Review sheet: History of Modern Design final exam (Wednesday,
December 10th)
American Modernism to Postmodernism
Our final exam will be based on the following format:
1) Short answer questions (20 points, 20 minutes)
You will be asked questions
pertaining to subjects, issues and changes in art from the periods we've
addressed, answerable with either a few terms or a few sentences.
2) Multiple choice: "Left, Right, Both, Neither" (10 slides,
50
points, 20 minutes)
You will be shown six pairs of
slides. Identify each pair by writing the requested information in the blank (artist, title, and
year (within four years). For each pair of artworks, you will be given four
statements. These statements may concern cultural context, historical
information, technique and terminology. You will indicate which slide(s)-the
left slide, right slide, both slides, or neither slide-best illustrate(s) the
statements. I have hyperlinked below a series of images from the text, which you will
be expected to identify according to the artist, title, and year/s.
3) Short essay question (30 points, 30 minutes)
You will be asked to write an essay
pertaining to a specific question/series of questions relating to a pair of
slides from the following image galleries. Go to a useful
article on tips for essay writing