The Sleepwalker by: Eric Fischl (Controversial Art)

Eric Fischl was born in New York City and grew up on suburban Long Island; his family moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1967. In 1974, he took a job teaching painting at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, where he met painter April Gornik, with whom he moved back to New York City in 1978 and later married. Fischl has embraced the description of himself as a painter of the suburbs, not generally considered appropriate subject matter prior to his generation. Some of Fischl's earlier works have a theme of adolescent sexuality and voyeurism, such as Sleepwalker (1979) which depicts an adolescent boy masturbating into a children's pool.

The Holy Virgin Mary by: Chris Ofili (Controversial Art)

Chris Ofili (born 1968) is a British painter noted for artworks referencing aspects of his Nigerian heritage. He is one of the Young British Artists. He is a Turner Prize winner and his work has been a source of controversy. One of his paintings, The Holy Virgin Mary, a depiction (portrait) of the Virgin Mary, was at issue in a lawsuit between the mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani, and the Brooklyn Museum of Art when it was exhibited there in 1999 as a part of the "Sensation" exhibit. The painting depicted a black African Mary surrounded by images from blaxploitation movies and close-ups of female genitalia cut from pornographic magazines, and elephant dung. Following the scandal surrounding this painting, Bernard Goldberg ranked Ofili #86 in 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America.

The Lincoln Memorial (Art Records History)

The Lincoln Memorial is a United States Presidential memorial built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The architect was Henry Bacon, the sculptor was Daniel Chester French, and the painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin. The building is in the form of a Greek Doric temple and contains a large seated sculpture of Abraham Lincoln and inscriptions of two well-known speeches by Lincoln. The memorial has been the site of many famous speeches, including Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on August 28, 1963 during the rally at the end of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

The Statue of Liberty (Art Records History)

The Statue of Liberty was presented to the United States by the people of France in 1886. The copper-clad statue, dedicated on October 28, 1886, commemorates the centennial of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence and is a gesture of friendship from France to the United States. Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi sculpted the statue and obtained a U.S. patent for its structure. The statue is of a robed woman holding a torch, and is made of a sheeting of pure copper, hung on a framework of steel (originally puddled iron) with the exception of the flame of the torch, which is coated in gold leaf (originally made of copper and later altered to hold glass panes.)

Quizzes for Mid Term

The Harlem Renaissance

1. The Harlem Renaissance was an expression of African-American social thought and culture that began in the newly-formed Black community of Harlem. True or False A: True
2. The Harlem Renaissance took place where?
a. New York
b. Canada
c. Mexico
d. Mars A: a. New York
3. Aaron Douglas is considered to be a "father of Afro-American Art". True or False A: True
4. What happened in Harlem in 1935 that was a factor in bringing the Harlem Renaissance to an end?
a. a tea party
b. a riot
c. a Diddy concert
d. a Globetrotters basketball game
5. The Harlem Renaissance changed the dynamics of African American arts and literature in the United States. True or False A: True

Christian Art Culture

Christian art is art produced in an attempt to illustrate, supplement and portray in tangible form the principles of _______.
a. Christianity b. Islam c. Atheism
A: a. Christianity
The first preserved Christian images emerge around ________.
a. 1985 b. 1895 c. 70 AD
A: c. 70AD
The oldest still-existent Christian paintings are from the site at _______. a. Megiddo b. Stonehenge c. The White House
A: a. Megiddo
Depictions of saints are common in Christian art.
True or False
A: True
The unifying theme is ultimately the representation of the life and times of Jesus. True or False
A: True