American Art History
Sculpt some fun and brush up your canvas in this trivia game about American art history.
15 questions · Published July 18, 2022
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What was the name of Andy Warhol's famous New York City art studio?
Andy Warhol's "The Factory" served as an art studio as well as a hang out for many of the most famous people in the arts and entertainment world from the 1960s to 1980s.
- Multiple Choice
2. What famous wrestler was featured on Shepard Fairey's "Obey" street art project and clothing line?
In 1989, Shepard Fairey created stickers that stated "Andre the Giant has a posse," which he plastered everywhere. The image soon exploded into popular culture with his "Obey" works featuring the wrestler's face.
- Multiple Choice
3. What American artist is responsible for the 1942 oil painting "Nighthawks"?
FUN FACT
Jo Hopper, Edward Hopper's wife, insisted on always being the model for the women in his works. She is the red headed woman at the counter in 1942's "Nighthawks."
- Multiple Choice
4. To what renowned art school did pop artist Keith Haring receive a scholarship in 1978?
FUN FACT
Keith Haring, whose background was in graffiti, was ultimately expelled from the New York School of Visual Arts for practicing the medium on their walls.
- Multiple Choice
5. Grant Wood's famous 1930 work "American __________" is among the vast collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
FUN FACT
Grant Wood's iconic 1930 painting "American Gothic" was inspired by a house outside Chicago that he felt should be inhabited by the characters portrayed in the work.
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