Elizabeth Gambrell Art 100 Study Guide: Chapters 1-3

Study Guide Overview

• Course Identification: Rodger Art 100
• Author / Student: Elizabeth Gambrell
• Coverage: Chapters 1 – 3
• Focus: Comprehensive catalog and analytical study of key artworks, artists, styles, mediums, dimensions, and visual elements across historical periods and artistic movements.

Artworks Catalog: Items 1 to 5

• 1. Constantin Brancusi — Bird in Space
  • Artist: Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957)
  • Nationality: Romanian
  • Title: Bird in Space
  • Year: 1928
  • Medium: Bronze (with a base made of wood and limestone)
  • Dimensions: Height of $\text{54''}$
  • Style: Abstract
  • Visual Representation:

• 2. Andy Warhol — Sitting Bull
  • Artist: Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
  • Nationality: U.S.A.
  • Title: Sitting Bull
  • Year: 1986
  • Medium: Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
  • Dimensions: \text{36''}\n\times\n\text{36''}
  • Style: Pop
  • Visual Representation:

• 3. Vincent Van Gogh — Starry Night
  • Artist: Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890)
  • Nationality: Netherlandish
  • Title: Starry Night
  • Year: 1889
  • Medium: Oil on Canvas
  • Dimensions: \text{29''}\n\times\n\text{36 } \frac{1}{4}\text{''}
  • Style: Post Impressionism
  • Visual Representation:

• 4. Unknown (India) — Shiva Nataraja (Shiva Lord of the Dance)
  • Artist: Unknown
  • Origin / Era: India, 10th Century c.e.
  • Title: Shiva Nataraja (Shiva Lord of the Dance)
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Style: Hindu Art
  • Visual Representation:

• 5. Maya Lin — Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  • Artist: Maya Lin (1959 - )
  • Nationality: U.S.A.
  • Title: Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  • Year: 1982
  • Medium: Black granite
  • Dimensions: Length of \text{492'}\n
  • Style: Minimalist architecture and modern design
  • Visual Representation:

Artworks Catalog: Items 6 to 9

• 6. Unknown (Asante People) — Kente Cloth
  • Artist: Unknown
  • Origin / Culture: Ghana, Africa - Asante People
  • Title: Kente Cloth
  • Date / Era: mid – 20th century
  • Medium: Cotton
  • Dimensions: $\text{6'} \, \text{5 } \frac{1}{4}\text{''} \times \text{45''}$
  • Style: Abstract
  • Visual Representation:

• 7. Andy Warhol — 25 Colored Marilyn’s

  • Artist: Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
  • Nationality: American
  • Title: 25 Colored Marilyn’s
  • Year: 1962
  • Medium: Silkscreen ink
  • Style: Pop

• 8. Pablo Picasso — First Communion

  • Artist: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
  • Nationality: Spanish
  • Title: First Communion
  • Year: 1895-96
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Style: Naturalistic
  • Visual Representation:

• 9. Pablo Picasso — Three Musicians
  • Artist: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
  • Nationality: Spanish
  • Title: Three Musicians
  • Year: 1921
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Style: Abstract
  • Visual Representation:

Artworks Catalog: Items 10 to 12

• 10. Rebecca Purdum — Chin Up
  • Artist: Rebecca Purdum (1959 - )
  • Nationality: American
  • Title: Chin Up
  • Year: 1990
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Style: Non-representational
  • Visual Representation:

• 11. Henri Matisse — Music Lesson
  • Artist: Henri Matisse (1869 – 1954)
  • Nationality: French
  • Title: Music Lesson
  • Year: 1917
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Style: Impressionist
  • Visual Representation:

• 12. Auguste Rodin — The Kiss
  • Artist: Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
  • Nationality: French
  • Title: The Kiss
  • Year: 1886
  • Medium: Marble
  • Style: Naturalistic
  • Visual Representation:

Artworks Catalog: Items 13 to 15

• 13. Jan Van Eyck — Arnolfini Double Portrait
  • Artist: Jan Van Eyck (1390 -1441)
  • Nationality: Belgian
  • Title: Arnolfini Double Portrait
  • Year: 1434
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Style: Northern Renaissance
  • Visual Representation:

• 14. Pablo Picasso — Guernica
  • Artist: Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973)
  • Nationality: Spanish
  • Title: Guernica
  • Year: 1937
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: $\text{11'} \, \text{5 } \frac{1}{2}\text{''} \times \text{25'} \, \text{5 } \frac{3}{4}\text{''}$
  • Style: Abstract
  • Visual Representation:

• 15. Hieronymus Bosch — Garden of Earthly Delights
  • Artist: Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1560)
  • Nationality: Netherlandish / Dutch
  • Title: Garden of Earthly Delights
  • Year: 1505-1510
  • Medium: Oil on wood panel
  • Dimensions: $\text{7'} \, \text{2 } \frac{5}{8}\text{''} \times \text{6'} \, \text{4 } \frac{3}{4}\text{''}$
  • Style: Fantasy
  • Visual Representation:

Categorical and Stylistic Groupings

• Abstract Style:

  • Constantin Brancusi — Bird in Space (1928)
  • Asante People (Ghana, Africa) — Kente Cloth (mid–20th century)
  • Pablo Picasso — Three Musicians (1921)
  • Pablo Picasso — Guernica (1937)

• Pop Style:

  • Andy Warhol — Sitting Bull (1986)
  • Andy Warhol — 25 Colored Marilyn’s (1962)

• Naturalistic Style:

  • Pablo Picasso — First Communion (1895-96)
  • Auguste Rodin — The Kiss (1886)

• Post Impressionism & Impressionist Styles:

  • Vincent Van Gogh — Starry Night (1889) [Post Impressionism]
  • Henri Matisse — Music Lesson (1917) [Impressionist]

• Religious, Cultural, and Historical Styles:

  • Unknown (India, 10th Century c.e.) — Shiva Nataraja (Shiva Lord of the Dance) [Hindu Art]
  • Jan Van Eyck — Arnolfini Double Portrait (1434) [Northern Renaissance]
  • Hieronymus Bosch — Garden of Earthly Delights (1505-1510) [Fantasy]

• Non-representational & Minimalist Modern Styles:

  • Rebecca Purdum — Chin Up (1990) [Non-representational]
  • Maya Lin — Vietnam Veterans Memorial (1982) [Minimalist architecture and modern design]