Catherine Owens only
Art Appreciation
Fall 2017
Exam #3
Instructions: This exam is due by 11:59 pm on Friday, November 10. There are no extensions since November 12 is the last day of the semester. You may use the text, the lesson, notes, resources and the wiki discussions for your responses.
The exam consists of only 2 image comparisons. Please select one image comparison from either group 1, 2 or 3. Your second image comparison should be chosen from a different group. For instance, if you choose image comparison 3A, you cannot select image comparison 3B.
Please answer ALL the questions listed under the comparison you choose. Each comparison is worth 50 points with each of the questions under the images worth 10 points each. Each comparison should be in essay format and only 1 page, double spaced. Choose your words carefully, avoiding repetition of ideas. The whole exam should be only 2 pages.
Please submit your exam to the assignment on Blackboard as a docx or pdf file.
Images: The images are included in your exam and they can also be found in your textbook. Please remember that reproductions always look different than the originals and the color of the image in the textbook might be different from the color of the image in this exam. If in doubt, trust the image in the textbook first. Be aware of the scale of the actual artwork as well.
Plagiarism: Be very careful to use your own words. If you need to quote a source, please make sure to make note of it. Please see the tutorial on plagiarism (on the home page of Blackboard), if you haven't already. SafeAssign is used to measure originality. A plagiarized exam will receive an F and be turned in to the University for them to pursue their own course of action.
Group 1A:
Ansel Adams, Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, CA. 1944
Alfred Stieglitz, Spring Showers, New York. 1901
What are the similarities and differences in these images in terms of the:
• elements of art? • principles of design (composition)? • subject matter (iconography)? • Media? • Technique?
Group 1B:
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Place de l'Europe Behind the Gare St. Lazare, Paris. 1932
Margaret Bourke-white, Louisville Flood Victims. 1938
What are the similarities and differences in these images in terms of the:
• elements of art? • principles of design (composition)? • subject matter (iconography)? • Media? • Technique?
Group 2A:
Michelle Kaufmann, mkSolaire Home, 2008
Louis Sullivan, Wainwright Building, St. Louis, Missouri, 1890-91
What are the similarities and differences in terms of:
• form? • function? • Cultural significance? • Architectural innovation? • Building technique?
Group 2B:
Notre Dame de Chartres, Chartres, France, 1145-1513
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey, 532-535
What are the similarities and differences in terms of:
• form? • function? • Cultural significance? • Architectural innovation? • Building technique?
Group 3A:
Head of an Akkadian Ruler, c. 2300-2200 BCE
Head of Constantine, c. 312 CE
What are the similarities and differences in terms of the: • elements of art and principles of design (composition)? • subject matter (iconography)? • Media? • Technique? • Cultural significance?
Group 3B:
King Menkaura and Queen Khamerernebty, c. 2490-2472 BCE
Kouros, c. 580 BCE
What are the similarities and differences in terms of the:
• elements of art and principles of design (composition)? • subject matter (iconography)? • Media? • Technique? • Cultural significance?