Chapter 1. Flashcards
(14 cards)
What role best describes the artist’s intention when creating the Shiva Nataraja sculpture?
a) to create a place for some human purpose
b) to create an extraordinary version of an ordinary object
c) to give visual form to the unknown
d) to celebrate the familiar
e) to record and commemorate
c) to give visual form to the unknown
What artwork from your textbook is an example of an artist creating an extraordinary version of an ordinary object?
a) the Balinese necklace
b) the Attic Black-Figure Neck Amphora
c) Shibboleth
d) Shiva Nataraja
e) Vanitas
a) the Balinese necklace
In an effort to give visual form to the unknown, the 10th-century sculpture Shiva Nataraja represents what mystery?
a) the linearity of time
b) the destruction and rebirth of the universe
c) the importance of worldly virtue
d) the story of Adam and Eve
e) the afterlife
b) the destruction and rebirth of the universe
In 2020 after the death of George Floyd, sculpted images such as a Robert E. Lee monument from 1890 in__________ were vandalized and knocked off their pedestals.
a) Charleston, SC
b) Minneapolis, MN
c) Lexington, VA
d) Richmond, VA
e) Washington, DC
d) Richmond, VA
Who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC?
a) Maya Lin
b) Paul Pujol
c) Frank Gehry
d) Zaha Hadid
e) Gillian Wearing
a) Maya Lin
In what year was the Vietnam Veterans Memorial unveiled in Washington, DC?
a) 1959
b) 1981
c) 1982
d) 1987
e) 1989
c) 1982
The Kingdom of Benin, which is now part of current-day Nigeria, wants what from the art world returned?
a) Burial chambers with treasures such as silverware that were taken by unethical archeologists
b) Gold coins and locally-made jewelry that were looted by British colonizers
c) A group of bronze plaque sculptures looted by British soldiers
d) Bronze plaques studded with coral and jeweled necklaces pillaged by the French and Germans
e) All of the choices are correct.
c) A group of bronze plaque sculptures looted by British soldiers
Early in World War II, these people were or this group was tasked with protecting Europe’s cultural treasures and art. After the war, they were tasked with locating, taking inventory of, and returning looted art to rightful owners. Who were they?
a) the Louvre Museum European Collections Unit
b) the Fine Arts and Archives Section
c) American and French art historians
d) European and American art historians
e) the Monuments Men
e) the Monuments Men
What is represented by the visual titled Stowage of the British Slave Ship Brookes Under the Regulated Slave Trade Act of 1788?
a) It is an early example of a table used for calculations.
b) It is a photograph showing the extremely crowded living conditions of those enslaved on British ships.
c) It is a painting that shows the horrifying conditions endured by those packed in an unventilated ship.
d) It consists of diagrams with small figures showing the little space every enslaved man, woman, and child has.
e) All of the choices apply.
d) It consists of diagrams with small figures showing the little space every enslaved man, woman, and child has.
As a demonstration of how art affects our lives, a graphic designer in 1994 created a two-color logo for which transportation or shipping company that was so successful it has endured decades later? The logo is seen on packaging, planes, and trucks.
a) United Parcel Service
b) Federal Express
c) United States Postal Service
d) United Van Lines
e) U-Haul
b) Federal Express
Who was the architect of the transformative Guggenheim Museum Bilbao?
a) Frank Lloyd Wright
b) Maya Lin
c) Frank Gehry
d) Zaha Hadid
e) It is kept a secret.
c) Frank Gehry
Where is the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao located?
a) Spain
b) Italy
c) New York City
d) Miami, Florida
e) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
a) Spain
Which one of the following does NOT describe the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao?
a) It is covered in titanium.
b) It has the profile of a ship.
c) The city in which it is located experienced an immediate positive economic impact.
d) It is positioned on a waterfront.
e) It was built in the 1980s.
e) It was built in the 1980s
Wynwood Walls is an area of public artworks in__________ that transformed__________ into huge art canvases.
a) Florida; struggling restaurants and shops
b) Florida; warehouses
c) Florida; shipyards
d) Spain; warehouses
e) Spain; shipyards
b) Florida; warehouses
