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Plaque with warrior and attendants Benin City Nigeria c. 17th century About war in Nigeria on the columns of the palace in Benin *warrior representation* |
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Palette of King Narmer Egypt c. 3000 BCE *Unification of upper and lower Egypt* |
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Mathew Brady Dead Confederate Soldier with Gun USA, 1865 *Historical moment = civil war* Captured images of the civil war |
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Pablo Picasso Guernica Spain, 1937 Bombing of Guernica part of the spanish civil war |
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Felix W. Weldon USA Marine Corps War Memorial Arlington Virginia USA 1954 *Dedicated to Marines* |
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Francisco Goya The Third of May, 1808 Spain 1814 Napoleon's occupation of Spain Style/Movement: Romanticism 19th century art movement that emphasizes that emotion and intuitiveness/ dramatic |
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Eugene Delacroix Liberty Leading the People France, 1830 Romantic painting/ 1830 Paris revolt revolting against tyranny of monarchy |
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Lewis Hine Leo, 48 inches High, 8 year old, picks up bobbins at 15 cents a day USA 1910 Issue = child labor (1910) Artist = documentary photographer in *progressie era* = reform early 20th century |
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Jacob Lawrence No. 36 from the Toussaint L'Overture series USA 1937-38 *Led revolt in haiti* |
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Yinka Shonibare Mr. and Mrs. Andrews Without their Heads England/Nigeria 1998 Expression of Shonibare's identity Colonialism = european control over nations (africa/nigeria) |
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Marc Chagall Over Vitebsk Russia 1915 Jewish in Russia |
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Betye Saar The Liberation of Aunt Jemima USA 1972 About negative stereotypes |
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James Luna, the Artifact piece USA 1986 Installation/ performance The way museums present native american culture (past) |
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Jacques-Louis David Oath of the Horatii France 1784 Neoclassicalism - revival of greek & roman culture (ancient) story from ancient rome Men = strong/emotionless women = emotional/overwhelmed |
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Guerrilla Girls "Do Women Have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum?" 1985 poster Who are they? Feminist artists collective unequal representation for women in museums |
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George Seurat Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte France 1884-86 Pointilism= tiny dots of pure color middle class leisure activity in Paris |
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Dorothea Lange Migrant Mother Napalm Valley USA 1936 The Great Depression = U.S. economic crisis in the 1930's Kinds of work? Documentary photography |
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Simon Rodia Watts Tower Los Angeles CA USA 1921-54 Lack of artistic education |
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Vincent Van Gogh Netherlands Portrait of Dr. Gachet, 1890 Emotional work/ acidic sickly green in face/expressing emotional state (sickness) |
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Chuck Close Fanny/Fingerpainting 1985 Oil on Canvas Used his thumbprint to make painting Kinds of work: photorealistic portraits |
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Cindy Sherman Untitled Film Still #35 USA 1978 Meant to look like a film still *Movie* Communicate stereotype of women in film and culture at the time |
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Polykleitos, Doryphoros (spear-bearer) Greece c. 450 BCE Greek classical style (perfect human form idealization, balance & proportions) |
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Ancestor Figure c. 1900 Baule Culture Côte-d'Ivoire Africa Idealized* What kind of figure? Ancestor figure |
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Gislebertus The Last Judgement Autumn Cathedral France End of the World/ Christian *Medieval* |
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Michelangelo David Italy 1501-04 The bible Movement = Renaissance = re-birth of learning and revival of classical literature |
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Richard Hamilton just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing? England, 1956 Collage Pop Art = mass media/culture |
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Spider, Nazca Peru c. 200-600 Nazca Culture Moving rocks across the desert floor (earth work) |
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Claude Monet Japanese Footbridge France 1899 Impressionism fleeting moments, light & color |
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Ansel Adams Clearing Winter Storm Yosemite National Park California 1944 USA Kinds of work? Photographs |
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Robert Smithson Spiral Jetty USA 1970 Earthwork Great Salt Lake Utah |
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Joseph M.W. Turner, The Fighting Temeraire England 1838 Innovation doesn't always mean progress |
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Jose Clemente Orozco Gods of the Modern World Mexico 1932-4 Fresco Academics concerned about stale knowledge (prospect) |
