2.6: The Tradition of Craft
1. The division between art and craft began during this period.
a. Renaissance d. Rome
b. Sung Dynasty e. Civil War
c. Baroque
2. If you were to take a piece of clothing and turn it into an art object for display in a gallery, what
item of clothing would you choose and why? Think about how you would display your craft
object, and what you might do to enhance it visually or to give it symbolic meaning. Do you think
viewers of your craft piece would consider it art?
3. Hyo-In Kim’s To Be Modern #2 takes the form of a traditional Korean dress, but it is decorated
with ________.
a. tiny versions of fashionable Western clothing
b. small replicas of famous buildings
c. traditional Korean beads
d. precious gemstones
e. coins from around the world
4. Our word ceramic comes from this Greek word.
a. briki d. keramos
b. argilos e. techni
c. logos
5. If an artist wanted to make an object that was a simple shape and very durable, stoneware would be
a good clay to use.
6. What is the process that a ceramist uses to knead and remove pockets of air from the wet clay?
a. coiling d. wedging
b. throwing e. modeling
c. slabbing
7. What is the name of the oven used to fire clay objects so that they become ceramics?
a. an oast d. a hearth
b. a furnace e. a kiln
c. a stove
8. Clay that has a great deal of water mixed into it, making it very thin, is known as ________.
a. porcelain d. slip
b. kaolin e. grog
c. frit
9. The glassy finished surface applied to a ceramic object is called ________.
a. glaze d. kaolin
b. frit e. slurry
c. grog
10. At what point can we consider a useful object a work of art? What separates a useful ceramic
object, such as a toilet or sink, from a piece of high art? Can a toilet or sink, even if they are
created in some unique and original way, ever be considered a work of art?
11. The process of rolling out clay into long rope-like strands has been used to make fine ceramic
objects since prehistoric times. This is called the ________ method.
a. slab d. roping
b. coil e. pinch
c. thrown
12. The ancient Zapotec people used the coil method to create ceramic objects. The Zapotec culture
was located in which modern country?
a. Peru d. Brazil
b. United States e. Panama
c. Mexico
13. This mythical creature from the folklore of the Tewa people is a water guardian serpent:
a. gila monster d. dragon
b. phoenix e. copperhead
c. avanyu
14. A piece of thrown pottery is created using this potter’s tool.
a. a wheel d. a roller
b. a bat e. an extruder
c. a paddle
15. The oldest pottery wheels we know of belonged to this ancient culture.
a. Mesoamerica d. Mesopotamia
b. Rome e. China
c. Egypt
16. The only reason artists glaze their pottery is practical: to add a layer of protection.
17. Ceramic artwork from this Chinese era is highly regarded for its multiple glaze layers.
a. Ming Dynasty d. Shang Dynasty
b. Sung Dynasty e. Chin Dynasty
c. Han Dynasty
18. This family was responsible for reviving a style of pottery-making first used by the Tewa people.
a. Keinholz d. Rivera
b. O’Keeffe e. Kahlo
c. Martinez
19. This method of clay production is based on the creation of flat sheets of wet clay.
a. roping d. slab
b. coil e. pinch
c. thrown
20. This twentieth-century American ceramist created large expressive works using the slab method of
clay construction.
a. Peter Voulkos d. Norman Rockwell
b. Andy Warhol e. Dale Chihuly
c. Jackson Pollock
21. Glass was probably first used by this ancient culture.
a. Mesoamerica d. Greece
b. China e. Indus
c. Mesopotamia
22. The process of glassblowing was perfected in this ancient culture.
a. India d. Mesoamerica
b. Greece e. Rome
c. China
23. The Portland Vase, an amazing piece of Roman glassblowing technique, used this method to create
dual glass colors and high detail on a single piece.
a. dip-overlay d. phase transition
b. float e. gob
c. thermal expansion
24. The art of arranging colored glass into mosaic-like window forms is called ________.
a. glassblowing d. slabbing
b. stained glass e. repoussé
c. coiling
25. Stained glass was integral to the development of this medieval French architectural style.
a. Gothic d. Impressionism
b. Art Nouveau e. Dada
c. Neoclassicism
26. Before its use in Gothic stained-glass windows, glass was not employed as decorative art at all.
27. This American artist uses glass to create dramatic and colorful interior installations, such as the
one at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas.
