Deck 12: Craft Arts

Question 1

The botanical forms of __________ are considered some of the finest examples of Art Nouveau glass.

A) ​Cellini 
B) ​Toulouse-Lautrec 
C) ​Whistler 
D) ​Mapping and Webb 
E) ​Tiffany

Answer 1

  E

Question 2

The gold Russian pectoral piece,produced in the fourth century bce,depicts a mythical creature that is half lion and half eagle,known as a __________,in the lower register.

A) ​triton 
B) ​chimera  
C) ​faun 
D) ​griffin 
E) ​centaur

Answer 2

  D

Question 3

The __________ process utilizes a series of dye baths and wax applications to create a design on fabric.

A) ​embroidery 
B) ​batik 
C) ​tie-dye 
D) ​wood block printing 
E) ​hand printing

Answer 3

  B

Question 4

In __________ weaving,found in carpeting and in velvet,loops or knots are tied and when the knotting is finished,the ends are cut to create an even surface.

A) plain​ 
B) ​pile 
C) ​satin 
D) ​twill 
E) ​hand

Question 5

List five things that can be done with molten glass.

Question 6

Glass that has been spun into fine filaments can be used for __________.

A) ​pressed glass 
B) ​insulation 
C) ​blown glass 
D) ​flint glass 
E) ​stained glass

Question 7

According to the Roman historian Pliny the Elder,how was glassmaking discovered?

Question 8

Unlike a typical chandelier,Dale Chihuly's are a different species.They __________.

A) ​contain batteries 
B) ​contain strobe lighting 
C) ​are always placed outside 
D) ​do not emit light of their own 
E) ​emit only neon lighting

Question 9

Which of the following types of ceramics is fired at the lowest temperature? 

A) ​Earthenware 
B) ​Stoneware 
C) ​Terra cotta 
D) ​Porcelain 
E) ​Chinese porcelain

Question 10

How does Kiff Slemmons's Transport bridge the gulf between fine art and the functional object?

Question 11

Cheryl Ann Thomas's contemporary work Relic130 is best categorized as __________.

A) ​a piece of pottery 
B) ​fiberglass 
C) ​coiling 
D) ​a blown glass object 
E) ​a wood work

Question 12

When Thomas Hoving,former Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art,first saw a fine scene-painted ancient Greek terra cotta vase,he said,"The first thought that came to mind was [that] I was gazing not at a vase,but at a painting." This is indicative of __________.

A) ​his great respect for Greek treasures 
B) ​an art world prejudice that places less importance on functional objects 
C) ​the incredible rarity of a signed Greek vase 
D) ​the inferior form of the vase itself 
E) ​the fact that the incredible painting overshadowed the form of the vase

Question 13

The __________ developed the process of glass blowing and thus made __________ commonplace.

A) ​Egyptians; windows 
B) ​Chinese; paperweights 
C) ​Romans; glass vessels 
D) ​Greeks; mirrors 
E) ​Phoenicians; glass drinking vessels

Question 14

Textile art make what two types of objects?

Question 15

Ceramic glazing dates back to around 3000 bce and has been found on __________.

A) ​Greek statuary 
B) ​the bust of the Emperor Trajan 
C) ​King Tut's sarcophagus 
D) ​a pipe buried with Alexander the Great 
E) ​tomb tiles of the Egyptian King Menes

Question 16

In weaving,the lengthwise fibers are called the __________.

A) ​warp 
B) ​weft 
C) ​woof 
D) ​base 
E) ​background

Question 17

Probably the best-known piece of Roman glassware known today is the __________,made by the __________ in the third century ce.

A) ​Magneto Woman Vessel; North Africans 
B) ​Icicle Chandelier; Russians 
C) ​Peking Vase; Chinese 
D) ​Portland Vase; Romans 
E) ​Venetian Vase; Romans

Question 18

A type of popular,ornamental nineteenth-century American glass pressed into molds in the shapes of cats,dogs,hens,and ducks is known as __________.

A) favrile glass​ 
B) ​Sandwich glass 
C) ​flint glass 
D) ​stained glass 
E) ​carnival glass

Question 19

Kiff Slemmon's __________ is a miniature sculpture that was constructed for the Artworks for AIDS exhibition and makes reference to the history of mass deaths.

A) ​Death Cart 
B) AIDS Buggy​ 
C) Alarm!​ 
D) ​Death Clock 
E) Transport​

Question 20

The Tabriz Arbadil carpet is the oldest dated carpet in the history of art and was created in__________.

A) ​1700 
B) ​1600 
C) ​1539-1540 
D) ​1800 
E) ​1450-1451

Question 21

Contrast the attitude of the ancient Greek philosophers regarding the distinction between fine art and functional objects with that of a nineteenth-century French philosopher.Explain why you do or do not agree with either point of view.

Question 22

Discuss the allegorical significance of Benvenuto Cellini's gold Saltcellar of Francis I.

Question 23

Compare and contrast Claudi Casanovas's Block #43 and Harumi Nakashima's Porcelain Form.

Question 24

Explain how the magnificent Roman Portland Vase was created.

Question 25

Describe the setting and visual effect of Dale Chihuly's Icicle Creek Chandelier.

Question 26

Discuss how Robert Arneson's Jackson Pollock blurs the line between craft and fine art.How does the glaze relate to the subject?

Question 27

Compare and contrast Melvyn Firmager's Untitled and David Ellsworth's Vessel in terms of the versatility of wood.