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Influential African American Art Makers

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I am a photographer, musician, writer and film director who was best known for capturing issues of civil rights, poverty, African Americans and glamour.

a)

Alma Thomas

b)

Kara Walker

c)

Gordon Parks

d)

Romare Bearden

2.

I am a contemporary painter, silhouettes, print-maker, installation artist, filmmaker and a professor.

a)

Faith Ringgold

b)

Janet Jackson

c)

Alma Thomas

d)

Kara Walker

3.

Alma Thomas artist and teacher created "exuberant" colorful abstract paintings. Red, yellow and orange are what type of colors?

a)

Primary Colors

b)

Cool Colors

c)

Complimentary Colors

d)

Warm Colors

4.

At 90 years old I still create narrative quilts, who am I?

a)

Faith Evans

b)

Kara Walker

c)

Faith Ringgold

d)

Alma Thomas

5.

What element of art can you see in this Gordon Parks photo?

a)

Color

b)

Balance

c)

Value

d)

Contrast

6.

Which is not an Element of Art

a)

Contrast

b)

Texture

c)

Line

d)

Color

7.

Which Elements of Art can you find in Faith Ringgold quilt?

a)

Line

b)

Pattern

c)

Color

d)

Texture

8.

Which Principles of design can you find in this quilt by Faith Ringgold?

a)

Line

b)

Pattern

c)

Contrast

9.

Who created this painting?

a)

Kara Walker

b)

Billie Eilish

c)

Faith Ringgold

d)

Alma Thomas

10.

My art made it all the way to the White House, thanks to former first lady Michelle Obama who am I ?

a)

Jacob Lawrence

b)

Faith Ringgold

c)

Romare Bearden

d)

Alma Thomas

11.

I am a portrait painter who is known for his naturalistic paintings of black people. Who am I?

a)

Jean-Michel Basquiat

b)

Frida Kahlo

c)

Jacob Lawrence

d)

Kehinde Wiley

12.

I create art that shows the shapes and colors of Harlem who am I?

a)

Kara Walker

b)

Jacob Lawrence

c)

Gordan Parks

13.

Dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background especially in dim light is called?

a)

Night time

b)

Shade

c)

Silhouette

14.

Who created this painting title " Light Blue Nursery"

a)

Faith Ringgold

b)

Jacob Lawrence

c)

Kara Walker

d)

Alma Thomas

15.

What was this famous experiment called that Gordon Parks photographed?

a)

Play time

b)

Brown Vs Board "Doll Test"

c)

Children's play

16.

I refer to my style as "dynamic cubism" who am I?

a)

Romare Bearden

b)

Kara Walker

c)

Jacob Lawrence

d)

Picasso

17.

I taught for over 38 years. My paintings are techniques of Pointillism and Abstract Expressionism.

a)

Alma Thomas

b)

Faith Ringgold

c)

Kara Walker

18.

What does tableaux mean?

a)

Exotic furniture

b)

A group of architecture who design exquisite tables

c)

A group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history.

19.

Who was your favorite artist and why?

4 lines
20.

What does segregation mean?

a)

Bringing people closer together

b)

The name given to Cotemporary artist in the 18th century

c)

The action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things.