39 Art History- Early American Modern Architecture

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Which of the following is necessary to build a skyscraper?

b. metal beams

Who designed the building above?

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a. Frank Lloyd Wright

What was the idea behind the design of the building above?

c. to reflect America’s increasing worship of business during the early twentieth century

What is the name of the piece above?

c. Fallingwater

What characteristics identify early modern architecture?

a. emphasized organic shapes and materials

Who designed the building above?

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a. Mary Colter

Prairie houses are________________________.

a. irregular in plan, two stories high, with one-story wings

How did Frank Lloyd Wright believe a home should interact with the landscape?

a. the house should be in the landscape

Who designed the building above?

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b. Cass Gilbert

How did the term "prairie style" come to be?

d. all of the above (The roofs and terraces that jut outward into the environment echo the horizontal space of the prairie. Homes were built in prairie states and were influenced by prairie landscape. The windows are arranged in long rows and are deeply cut into the brick walls, which adds a fortress-like quality to the home.)

Which of the following was Frank Lloyd Wright known for?

b. creating "organic" architecture that was part of the surrounding landscape

What stylistic influence can be seen in the building above?

b. Gothic style cathedrals

The __________________ was one of the first great skyscrapers.

d. Woolworth Building

How does the home above create a strong sense of security?

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c. the roofs and terraces that jut out

What contemporary modern art element did Aaron Douglas add to his art?

b. abstraction

Which of the following is true regarding Georgia O’Keeffe?

a. She wanted women to be referred to as "artists" rather than "women artists."

How did Alfred Dove take a risk with his art?

d. all of the above (He experimented with creating the visual equivalents of phenomena. He was more fascinated by the external world than other artists. He was one of the few American artists to experiment with abstraction early on.)

Who was the critic and philosophy professor who helped begin the Harlem Renaissance?

b. Alain Locke

_____________________ later formed the Ashcan School.

b. The "Eight"

How did the architect create a central focus in the building above?

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b. He organized it around a central chimney.

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