Review sheet: Final exam (Thursday,
December 10th)
Austrian Expressionism to New
Objectivity
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 in lectures through our textbook/reserve readings. These questions
will be answerable either with an author's name, identification or discussion of
pertinent terms/concepts, or a very short essay..
Be sure to review all of our course readings since the Midterm!
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 five 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 linked below a series of images from the course since midterm, which you will
be expected to identify according to the artist, title, and year/s.
3) Short essay question (30 points, 40 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 class since midterm. Go to a useful
article on tips for essay writing