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The following questions are intended to be used in a classroom as
a scavenger hunt for information. The first to find all the information
could be rewarded bonus points or some other prize. The answers are in
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phone (480) 563-6802
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- How are the Russian Virgin Land paintings and the new American West paintings similar?
- What became the approved artistic ideology in 1934 and was predominant for approximately fifty years under the Socialist government in Russia?
- What painting style was predominant in America when Impressionism was gaining recognition in France?
- What year is thought to be the pinnacle of American realism and is often associated with what significant exhibition?
- What historic events spurred the growth of a population substantial enough to support art communities in the American West?
- What was the name of the group of painters that painted in an indigenous Russian style in the late 19th century and took their art to the public through traveling exhibitions?
- What historical event fueled an artistic avant-garde in painting and a turn away from painting in a realist manner in Russia?
- Technology directly enabled the Impressionist style of painting. How did the availability of each of the following technological applications influence the artistic style employed in Impressionist paintings?
- synthetic pigments
- portable paint tubes
- color theory
- What is considered the most significant twentieth century school of Realism?
- What historical event in France helped create a mood of rebellion that aided in an upheaval in artistic taste?
- Where and when was the first large scale exhibition of Impressionism held?
- How was the relationship of Russian painters with the general populus different from American painters in the mid twentieth century?
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