Humanities CLEP Study Guide
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- Who was a Social Realist whos work was often inspired by news reports. Text and lettering formed an integral part of his designs. He held strong socialist views and his art often referred to cases of social injustice. A good example of this concerns the
- Ben Shahn
- Who held radical political views and provided drawings for journals such as The Masses, The Liberator and The Unemployed and associated with a group of left-wing artists. He attempted to depict contemporary life in the manner of the Old Masters and he ma
- Reginald Marsh
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Who changed his style in 1928 as seen with “American Gothicâ€, his masterpiece produced in 1930, which became a much popular painting in the U.S.
It represented a couple of farmers in front of their house built in the “gothic carpenter†styl - Grant Wood
- His best known painting was Nighthawks (1942), shows customers sitting at the counter of an all-night diner. The diner's harsh electric light sets it apart from the gentle night outside. The diners, seated at stools around the counter, appear isolated, e
- Edward Hopper
- Who was a Lithuanian-born American artist, muralist, social activist, photographer and teacher. He is best known for his works of Social realism, his leftist political views, and his series of lectures published as The Shape of Content.
- Ben Shahn
- Who was an American painter, born in Paris, most notable for his detailed depictions of life in New York City in the 1920's and 1930's. He painted using egg tempera, a forgotten medium revived in the mid-twentieth century.
- Reginald Marsh
- Who was an American painter, born in Anamosa, Iowa. He is best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest.
- Grant Wood
- Who was a French artist (he became an American citizen in 1955) whose work and ideas had considerable influence on the development of post-World War II Western art, and whose advice to modern art collectors helped shape the tastes of the Western art worl
- Marcel Duchamp
- Who was an American sculptor and artist most famous for inventing the mobile. In addition to mobile and stabile sculpture, Alexander Calder also created paintings, lithographs and tapestry and designed carpets.
- Alexander (Sandy) Calder
- Who was an American artist who spent most of his career in Paris, France. Perhaps best described simply as a modernist, he was a significant contributor to both the Dada and Surrealist movements, although his ties to each were informal. Best known in the
- Man Ray
- Who was a prominent Japanese -American artist and landscape architect whose artistic career spanned six decades, from the 1920s onward. Known widely for his sculpture and public works, Noguchi also designed stage sets for various Martha Graham production
- Isamu Noguchi
- Who is an American sculptor, conceptual artist and writer. He is regarded as one of the most prominent exponents and theorists of Minimalism along with Donald Judd but he has also made important contributions to the development of performance art, land a
- Robert Morris
- Who is a well-known American film and stage actor. The amiable, wavy-haired leading man is equally at home in drama and comedy, although he is more often seen in the latter. Originally a stage actor and musician, he appeared in several nondescript films
- George Segal
- Who are an artistic couple practicing environmental, installation art. Their works include the wrapping of the Reichstag in Berlin, and the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris, the 24-mile-long Running Fence in Marin and Sonoma, counties in California, and The Gat
- Christo