Principles of art 1
Principles of art 2
Color Theory
Rosie the Riveter
Uncle Sam
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What is contrast?
Contrast is achieved when opposite elements are arranged together
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What are the principles of art?
The principles of art are a set of criteria which are used to explain how visual elements are arranged in a work of art.
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What is color theory?
The understanding of how colors work together
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What does Rosie represent?
She represents women who worked nontraditional jobs for the duration of the war.
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What is propaganda
Information used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
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What is emphasis?
EMPHASIS is used to attract a viewer’s attention to the focal point, or main subject, of an artwork
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What are the 6 principles of art?
Emphasis, Pattern, Scale, Movement, Contrast, Balance
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What are complementary colors?
Complementary colors are opposite sides of the color wheel.
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Who is Norman Rockwell?
The most well-known “Rosies” were actually images created by artist Norman Rockwell. Norman Rowell was a famous American painter in his day.
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What does uncle sam represent?
Uncle Sam has served as a symbol of patriotism, and is a personification of the government of the United States of America.
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What is pattern?
Pattern is the repeating of an object or symbol all over the work of art.
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What is balance?
Balance is the distribution of the visual weight of objects, colors, texture, and space
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Describe the color scheme in this photo and how you know
Complementary color scheme- because the colors red and green are across from each other on the color wheel
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What does the clothing Rosie is wearing tell us about her?
She is wearing overalls, this is unusual for the time period where women were expected to wear dresses and shirts. These clothes indicate that she is a hard worker and is preforming a manual labor job
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What president is uncle Sam based on?
But when President Lincoln was killed in 1865, people that study history think that cartoonists started drawing him as tall and thin in order to look more like Lincoln.
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What is scale?
Scale is the size of one object compared to other objects
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Describe how Pattern is present in 
this image
Pattern is present through the repeating colors and shapes in this image
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Why is the complementary color to orange, blue?
They are on opposite sides of the color wheel
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What were the propaganda goals of "Rosie"
Many “Rosie the Riveter” posters were created by government agencies to persuade women to fill jobs needed to create war supplies.
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Why was Uncle Sam used by the US Government?
The image was used to encourage men to enlist in the military and to encourage civilian support for the entry of the U.S. into World War I.
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What is movement?
MOVEMENT is the path the viewer’s eye takes through a work of art
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Describe how movement is present in this image
This work shows movement because the work moves the viewer's eye around the page through the use of diagonal and curving lines
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What are the complementary colors to the following colors:
Red, yellow, and blue?
red- green
yellow- purple
-blue- orange
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Describe what happened after WWII ended and men returned home
Tensions arose as men returned home from war and re-entered the workforce. Women were not universally willing to relinquish their newfound freedom and independence. This started new debates on the role of women, especially in the workplace.
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Was uncle Sam a real person? What was the name of this man?
Uncle Sam the cartoon figure was inspired by a real man named Samuel Wilson