Theme-tastic
History/Herstory
Wildcard
100
What is the incident represented by Lange's Migrant Mother?
What is The Great Depression?
100
What is the name of the author (first AND last name) of "Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?"
Linda Nochlin
100
Where is the presidential portrait of former president Barack Obama displayed?
The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
200
Considering the elements of art and principles of design, what is one way that themes of the Enlightenment era are shown in Wright's An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump?
What is light used as a symbol of knowledge?
200
Who painted Michelle Obama's portrait in 2018?
Amy Sherald
200
What controversial monument in Washington, DC, did Maya Lin design?
What is Vietnam Veteran's Memorial?
300
What is the specific environmental influence for the title of Jordan's Gyre?
What is the Pacific Gyre?
300
Ai Weiwei's Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads is a commentary on _____.
What is historical memory, specifically regarding the looting of the Old Summer Palace in 1860 at the hands of the British and French?
300
What compositional layout did Otto Dix use in The War to leverage a conceptual connection between his painting and Christ-like themes, in order to honor the sacrifices made by soldiers?
Triptych
400
What concept is explored in Bilal's Domestic Tension?
What is awareness about the US-Iraqi conflict?
400
What is the name of the feminist art collective, formed in New York City in 1985?
What is the Guerilla Girls?
400
What is one means of showing the queen's chastity in the George Gower's portrait of Elizabeth I?
What is the large pearl placed over her genitals?
500
What was the controversy surrounding Richard Serra's Tilted Arc?
What is:
Some of the people who worked in the GSA building complained that it interfered with their use of the plaza and caused a safety hazard as well, attracting graffiti artists, rats, criminals, and potentially even terrorists.
500
According to Nochlin, who or what primarily holds the blame for the obstacles women faced in the art world, historically?
What are institutions?
500
Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe shows the aftermath of his famous quarrel with what artist?
Paul Gauguin