Kuratoryjny_Kultura Flashcards
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Henry Moore’s art movement:
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Modernism
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Which two British artists were the pioneers of the Modernism movement?
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Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth
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Why did Barbara Hepworth’s and Henry Moore’s rivarly have such a significant effect?
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Their rivalry was instrumental in the rise of Modernism in the British art scene.
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To whom does the artpiece ‘Reclining figures’ belong?
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Henry Moore
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Lucian Freud’s art movement:
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Realism
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Lucian Freud is the grandson of :
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Sigmund Freud
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Which topics and subjects do Lucian Freud’s artpieces primarily focus on:
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Anatomy and psychology
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When was the Pulitzer Prize established?
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1917
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What was John Constable’s movement?
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Romanticism
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What did John Constable’s works focus on?
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On British landscapes (in particular east England)
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Damien Hirst’s movement:
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Young British Artists
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Which British artist is said to be the richest in Great Britain:
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Damien Hirst
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What is Damien Hirst most famous for?
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His artworks in which dead animals are preserved in formaldehyde
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What is the name of Damien Hirst’s most famous work:
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The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living
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Which artist broke the record for a one artist auction?
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Damien Hirst for his solo show (he raised 111 million GBP_
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John Constable’s most famous quote:
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“I would rather be a poor man in England than a rich man abroad.”
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Francis Bacon’s art movement:
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Expressionism
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Who established the Nobel Prize award?
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Established in 1895 by the will of Alfred Nobel,
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Who was the first person to receive the Nobel Prize award?
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Sully Prudhomme for his poetic composition in 1901
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In which month are the Nobel Prize awards given out?
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October
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The Booker Prize is given to :
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the best book of the year written in English and published in the Uk or Ireland.
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When was the Booker prize first awarded?
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This award was established and awarded for the first time in 1969 to P.H. Newby for his fictional work Something To Answer For
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The latest Booker Price, awarded on 3rd November 2021, was given to :
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Damon Galgut
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In 2022, The Booker Prize longlist nominations will be released in _______, the shortlisted nominees will be announced in _________, and the winner will be announced in _______ 2022.
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March, April, May
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The America Award, claimed to be an attempt for being an ______
alternative for the Nobel Prize in Literature
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When and to whom was the first 'America Award' given to?
1994 to Aimé Fernand David Césaire of Martinique for his work as a successful poet.
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The Latest America Award winner 2021
is Rosmarie Waldrop of USA/Germany, a poet, novelist, publisher, essayist, and translator
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What is the aim of the Costa Book awards?
Costa Book Awards is a series of literary awards given annually to English language writers based in British and Ireland. It was formerly known as Whitbread Book Awards until Costa Coffee took over it in 2006.
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Name of the award that is handed for books in the genre of science fiction:
The Edgar Awards
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By whom were the Edgar Awards named after?
Edgar Allan Poe
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The first people to receive the Edgar Awards were:
Julius Fast for the debut novel watchful At Night and Anthony Boucher for amazing mystery criticism.
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Name of book award that is awarded to any female author belonging to any nationality for a full-length English fictional novel
The Women’s Prize For Fiction
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Which award can be considered the most prestigious award for Sci-fi and fantasy writers.
The Hugo Awards
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Artist behind 'Whaam!'
Roy Lichtenstein
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Roy Lichtenstein's movement :
Pop Art
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Roy Lichtenstein initially worked in_______and __________________ before moving to Pop Art
Cubism ; Abstract Expressionism
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Artist behind "Drowning Girl"
Roy Lichtenstein
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Edward Hopper's art movement:
Realism
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Edward Hopper's artpieces are most famous for:
Hopper’s individuals, usually depicted isolated and disconnected from their environments, revealed the solitude of modern life.
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Which artist is regarded as the most famous realist American artist?
Edward Hopper
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Which artist is considered the pioneer of Color Field painting
Mark Rothko
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What is Color Field painting?
a style within Abstract Expressionism in which color is the main subject itself.
