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Art in Action: More Trivia!

Written on November 28, 2016 by Guest Author

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By DARLA MCCAMMON

Lakeland Art Association

Who is the artist of this and several other paintings in a group?
Who is the artist of this and several other paintings in a group?

WARSAW — How did you fare last week with our art trivia challenge?  If you managed to get seven or more questions right, you are well above average in your knowledge of art.

Now, here is another chance to test your art knowledge. Ready?

  1. Who was an American female artist who achieved great fame around the world for her enlarged paintings of flowers?
    1. Santa Fe Rose,
    2. Berthe Morisot,
    3. Jill Thallemer,
    4. Georgia O’Keeffe.
  2. Where can you usually go, via the internet, to see many famous Christmas themed works of art each year?
    1. The Chicago Art Institute,
    2. The National Gallery of Art,
    3. The David Slone Institute,
    4. The Salvador Dali Museum.
  3. What world famous architect designed the Guggenheim art museum located on 5th avenue in New York City?
    1. I.M. Pei,
    2. Al Disbro,
    3. Frank Lloyd Wright,
    4. Auguste Bartholdi.
  4. What famous piece of art was stolen from museums in Oslo twice in ten years?
    1. “Boy in the Red Waistcoat,
    2. “Portrait of Gary Gerrard,”
    3. “The Mona Lisa,”
    4. “The Scream.”
  5. The artwork titled “Oozewald” sold at Sotheby’s in New York in 2011 for $6.6 million and broke the record for a living female artist.  Who was the artist?
    1. Jean Northerner,
    2. Georgia O’Keeffe,
    3. Mary Cassatt,
    4. Cady Noland.
  6. The Hudson River Artists included which of the following:
    1. Andy Brown,
    2. John Hall,
    3. Jasper Cropsy,
    4. John Callcott Horsley.
  7. Who created the bulldog “Wellington” from chenille pipe cleaners?
    1. Lauren Ryan,
    2. Angelica Kauffman,
    3. Ernie Wiggins,
    4. Louise Bourgeois
  8. What artist is represented in the extraordinary museum on the waterfront in St. Petersburg Florida?
    1. Salvador Dali,
    2. Mike Pence,
    3. Titian,
    4. Gauguin
  9. Which of his most famous pieces is represented in the above gallery?
    1. “Melting Clocks,”
    2. “Persistence of Memory,
    3. portrait of Mary Louise Miller,
    4. “Fried eggs.”
  10. What well-known local area artist created the beautiful portrait of Dane Miller that also adorns his well-read and beloved book?
    1. John Elliot,
    2. Kevin Deardorff,
    3. Alan Alderfer,
    4. Robert Hudson.
  11. Who was the artist who memorialized the St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York with his “Flag” series of paintings in 1916?
    1. Picasso,
    2. Seurat,
    3. Dave Illingworth,
    4. Frederick Childe Hassam.
  12. What dutch master remained obscure with her work attributed to another until it was revealed who she was in 1893?
    1. Sandra Tucker,
    2. Francis Hals,
    3. Lee Krasner,
    4. Judith Jans Leyster.
  13. What founder of the impressionist movement painted “The dandelion” that sold in 2011 for $6 million?
    1. Monet,
    2. David Hamrick,
    3. Bill Gordon,
    4. Manet.
  14. Who was the artist that created a series of eight paintings all with the subject of men playing cards and smoking pipes?
    1. Cezanne,
    2. M. Cassatt,
    3. T. Armstrong,
    4. Renoir.

Upcoming and Current Events: 

  • Jennifer Caudill exhibit at Warsaw City Hall Art Gallery through December. Open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • For a fabulous place to find unusual Christmas gifts, check out the Christmas Boutique at the Lakeland Arts Association gallery on East Winona Avenue. Open Wednesday through Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For more information on topics in this column, please contact Darla McCammon at [email protected] or (574) 527-4044.

Did you do better this week with the “bonus mystery” answers giving you better odds?  I hope you enjoyed your test.  Here are the correct answers: 1. D, 2. B, 3. C, 4. D, 5. D, 6. C, 7. A, 8. A, 9. A&B, 10. D, 11. D, 12. D, 13. A, 14. A.

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