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Exam1.pptxArt History 121B
Review Images and Exam Questions
Week 1: Landscape Painting, part 1
American Pre-Raphaelites/The New Path; Hudson River School
These are the images from the Week 1 lecture for which you will be responsible for Exam 1. You will not be asked to identify any of these images on the Exam nor provide their factual information—the name of the artist and title of the work will be provided. You do need to be able to answer the questions associated with each image in a short answer (fill-in, T/F, multiple choice, 1-2 sentences), short essay, or comparison essay format. Also, be able to answer the questions listed on the last slide of this Power Point. Remember, since this will be an open note Exam, the completeness and accuracy of your answers as well as putting your answers in your own words (no plagiarism) will be what earns you a high grade. Be sure to get your answers from the recorded lectures, assigned readings, and information found on the lecture outline. Do not google for answers as I may not agree with what you find on the Internet but I will always agree with what I tell you. ;)
1. Artist: Aaron Draper Shattuck Title: Leaf Study with Yellow Swallow Tail Q: Who were the American Pre-Raphaelites and what aesthetic did they follow? In what ways is this an example of that style? Give at least three examples.
2. Artist: Fidelia Bridges Title: Pink Cyclamen Q: In the 1870s, the American Pre-Raphaelites shifted their view from the forest floor to detailed representations of plants and flowers against a bare, tinted background. Point to one way in which Bridges’ painting maintains the same interests as her ground studies.
3. Artist: Frederic Church Title: Niagara Q: How does a subject such as this answer the call for an American nationalism (in other words, what does America have that Europe doesn’t)? Specifically, how does it respond to Europe’s claim to a long, man-made history?
4. Artist: Frederic Church Title: Heart of the Andes Q: What are the characteristics of the Hudson River School? Comment on scale/size, location of subject depicted, botanical interest, painting method, and intended audience reaction. Be able to compare this to Cropsey’s Autumn on the Hudson River.
5. Artist: Jasper Cropsey Title: Autumn on the Hudson River Q: What are the characteristics of the Hudson River School? Comment on scale/size, location of subject depicted, botanical interest, painting method, and intended audience reaction. Be able to compare this to Church’s Heart of the Andes.
Using the Lecture Outline, be able to answer the following questions in an objective portion of the test, such as Matching or True/False, and without accompanying images: 1. What was The New Path? 2. Which artists from the Lecture Outline would you associate with the American Pre-Raphaelite style? 3. Which artists from the Lecture Outline would you associate with the Hudson River School? 4. Who developed a “truth-to-nature” aesthetic? 5. Which artist used the stipple technique?