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The early style of America artists was based primarily on
English Painting
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The first prominent art movement in the United States was
Realism
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What was the first specifically American movement to achieve international influence
Abstract Expressionism
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Name a few artists from the Abstract Expressionism movement:
Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko
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the Realist artist:
Edward Hopper
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Who is regarded as the Pop Artist:
Andy Warhol
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One of the most influential sculptors of the twentieth century and perhaps the most acclaimed American sculptor,
Alexander Calder
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Alexander Calder is famous for his invention of the
mobile (an abstract sculpture that moves in response to touch or air currents by taking advantage of the principle of equilibrium)
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Most of Norman Rockwell's works were created as :
cover illustrations of The Saturday Evening Post magazine
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Norman Rockwell is most famous for his:
illustrations of everyday life during World War II
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The world’s first architectural museum
Sir John Soane’s Museum , London
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Since when has the Sir John Soane’s Museum been public ?
Since Sir John Soane himself left it to the nation at his death in the early 19th century
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List Sir John Soane’s notable achievements?
designing the Bank of England, parts of the Royal Hospital Chelsea and the Dulwich Picture Gallery.
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When was the Victoria and Albert Museum established?
In 1852
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The Victoria Albert museum is more commonly known as
The V&A
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The Victoria Albert Museum was originally called:
The South Kensington Museum
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the first national public museum in the world
British Museum (London)
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Where is the British Museum?
At Bloomsbury
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When was the British Museum established ?
after the death of Sir Hans Sloane in 1753
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What was the founding collection at the British Museum?
Sloane’s collection to King George II
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Why was the Imperial War museum group originally set up?
The Imperial War Museum group was originally set up to record the events of the Great War in 1917
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When was the first Imperial museum opened?
in London in 1920
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The largest railway museum in the world
National Railway Museum, Yorkshire
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Into which two sites is the National Railway Museum, Yorkshire
The museum is today split over two sites – one in York and the other in Shildon
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Where was the National Railway museum housed?
in a huge former steam locomotive depot
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The National Railway Museum at the smaller location in Shildon was opened in which year:
2004
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the first national museum to be built in the northeast
The National Railway Museum at Shildon
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What was the Science Museum originally created as:
as part of the South Kensington Museum along with what is now the V&A museum
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When did the Science Museum become an independent entity?
It became independent of the group in 1909 and was officially bestowed the title of the Science Museum
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Who is the founder of the Science Museum?
The founder and editor of the journal Nature, Norman Lockyer
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Who designed the building of the Science Museum?
architect, Sir Richard Allison
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How many floors does the Science Museum hold?
seven floors of scientific exhibits including the Apollo 10 command module and a flight simulator
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Why was the National Museum of Scotland established?
to tell the nation’s story
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In which year was the National Museum of Scotland established ?
In 1985
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Which museum received an award for Best Building in 2011?
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
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The most famous archaeological and ethnographic museum in Great Britain
Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford
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What are the most precious items that are held in the British Museum, London
the world-renowned Rosetta Stone, which was acquired in 1802, and the Elgin Marbles, which became part of the collection in 1816.
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What was the Rosetta Stone and why is it important?
The Rosetta Stone is one of the most important objects in the British Museum as it holds the key to understanding Egyptian hieroglyphs—a script made up of small pictures that was used originally in ancient Egypt for religious texts.
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Pop Art is thought to have originated in the USA, but in fact, it was born in the ____
UK
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Which piece has been described as the "most beautiful dream of heaven to survive in all British art"
The Wilton Diptych
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For whom was the artwork 'The Wilton Diptych' created?
It was created as a portable altarpiece for Richard III, who ruled England from 1377 to 1399
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The idea of an Academy dates back to the __________century BC
fourth
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The story of Britain can be traced back through its art over ______ years and more
500
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Whereas Italy (the Renaissance) France (Impressionism) or America (Abstract Expressionism) have provided clearly defined national schools of art, the development of British art has tended to be more _____________ and therefore more difficult to place within the historical trajectory of world art.
fragmented and divided
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Do we know who was the artist behind the piece 'Wilton Diptych'?
No
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What was the piece "The Wilton Diptych" named after?
Wilton House in Wiltshire
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What does the "Wilton Diptych depict"?
Richard II kneeling and robed in anticipation of holding the Christ Child.
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The art piece "The Wilton Diptych" is so significant because it marks the point where ____________
England cut itself off from the rest of the European continent
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Who is the painter behind the artpiece 'Mr and Mrs Andrews'?
Thomas Gainsborough
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Where was Mr and Mrs Andrews painted?
Mr and Mrs Andrews is an oil on canvas portrait of about 1750 by Thomas Gainsborough, now in the National Gallery, London.
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What makes the painting 'Mr and Mrs Andrews' so unique?
