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Art History
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04/28/2013

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rhythm
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an image that conveys movement
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primary colors
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a color, as red, yellow or blue, that in mixture yields other colors
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asymmetrical balance
Definition
not identical on both sides of a central line
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atmospheric perspective
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perception of depth in nature as enhanced by haze in the atmosphere; how the appearance of objects is altered over distance by the effects of the air between the viewer and the object
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minimalism
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art known for impersonality, simplification of form, and the use of often massive, indutrially produced materials for sculpture, and extended its influence to architecture, design, dance theater and music
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futurism
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forms derived chiefly from cubism were used to represent rapid movement and dynamic motion.
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composition
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act of combining parts or elements to form a whole
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capital
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the crowning member of a column or a pilaster
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WPA
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Work Progress Administration: hired artists to carry out public work projects
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complementary colors
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one of a pair of primary or secondary colors opposed to the other members of the pair on a schematic chart
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symmetrical balance
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the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point
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one-point perspetive
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intersecting lines that are drawn vertically or horizontally and that radiate from one point on a horizon line as perceived by a viewer imagined in an arbitrarily fixed position
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cubism
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reduction of natural forms to their geometrical equivalents, and the organization of the planes of a represented object independently of representational requirements.
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realism
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treatment of forms, colors, space, etc., in such a manner as to emphasize their correspondence to actuality or to ordinary visual experience
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feminism
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the efforts and accomplishments of feminists internationally to make art that reflects women's lives and experiences, as well as to change the foundation for the production and reception of contemporary art. It also sought to bring more visibility to women within art history and art practice
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balance
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a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
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fauve
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the use of vivid colors in immediate juxtaposition and contours usually in marked contrast to the color of the area defined.
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texture
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the visual and especially tactile quality of a surface
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Frank Lloyd Wrights famous teacher
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Louis Sullivan
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city for the birth of skyscrapers
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chicago
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2 items for skyscrapers
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beams and elevators
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Frank Lloyd Wright's style
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organic, japenese influence, praise style
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Guggenheim building
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in NY, museum by Frank Lloyd Wright
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cantilever
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a beam anchored at only one end
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Frida Khalo's husband
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Diego Rivera
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Frida's most famous paining
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2 Fridas
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2 biggest accidents in Frida's life
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trolley and marriage
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Frida Khalo's ethnicity
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Mexican and European
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What group was Frida invited to be in?
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Surrealist
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Bayeux Tapestry
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embroidered cloth
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Lavinia Fontana
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First woman artist
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Sofonisba Anguissola
Definition
female italian renaissance painter
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Artemisia Gentileschi
Definition
a female italian Baroque painter
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Rosalba Carriera
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a female Venetian Rococo painter
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Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
Definition
female french miniaturist and portrait painter
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Sarah Miriam Peale
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a female american portrait painter
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grandma moses
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female renowned american folk artist
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georgia o'keeffe
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female american artist
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harriet powers
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black slave, folk artist and quilt maker
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robert duncanson
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black painter associated with Hudson River School
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Henry Ossawa Tanner
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black painter to gain international acclaim
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edmonia lewis
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black/native american sculptor in rome
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Aaron Douglas
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black painter in harlem renaissance
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James Van Der Zee
Definition
black photographer best known for portraits of black new yorkers
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gordon parks
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black photographer, musician writer and film director. known for essays in Life magazine
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Jacob Lawrence
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black painter "dynamic cubism"
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Betye Saar
Definition
black artist known for assemblage
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