best exemplifies this type of art.

Question 19

Marcel Duchamp's L.H.O.O.Q. is an excellent example of:

A) Surrealism
B) Constructivism
C) De Stijl
D) Dada

Question 20

The Style De Stijl) was started in the Netherlands, inspired by Cubism, and had as its goal:

A) universal harmony
B) romantic emotion
C) dynamic motion
D) ultra-realism

Question 21

Define "Social Realism" and provide an example that best exemplifies this type of art.
Essay Questions

Question 22

Explain the influence of Giorgio De Chirico on the Surrealists, using his work and his writings to make your points.

Question 23

Describe the Cubist movement, including a discussion of its various phases, major artworks and artists.

Question 24

Discuss the subject matter of most of Frida Kahlo's paintings.

Question 25

Discuss Diego Rivera's contributions to Mexican murals regarding social realism. What were his influences and what did he influence?

Question 26

Discuss the significance of the Harlem Renaissance. Identify an artist and the subject matter of their work.

Question 27

Describe the rise of the Dada movement. What were its aims? What are some examples of its typical works? Do you think it succeeded in its goals? Why or why not?