a. Paul Stankard d. Dale Chihuly
b. Thomas Kinkade e. Peter Voulkos
c. Richard Marquis
28. The use of metal was extremely important in this period of human history.
a. the Bronze Age d. the Paleolithic
b. the Neolithic e. the Stone Age
c. the Mesolithic
29. Which of the following methods is not used in forming metal artworks?
a. repoussé d. bending
b. casting e. wheel throwing
c. hammering
30. When a metalwork artist works the front side of a sheet of metal with a hammer to imprint a
texture from below it is called ________.
a. chasing d. casting
b. drafting e. welding
c. bashing
31. When a metalwork artist works the back side of a sheet of metal with a hammer to imprint a design
from behind it is called ________.
a. repoussé d. chasing
b. drafting e. welding
c. bashing
32. The only way an artist can work with metal is to heat it to a liquid state.
33. This Italian goldsmith created an elaborate salt cellar for King Francis I of France.
a. Georges Fouquet d. Pol Limbourg
b. Benvenuto Cellini e. Donatello
c. Nicolas Poussin
34. The significance of the figures on the sumptuous gold Salt Cellar of Francis I has nothing to do
with the function of the object.
35. This craft medium uses threads, fabrics, and other textiles.
a. fiber d. intarsia
b. ceramics e. porcelain
c. repoussé
36. Which of the following is not used in works of fiber art?
a. polyester d. cotton
b. wool e. aluminum
c. silk
37. The British artist Mary Linwood used sewn thread to create her fiber art. This process is called:
a. embroidery d. quilting
b. weaving e. batik
c. felting
38. This American artist used quilting as a way to express her experiences of childhood growing up in
New York City.
a. Dale Chihuly d. Georgia O’Keeffe
b. Tilleke Schwarz e. Karen Karnes
c. Faith Ringgold
39. Textile art cannot express biographical or historical meaning.
40. The Tlingit people of the Pacific Northwest use this fiber process to create their ceremonial Chilkat
blankets, by intertwining goat wool and cedar bark into a large flat textile decorated with abstract
patterning.
a. weaving d. repoussé
b. embroidery e. batik
c. felting
41. This Japanese artist knits large-scale structures, such as Knitted Wonder Space II (2.6.19), which
viewers interact with as if they are children’s playgrounds.
a. Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam d. Maria Martinez
b. Faith Ringgold e. Mary Linwood
c. Hyo-In Kim
42. If an artist wanted to create an artwork sure to last for many thousands of years, wood would be a
good material to use.
43. The process of using wood to create mosaic images, as used in the design by Francesco di Giorgio
Martini to decorate a private studio for the Duke of Urbino around 1480, is called ________.
a. typography d. embroidery
b. repoussé e. weaving
c. intarsia
44. The native American Heiltsuk artists who create wooden bent-corner chests use a method where
the wood is softened and bent to create the corners. Which of the following processes is integral to
this method?
a. fluting d. whittling
b. hammering e. steaming
c. drilling
45. Wooden objects, like many traditional craft objects, are common in daily life. Can you think of any
objects made of wood that are useful in your everyday life? Have any of these objects been cut,
carved, or polished in a particular way? Do you consider these objects to be beautiful or
well-crafted? Do you think they are works of art? Give your reasons why, or why not.
46. The South African wood turner Andrew Early creates his work using a power-driven spinning
support called a ________.
a. lathe d. wheel
b. loom e. kiln
Match the artwork with its medium:
a. ceramic d. wood
b. fiber e. glass
c. metal
47. Benvenuto Cellini, Salt Cellar of Francis I
48. Faith Ringgold, Tar Beach
49. The Portland Vase
50. Peter Voulkos, Gallas Rock
51. Captain Richard Carpenter (Du’klwayella), Bent-corner chest