Question 1

What is the subject matter of Käthe Kollwitz's lithograph The Mothers?

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Question 2

Evaluate the following quote by printmaking author Arthur M.Hind: "In comparison with painting and sculpture,engraving is a cosmopolitan art,the immediate inter-relation of different countries being facilitated by the portable nature of its creations." What does he mean by this?

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Arthur M. Hind is suggesting that engrav...

Question 3

The female image in Red Coat by Alex Katz is most reminiscent of a __________.

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A)   ​housewife 
B)   ​supermodel icon 
C)   ​nurse 
D)   ​drug addict 
E)   ​grandmother

Question 4

Describe the process of producing lithographic prints.

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The process of producing lithographic pr...

Question 5

Zhao Xiaomo's Family by the Lotus Pond is a __________.The areas that were not meant to be printed were carved out __________ the surface of the wood.

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A)   ​woodcut; above 
B)   ​wood engraving; below 
C)   ​woodcut; below 
D)   ​etching; above 
E)   ​etching; below

Question 6

Describe the process by which Alex Katz's Red Coat was created.

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Alex Katz's Red Coat was created using a...

Question 7

In works such as her Untitled mixed-media print of Chinese girls,Hung Liu's purpose is to __________.

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A)   ​celebrate the Chinese game of mahjong 
B)   ​depict Chinese high fashion 
C)   ​make known the degradation of previous generations of Chinese women 
D)   ​show the superiority of Chinese women 
E)   ​inspire Chinese girls

Question 8

Woodcuts make use of the flat surface of wooden boards,but wood engravings use the end sections of the boards,yielding a __________ surface.

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A)   ​soft, nondirectional 
B)   ​hard, directional 
C)   ​soft, directional 
D)   ​vertically linear 
E)   ​hard, nondirectional

Question 9

Compare and contrast Ando Hiroshige's Rain Shower on Ohashi Bridge and Zhao Xiaomo's Family by the Lotus Pond in terms of their visual impact.

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Ando Hiroshige's Rain Shower on Ohashi B...

Question 10

Describe the intaglio printmaking process and identify the most common types.

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Intaglio printmaking is a process where ...

Question 11

Chinese artist Wang Guangyi's Great Criticism: Coca-Cola is a __________ that resembles a commercially produced propaganda poster.

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A)   ​mixed media photo-etching 
B)   ​black and white lithograph 
C)   ​color woodblock 
D)   ​silkscreen 
E)   ​color lithograph

Question 12

Compare and contrast the intaglio processes of engraving and etching.

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Engraving and etching are both intaglio ...

Question 13

Etching is a very versatile medium.In Henri Matisse's Loulou Distracted,he used __________ to represent the essential features of a woman.

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A)   ​hazy shading 
B)   ​numerous thin and thick lines 
C)   ​a combination of drypoint and etching 
D)   ​tight, rhythmic, flowing lines 
E)   ​only a few uniformly etched lines

Question 14

Serigraphy,or silkscreen,was first developed for use as a(n) __________ medium,a fitting medium because Pop artist __________ used it to create Four Multi-Colored Marilyns.

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A)   ​artistic; Roy Lichtenstein 
B)   ​commercial; Claes Oldenberg 
C)   ​abstract; Robert Rauschenberg 
D)   ​commercial; Andy Warhol 
E)   ​artistic; Richard Hamilton

Question 15

Describe the process of creating a mezzotint engraving.

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Mezzotint engraving is a printmaking tec...

Question 16

Etching is an intaglio process in which the plates are covered with ink,which is forced into the linear depression.The plate is passed through a(n) __________.

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A)   ​acid bath that etches the exposed areas of the matrix 
B)   ​alkaline bath that etches the exposed areas of the matrix 
C)   ​printing press 
D)   ​acid bath that etches the unexposed areas of the matrix 
E)   ​alkaline bath that etches the unexposed areas of the matrix

Question 17

In creating his Christ Crucified between Two Thieves,Rembrandt used a drypoint needle in order to create __________.

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A)   ​crisp, clear lines 
B)   ​thin lines 
C)   ​soft, velvety lines 
D)   ​cross-hatched lines 
E)   ​stippling.

Question 18

Aquatint is frequently used along with line etching to resemble the effects produced by __________.

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A)   ​aquarelle 
B)   ​impasto 
C)   ​wash drawings 
D)   ​lithography 
E)   ​wood engraving

Question 19

Mezzotint is rarely used because__________.

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A)   ​the plates are too expensive 
B)   ​it yields very few prints 
C)   ​the resulting prints are inferior 
D)   ​few artists are familiar with the process 
E)   ​it is a painstaking and time consuming procedure

Question 20

__________ is the only printmaking process in which prints can be rendered in paint as well as ink.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​mezzotint 
B)   ​woodblock 
C)   ​etching 
D)   ​serigraphy 
E)   ​engraving

Exam 9: Printmaking and Graphic Design

Etching is an intaglio process in which the plates are covered with ink,which is forced into the linear depression.The plate is passed through a(n) __________.

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Compare and contrast Ando Hiroshige's Rain Shower on Ohashi Bridge and Zhao Xiaomo's Family by the Lotus Pond in terms of their visual impact.

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Describe the process by which Alex Katz's Red Coat was created.

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Describe the process of producing lithographic prints.

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Describe the process of creating a mezzotint engraving.

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Aquatint is frequently used along with line etching to resemble the effects produced by __________.

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Evaluate the following quote by printmaking author Arthur M.Hind: "In comparison with painting and sculpture,engraving is a cosmopolitan art,the immediate inter-relation of different countries being facilitated by the portable nature of its creations." What does he mean by this?

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Mezzotint is rarely used because__________.

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In works such as her Untitled mixed-media print of Chinese girls,Hung Liu's purpose is to __________.

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Chinese artist Wang Guangyi's Great Criticism: Coca-Cola is a __________ that resembles a commercially produced propaganda poster.

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Describe the intaglio printmaking process and identify the most common types.

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What is the subject matter of Käthe Kollwitz's lithograph The Mothers?

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__________ is the only printmaking process in which prints can be rendered in paint as well as ink.

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Serigraphy,or silkscreen,was first developed for use as a(n) __________ medium,a fitting medium because Pop artist __________ used it to create Four Multi-Colored Marilyns.

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Etching is a very versatile medium.In Henri Matisse's Loulou Distracted,he used __________ to represent the essential features of a woman.

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In creating his Christ Crucified between Two Thieves,Rembrandt used a drypoint needle in order to create __________.

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Zhao Xiaomo's Family by the Lotus Pond is a __________.The areas that were not meant to be printed were carved out __________ the surface of the wood.

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The female image in Red Coat by Alex Katz is most reminiscent of a __________.

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Woodcuts make use of the flat surface of wooden boards,but wood engravings use the end sections of the boards,yielding a __________ surface.

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Compare and contrast the intaglio processes of engraving and etching.

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