Art S3 Dates/Numbers Flashcards
How many photographs of American pollution, infrastructure, and wilderness did EPA produce for the Documerica project
20000
How many years did W. Eugene Smith spent on the project in Minamata, Japan to photograph the effects of mercury poisoning from a local factory
3 years
How many components are in “Rice/Tree/Burial”
3
How many tons of toxins were dumped by the Hooker Chemical Company in the mid-20th century
21,000 tons
When should the time capsule in the recreation of “Rice/Tree/Burial” be opened
2979
How thick is the concrete in which the time capsule in “Rice/Tree/Burial” encased in
9 feet
How many days was there for filming the precipice of Niagara for the recreation of “Rice/Tree/Burial”
7 days
How many acres of wheat was grown in Lower Manhattan for “Wheatfield”
2
When did Denes harvest her crop for “Wheatfield”
August 1982
How much was “planting and harvesting a field of land” worth
$4.5 billion
How many cities did the harvested grain travel to
28 cities
How many photographs of “Wheatfield” are commonly in circulation
9
(Tree Mountain How many trees were in Denes proposed pattern and how many people planted them
10,000 trees and 10,000 people to plant them
(Tree Mountain) How many trees were actually planted and how many people planted them
11,000 trees and 11,000 people
(Tree Mountain) For how long does the person who planted the tree have ownership of that tree
For a period of 400 years
Where and when was Vik Muniz born
São Paulo, Brazil, in 1961
When did Vik Muniz move to the United States
early 20s
year that Hans Namuth’s iconic documentary photograph of Jackson Pollock taken
1950
How many attempts do Muniz’s drawings often require before they begin to mimic the original photographs
several attempts
How long did Banerjee spend at the ANWR
14 months
When was ANWR established
1960
How big did ANWR get
It doubled in size and comprised nearly of 20 million acres
When did the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History want to open an exhibition of Banerjee’s arctic photographs
Spring 2003
Senator Barbara Boxer’s amendment to block drilling narrowly passed
52-48