The fact that it combines two art styles : a portrait of a a recently married couple and a landscape view of the English countryside.
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His Mr and Mrs Andrews was an early experiment in combining two______ of art
genres
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The Mr and Mrs Andrews painting is considered a ______________ portrait
double
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In 'The Rake in Bedlam' William Hogarth depicts the story of Tom Rakewell, a young man who _____________________
inherits money from his late father and squanders it on expensive clothes, prostitutes and gambling
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How did Tom Rakewell from William Hogarth's painting end up after spending all of his fortune on unnecessary luxuries ?
ended up in debtors' prison and finally Bethlem Hospital (or "Bedlam") a notorious mental asylum.
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Which British artist was considered the creator of satire?
William Hogarth
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'The Market Cart' belongs to Gainsborough's __________period (it was completed two years before his death) when his work had become more nostalgic.
mature
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How did Banksy destroy a piece of his own art, Girl with Balloon, which was up for sale in Southerby's in 2018.
After the work was sold for £1 million at the auction, a shredding machine, built in to the frame, began to shred the work!
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How many illustrations did William Blake produce?
102 illustrations
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What were the main focus of William Blake's art pieces?
They provided a Christian interpretation to Dante Alighieri's epic fourteenth century poem The Divine Comedy
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Which building is regarded as London's most iconic landmark and a symbol of Great Britain and its proud parliamentary democracy?
The Palace of Westminster otherwise known as The House of Parliament
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The central block of the Westminster Palace is skirted by two towers:
the Victoria Tower and the Elizabeth Tower (aka Big Ben)
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What is the name of the tower at The House of Parliament that is commonly known as the Big Ben?
The Elizabeth Tower
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Is The Westminster Palace considered a UNESCO World heritage site?
Yes
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When was the original Westminster Palace built?
During the eleventh century when it was the official residence of the Kings of England until it was destroyed by fire in 1512
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Date of the burning of the House of Parliament
1512
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How many times was the House of Parliament burned down?
Twice , the first time in 1512 and then in 1834
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Artist behind 'Mother and Child'
Barbara Hepworth
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Barbara Hepworth became a leader in what?
In avant-garde sculpture
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Who designed the Gherkin (30 St Mary Axe) in London?
Norman Foster
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What is name of the UK's tallest sculpture?
The ArcelorMittal Orbit
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The UK's tallest sculpture 'The ArcelorMittal Orbit' was created for which occasion?
The 2012 Olympic Games which were held in London
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The 'The ArcelorMittal Orbit' was designed by:
Artist Carsten Holler
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Where is the Frost Science Museum located
In Miami
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To whom is Seattle's Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum dedicated to?
to the glasswork of Dale Chihuly,
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Must-See at Chihuly Garden and Glass:
The Glasshouse
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The glasshouse though resembles a greenhouse is covered head to toe in :
glass
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Where is the National Portrait Gallery located?
Washington DC
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The National Portrait Gallery houses the portraits of every
US president
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Must-See at the National Portrait Gallery:
The portrait of Abraham Lincoln (the last photo of Lincoln before his death)
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Who photographed the famous portrait of Abraham Lincoln?
Alexander Gardner
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Must-See at the Whitney Museum:
Edward Hopper's 'New York Interior'
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Where is Hopper's most iconic piece NightHawks housed?
the Art Institute of Chicago
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In which year was the Philadelphia Museum of arts established?
In 1928
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Must-See at the Philadelphia Museum of Art:
Jean Metzinger's 'Le Goûter'
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Which artist is viewed as the pioneer of art movement Cubism
Pablo Picasso
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Where is the USS midway located?
San Diego
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Which famous US museum is located on an aircraft carrier?
The USS Midway
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Where is the Museum of Fine Art (US) located?
Texas, Houston
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The first and old public art museum in Texas:
the Museum of Fine Art Houston
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This museum's collection counts 2000 pieces :
The Broad Museum, Los Angeles
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This museum also has the largest Cindy Sherman collection on the planet
The Broad Museum, Los Angeles
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Although Salvador Dali was of Spanish origin his largest collection of works is housed at which museum:
The Salvador Dali Museum at St. Petersburg, Florida
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This museum has 2 Imax theaters:
Kennedy Space Center
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Must-See at Kennedy Space Center:
Shuttle launch
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Name of museum that was built on a former factory where D-Day boats were made
The National WWII Museum - New Orleans
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Which museum commemorates the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11 and the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center,
National September 11 Memorial & Museum - New York City
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Must-See at National September 11 Memorial & Museum:
The Survivor Tree
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This museum has more than 60,000 pieces of art from around the world,
Cleveland Museum of Art
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This museum's collection thoughtfully educates visitors on the history of slavery, segregation and the Civil Rights Movement
National Museum of African American History and Culture - Washington D.C.
