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Quiz about At the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Quiz about At the Philadelphia Museum of Art

At the Philadelphia Museum of Art Quiz

This quiz focuses on the modern and contemporary art collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

A multiple-choice quiz by heathmor. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
heathmor
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
307,251
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
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Question 1 of 10
1. A whole room at the Philadelphia Museum of Art is devoted to this dadaist; it includes the works, "Bride," "Fountain," and "Nude Descending a Staircase (no. 1)." Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. There is another room in the Philadelphia Museum of Art devoted to the epic work "Fifty Days at Ilium." This is a collection of ten massive canvases scrawled with crayon, graphite and oil paint that is this artist's translation of Homer's "The Iliad." Who is responsible for this series? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. The Philadelphia Museum of Art has amongst its collections the painting "Seated Woman" which is one of this artist's "Woman" series. Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. "A Wheatfield on a Summer's Afternoon" is a 30 by 50 foot painting that hangs behind a stairway and can be seen upon entering the Philadelphia Museum of Art. What Russian Jewish artist is also responsible for "The Crucifixion" and "In the Night"? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. The Philadelphia Museum of Art houses the largest collection of this sculptor's work, including "The Kiss" and "Bird in Space". Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. What painting by Paul Cezanne does the Philadelphia Museum of Art have amongst its collections? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. "Zapata" and "Open Air School" are two of the works that this Mexican mural artist has on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Who was this husband of Frida Kahlo? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. This Philadelphia-born artist created metal boxes like "Momo" in the 1960s and spent five years in the '70s painting 48 portraits on wood. The Philadelphia Art Museum has "Portrait of Alfred Jarry" and "Antonin Artaud" amongst its collection. Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. Another Pennsylvania native was famous for inventing the mobile. Who is the artist who created, "Construction" and "Ghost"? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. One of this Dutch artist's series "Sunflowers" hangs in the Philadelphia Art Museum. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. A whole room at the Philadelphia Museum of Art is devoted to this dadaist; it includes the works, "Bride," "Fountain," and "Nude Descending a Staircase (no. 1)."

Answer: Marcel Duchamp

 Marcel Duchamp was born in France in 1887. This dadaist is famous for his idea of "found art" or "readymades." One example of a "readymade" is Duchamp's "Fountain," which is a urinal that he put on display as art.
2. There is another room in the Philadelphia Museum of Art devoted to the epic work "Fifty Days at Ilium." This is a collection of ten massive canvases scrawled with crayon, graphite and oil paint that is this artist's translation of Homer's "The Iliad." Who is responsible for this series?

Answer: Cy Twombly

 This series was made between 1977 and '78. This mind-bogglingly simplistic translation of an ancient epic prompts viewers to analyze their perception of what art is.
3. The Philadelphia Museum of Art has amongst its collections the painting "Seated Woman" which is one of this artist's "Woman" series.

Answer: Willem de Kooning

 De Kooning was born in the Netherlands in 1904. He came to America in 1926. He was a member of "The New York School," also known as abstract expressionists or action painters.
4. "A Wheatfield on a Summer's Afternoon" is a 30 by 50 foot painting that hangs behind a stairway and can be seen upon entering the Philadelphia Museum of Art. What Russian Jewish artist is also responsible for "The Crucifixion" and "In the Night"?

Answer: Mark Chagall

 Mark Chagall painted, etched, wrote, created stained-glass windows, and designed theater sets and costumes. He is a part of both the surrealist and expressionist movements.
5. The Philadelphia Museum of Art houses the largest collection of this sculptor's work, including "The Kiss" and "Bird in Space".

Answer: Constantin Brancusi

 Brancusi was born in Romania in 1876. His simple style paved the way for many modernist sculptors. While working in Paris his circle of friends included Apollinaire, Ezra Pound, Picasso, and Duchamp.
6. What painting by Paul Cezanne does the Philadelphia Museum of Art have amongst its collections?

Answer: All of these

 Cezanne was born in France in 1839. His paintings paved the way for cubism. He was called "the father of us all" by Picasso and/or Matisse.
7. "Zapata" and "Open Air School" are two of the works that this Mexican mural artist has on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Who was this husband of Frida Kahlo?

Answer: Diego Rivera

 Diego Rivera was born in Mexico in 1886. This communist painter was commissioned to do a mural in Rockefeller Center in 1933, but it was removed because it contained a portrait of Lenin.
8. This Philadelphia-born artist created metal boxes like "Momo" in the 1960s and spent five years in the '70s painting 48 portraits on wood. The Philadelphia Art Museum has "Portrait of Alfred Jarry" and "Antonin Artaud" amongst its collection.

Answer: Thomas Chimes

 Thomas Chimes was born in Philadelphia in 1921. He was greatly influenced by the Duchamp collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In 1964 Chimes was introduced to Alfred Jarry's idea of "pataphysics." Much of his work was influenced by the ideas of Jarry.
9. Another Pennsylvania native was famous for inventing the mobile. Who is the artist who created, "Construction" and "Ghost"?

Answer: Alexander Calder

 Calder was born in 1898 to parents who were artists. His grandfather, too, was a sculptor who created the statue of William Penn which sits atop Philadelphia's City Hall tower. Alexander Calder worked with sheet metal as well as canvas and paint to create amazing and unique mobiles.
10. One of this Dutch artist's series "Sunflowers" hangs in the Philadelphia Art Museum.

Answer: Vincent Van Gogh

 Van Gogh was a tortured figure in the art world. He suffered from mental illness which prompted him to cut off his ear, and later commit suicide. He had no success as an artist during his life and relied on his brother Theo for financial support. Today he is considered a great artist who heavily influenced later art schools, especially Expressionism.
Source: Author heathmor

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