Chapter 14: Modernism in Europe and America, 1900 to 1945
91. Examine the importance of abstraction for different artists or movements. Using examples, explain how abstraction
fulfilled the artistic aims of numerous artists.
92. Which artists helped establish photography as a valid artistic medium? Describe their different approaches to the
photographic medium.
93. Citing examples, describe how artists addressed issues of race or ethnicity in their art. Despite the growing interest in
abstraction, several artists’ styles were still firmly rooted in naturalism. Providing examples, identify the artists who
continued to paint naturalistically, and then describe the hallmarks of their brand of naturalism.
94. Compare the work of Jacob Lawrence and Edward Hopper. How did each artist respond to his period? What artistic
devices did each artist use to create the emotion of his work? What was the sociopolitical context each artist addressed in
his work? Use examples to support your essay.
95. Discuss the relationship of Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Kaufmann House (Fallingwater).
How did the architects marry the shape, volume, and space of each house to its environment? How do these structures
represent each architect and his philosophy?
96. Picasso said, “Painting is not made to decorate apartments. It is an instrument for offensive and defensive war against
the enemy.” Explain the relationship of art and politics between 1900 and 1945. Use examples to support your essay.
97. Attribute the images on the screen to a culture and give an approximate date. Give the reasons for your attributions,
using complete sentences and referring to specific works discussed in class.
Suggested images, not in the text:
1. Another Picasso painting, possibly Gertrude Stein
2. Another Mondrian nonobjective work
3. Another Henry Moore sculpture
4. Another work of Frank Lloyd Wright, possibly the Robie House
5. Another work of Franz Marc