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Which US museum initially started from the donation of a patron’s personal collection?
National Gallery of Art - Washington D.C.
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Most museum in which city are free to explore?
Washington DC
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In which museum was the popular film ' The Night at The Museum' filmed?
American Museum of Natural History - New York City
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More than 32 million specimens are preserved within the walls of this magnificent institution, considered one of the best science museums in the world
American Museum of Natural History - New York City
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the largest museum in the U.S
The Met also known as the Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City
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This museum has 2 million pieces
The Met
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It is impossible to see everything in this museum
The Met
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This museum holds the second-largest collection of art in North America,
Museum of Fine Arts - Boston
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The unfinished painting of which US president was used for the one-dollar bill?
Gilbert Stuart’s painting of George Washington
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This museum is listed as a National Historic Place
The Detroit Institute of Arts (the DIA)
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The Detroit Institute of Arts is a reminder that
Detroit was once a major, thriving American city
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Despite being a very young museum, this museum has already earned a place in the top 10 most visited museums in the US
National Museum of African American History and Culture - Washington D.C.
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This photograph has become famous both as a cultural document of immigration to America and as a pioneering work of American modernism and Straight Photography.
The Steerage by Alfred Stieglitz
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This iconic photograph depicts Florence Owen Thompson, a migrant mother with three of her seven children
Migrant Mother
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When did Jackson Pollock create his first 'drip painting'?
in 1947
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Andy Warhol's most iconic piece
Gold Marilyn Monroe
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In August 1962, the superstar Marilyn Monroe died from an overdose of _____________________
sleeping pills
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This piece was named by a survey of 500 artists and critics as the third "most influential piece of modern art,"
Andy Warhol's "Marylin Diptych"
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This famous Earth Work is a counter clockwise, 1500-foot long spiral that extends into the Great Salt Lake in Utah, replicating the growth patterns of crystals and seashells.
Spiral Jetty
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What does the painting "Marylin Diptych" depict?
The Marilyn Diptych is a silkscreen painting by American pop artist Andy Warhol depicting Marilyn Monroe. The monumental work is one of the artist's most noted of the movie star. The painting consists of 50 images. Each image of the actress is taken from the single publicity photograph from the film Niagara
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In which year was the Marilyn Diptych created?
In 1962
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The Golden Globes award is given by which assosciation?
the Hollywood Foreign Press Association
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How often are the Golden Globes?
Once a year
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At which is the Golden Globes award ceremony held (since 1961)
the Beverly Hilton Hotel
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When was the first Golden Globe award given?
In 1943
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It is the 3rd most watched awards show after the Grammy Awards and the Oscars:
The Golden Globes
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The Sundance Film Festival is organized by the _________Institute
Sundance
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Where does the Sundance Film Festival take place?
In Utah
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Which film award show is the largest largest independent film festival in the U.S?
Sundance Film Festival
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In which year did the Sundance Film Festival open?
In 1978
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The Sundance Film Festival focuses mainly on which two film genres
Dramas and Documentary films
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The most important award at the Sundance Film Festival is the :
Grand Jury Prize
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What was the reason for the creation of the Sundance Film Festival?
Sterling Van Wagenen, the head of Robert Redford’s Wildwood company, started the festival to attract more filmmakers to Utah
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When was the BAFTA awards ceremony founded?
In 1947
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By which organization are the BAFTA awards hosted?
the British Academy of Film and Television Arts
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Describe the design of the BAFTA award:
The award is a theatrical mask designed by Mitzi Cunliffe
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When do the BAFTA awards usually take place?
In February
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What is the official name of the Oscar awards?
the Academy Award of Merit
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When do the Oscars take place?
in the first quarter of the year
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What is the Oscar statuette made of?
gold-plated britannium with a black metal base and depicts an Art Deco representation of a knight with a sword standing on a reel of film with five spokes, each one suggesting the branches of the Academy - the actors, writers, directors, producers and technicians
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When was the first Oscar award presented?
In 1929 with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences overseeing the process
