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1. Who is considered the first great American landscape painter?
2. What was the name of the artist who was hired by "Harper's Magazine" to go to battles and paint Civil War scenes?
3. One of the first artists to paint nature scenes from the New World, he settled at Roanoke, returned to England, and upon his return to Virginia discovered the settlement had mysteriously disappeared. What was his name?
4. The American Civil War was one of the first wars to be documented by photography. Which artist was famous for his graphic, although sometimes slightly staged, war photos?
5. This man was born in Philadelphia, moved to London, and became the official historical painter for King George III. Who was he?
6. His portrait of George Washington became the model for the head on the dollar bill. Who was this Early American portraitist?
7. Which of these American artists was a member of the French Impressionists?
8. What was the name of the Nineteenth Century organization that commissioned paintings and then raffled them off to members?
9. What was the surname of one of the most famous families of artists in Early America?
10. This is a style of Nineteenth Century American landscape painting characterized by glowing light and suspended time. What was its name?
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