Jackson Pollock
TRUE or FALSE
Jackson Pollock used traditional tools to make his paintings.
FALSE
sticks, trowels, pouring from the can
very famous for
large scale flowers
T or F
Alma Thomas's artworks are mosaics
F - They are made with paint. Therefore, they are mosaic-like and not actual mosaics.
What country is Henri Matisse from?
What is the nickname for Pollock's painting style?
Action painting or drip painting
Did she ever marry? name one interesting thing about that
Yes - Alfred Steiglitz - Photographer and took many pictures of her, owned his own studio and helped make her famous by showing her art, was 23 years older than her
Why did her family move from Georgia (south) to Washington D.C. (north) when she was almost in High School
After doing paintings for 50 years he invented a new type of art when he was in his 70's. What is it called?
cut outs
Where did Jackson Pollock paint?
In his barn that was made into a studio.
Where was her favorite place to roam and paint?
Southwest or New Mexico
What did she spend 35 years doing before becoming an artist
MS art teacher
How is he an accidental artist?
He was studying law. Sick with appendicitis and his mother bought him paints. Fell in love with painting
Why did he stop giving his paintings names and start naming them with numbers according to Lee Krasner his wife?
He wanted each person to see or feel something different and if he named them then they were only looking for that one particular thing or color
Name 3 other things she is lesser known for
skyscrapers, southwest landscapes and SW animal skulls
Besides being made out of pieces, what makes a mosaic?
space between the pieces
He was friends but also rivals with which famous artist?
Pable Picasso
Life magazine asked the question - Is he the greatest living painter in the United States? What is the answer.
The article never answered the question but just asking it made him famous.
She was an art teacher in Texas and one decision helped her become famous (something about New York)
included sketches in her letter to her friend in New York
Where does on of her paintings named Resurrection hang?
The White House
What was his last art he created before he died? (4 year project)
designed a chapel including vestements and stained glass windows in France for a friend