Unit 7 Flashcards

(28 cards)

1
Q

_____ relied on precise details and imitations of perception without the alteration of them, but still contained a quality that was human, generated from the experience of the artists.

A

Realism

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Ansel _____ was an environmentalist as well as an American photographer.

A

Adams

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3
Q

Hopper was an American painter with a lonely theme in many of his paintings.

A

True

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4
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_____’s trademark portraits usually displayed the body of the model all the way down to the knees.

A

Sargent

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5
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The ______, who historically is known for its practicality, loved how the photography images were clear and understandable, and the method for capturing them was at an affordable cost.

A

middle class

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__________ experimented and was known for his wet-plate technique to photography.

A

Nadar

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7
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Millet painted scenes of peasants with a sense of dignity.

A

true

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8
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The artist who almost always incorporated an architectural facade or urban structure as the backdrop for his compositions was _____.

A

Hopper

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9
Q

Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket is iconic and shows the beginnings of _____ art.

A

Abstract

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10
Q

The photographer famous for taking photos of the Great Depression was _____.

A

Lange

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11
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________ ‘s pieces were larger than life, with canvases that often scaled larger than 10 × 20 ft.

A

Courbet

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12
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While many thought of photography as only a means to capture a fleeting image, the photographer ______ worked alongside the artist Delacroix to create an image that also captured a mood.

A

Durieu

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13
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________ invented the calotype, a device which depended on using negatives

A

Talbot

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14
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______________ was the founder of Kodak photography

A

George Eastman

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15
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Mathew ______ was one of the most celebrated photographers of the 19th Century, made famous by his photojournalistic representation of the United States Civil War.

A

Brady

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16
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The interior of the Crystal Palace resembled the architecture that could be found inn Roman and Christian _____ because of its flat nave and barrel-vaulted transept.

17
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In the ______, the reading room has two large barrel-vaulted halls that are separated by a row of cast iron columns that sit on concrete stands, or pedestals.

A

Sainte-Geneviève Library

18
Q

Muybridge’s images were copied in silhouette form and put on a disc, which was then viewed through a _____ where the disc would turn at such a speed that it gave the still images a sense of movement.

A

Zoopraxiscope

19
Q

______ painted several seascape scenes

20
Q

John Nash designed the _____ in such a way that would show a variety of styles.

A

Royal Pavilion

21
Q

_____ is the term that describes the era where many building designers were creating structures that were reminiscent of the past, and they were reviving those styles in the present day design.

22
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The _____ was voted London’s most famous landmark, and the clock itself is known for its accuracy and reliability.

23
Q

________’s basic theme was peasant life, mostly portrayed by people working or involved in some common everyday activity.

24
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_______ painted the iconic American Gothic

25
After years of experimenting with chemicals, ____ came up with the process of heliography.
Niépce
26
While the Opéra has been the home to many breathtaking shows, it also has had its tragedies in which one was loosely depicted in the famous novel ______.
The Phantom of the Opera
27
The wild, unrealistic backstories behind the lives of the _____ painters often serve as a stark contrast to the realistic paintings they produced.
American
28
Many artists saw _____ as a quick and easy way to capture the realism of an object that they would have spent hours, days, even months, and years to capture accurately.
photography