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| One example of this artform was found in 1909 in a Swedish church and depicts figures oriented leftward. Kesi is a Chinese type of this artform, products of which were sold by the Gobelins family to royal customers. This artform uses motifs such as the (+) mille-fleurs style, which is seen in an example of this artform titled The Lady and the (*) Unicorn. For the points, name this fiber artform used for decorative wall hangings, such as one in Bayeux. | Tapestry (or Tapestries; accept Överhogdal Tapestries; accept Bayeux Tapestry) |
| A work by this artist titled New York City One was revealed in October 2022 to have been displayed upside-down at its current location in a German museum since the 1980s. This artist dropped a vowel from his surname before moving to Paris, and Yves Saint Laurent’s (+) Fall 1965 collection was inspired by this artist, who is linked with Neo-Plasticism and (*) De Stijl. For the points, name this Dutch painter known for works depicting straight lines of red, yellow, and blue. | Piet Mondrian (or Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan) |
| This genre was limited by 1840s reforms that banned the depiction of certain types of performers. One work in this genre made early use of Prussian blue, the first modern synthetic pigment, in depicting its title marine subject. Van Gogh (+) collected and copied works in this genre, and the term manga is often traced to a sketchbook by an artist in this genre, (*) Hokusai. For the points, name this Japanese art genre, which translates as “pictures of the floating world." | Ukiyo-e *VISUAL TOSSUP:* Name the ARTIST Described by the |
| Following Slides (SHOW Slide #1, then READ text line #1) 1. This artist’s works demonstrate both serious themes and wry, playful wit. (SHOW Slide #2, then READ text line #2) 2. The painting seen here by this artist is described in a 1938 W. H. Auden poem. (SHOW Slide #3, then READ text line #3) 3. This artist may have been inspired by Medieval illuminated manuscript margins depicting everyday life and folkways. (SHOW Slide #4, then READ text line #4) 4. This painter of Hunters in the Snow is sometimes considered the most significant artist of the Northern Renaissance. (SHOW Slide #5, then READ text line #5) 5. For the points, name this painter of The Netherlandish Proverbs, known as The Elder. | Pieter Bruegel the Elder (accept Bruegel or Breughel; do NOT accept "Bruegel the Younger" or "Breughel the Younger") |
| Some of this artist’s work, such as The Execution of Emperor Maximilian, depicts an event of his home country’s intervention in Mexico. This artist exhibited a work, originally titled (+) Le Bain, at the Salon des Refusés begun by Napoleon the Third (*). For the points, identify this French painter who caused scandal with his paintings such as Olympia and Luncheon on the Grass. | Édouard Manet *VISUAL TOSSUP:* Name the CIVILIZATION Described |
| by the Following Slides (SHOW Slide #1, then READ text line #1) 1. Some of this civilization’s crafts are typified by “Marine" and "Floral” styles. (SHOW Slide #2, then READ text line #2) 2. This civilization cultivated saffron, as depicted in repeated motifs of its source plant, crocus. (SHOW Slide #3, then READ text line #3) 3. This civilization’s art often depicts an activity involving an animal that had special significance. (SHOW Slide #4, then READ text line #4) 4. This civilization that began to flourish in 3000 B.C.E. had an important cultural center at Knossos. (SHOW Slide #5, then READ text line #5) 5. For the points, name this ancient civilization from Crete, later named for a mythic king who ordered a labyrinth. | Minoan Civilization |
| This artist was hired in 1938 to paint pineapples for ads after becoming more interested in natural subjects. A work by this artist set a new historic record in 2014 when it fetched $44.4 million. This artist (+) made several paintings of skyscrapers after moving to New York at the request of Alfred Stieglitz, and this artist has sometimes been called the "Mother of (*) American Modernism." For the points, name this artist and namesake of a museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico. | Georgia O'Keeffe |
| This painter's frequent model was the artist Josephine Nivison, whom he married in 1924. This artist painted House by the Railroad, whose subject is said to have influenced homes depicted in Terrence Malick’s film Days of Heaven and Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. This painter depicted a woman in a green coat (+) holding a cup and saucer in a once-popular type of vending restaurant called an (*) automat. For the points, name this American painter who was known for isolated scenes such as Nighthawks. | Edward Hopper *VISUAL TOSSUP:* Name the CITY Described by the |
| Following Slides (SHOW Slide #1, then READ text line #1) 1. This city was named "City of Design" by UNESCO in 2005. (SHOW Slide #2, then READ text line #2) 2. This city’s architectural landmarks include a complex that features recreations of the Babylon Gate and the Aleppo Room. (SHOW Slide #3, then READ text line #3) 3. A Neoclassical structure in this city leads to a boulevard of linden trees. (SHOW Slide #4, then READ text line #4) 4. This city is also home to a building that was once covered in over 100,000 square meters of silver fabric. (SHOW Slide #5, then READ text line #5) 5. For the points, name this city that, since 1989, is no longer divided by another of its famous architectural structures, its namesake Wall. | Berlin (accept Berlin Wall) |
| This artist worked for True Detective magazine briefly in 1933, retouching photos of bodies to remove evidence of blood. This artist used a form of his first name, Chas, to publish work in The New Yorker, including a cartoon that showed a vacuum salesman (+) showcasing a product for a thin woman in a long black gown in a Gothic mansion (*). For the points, name this cartoonist who created a namesake macabre family including Gomez, Morticia, and Wednesday. | Charles Addams (or Chas Addams; accept the Addams Family) *VISUAL TOSSUP:* Name the Artistic TECHNIQUE |
| Described by the Following Slides (SHOW Slide #1, then READ text line #1) 1. In 1930, the first well-known example of this technique in the U.S. was used for a dining hall by José Orozco. (SHOW Slide #2, then READ text line #2) 2. Elsewhere, this technique is far older. (SHOW Slide #3, then READ text line #3) 3. Examples of this art technique inside the Ajanta Caves depict previous births of the Buddha. (SHOW Slide #4, then READ text line #4) 4. This art technique is associated with Roman and Etruscan decor and uses plaster and water as key materials. (SHOW Slide #5, then READ text line #5) 5. For the points, name this art technique whose name comes from an Italian word for “fresh.” | Fresco (accept Dry Fresco; accept Wet Fresco) *VISUAL TOSSUP:* Name the CIVILIZATION Described |
| by the Following Slides (SHOW Slide #1, then READ text line #1) 1. This civilization, known for its masonry, often used a three-sided architectural style called wayrona. (SHOW Slide #2, then READ text line #2) 2. This society’s textiles sometimes served in communication and record-keeping. (SHOW Slide #3, then READ text line #3) 3. This culture’s heavy use of gold was strongly influenced by its worship of the sun. (SHOW Slide #4, then READ text line #4) 4. This culture arose sometime in the early thirteenth century. (SHOW Slide #5, then READ text line #5) 5. For the points, identify this pre-Columbian American empire that was centered at Cusco. | Incan Empire (accept Tawantinsuyu; accept Realm of the Four Parts) |
| The “sunken” type of this technique is mostly associated with ancient Egypt and its use in hieroglyph cartouches and figural imagery. This technique is often used to depict complex subjects, such as (+) battle scenes with dimension. The terms “high” and “low,” or, “bas,” are used to delineate depth differences in (*), for the points, what sculptural technique that involves chiseling away the background to set off the foreground, creating scenes that stand out? | Relief (accept High Relief; accept Low Relief; accept; Bas Relief; prompt on "Sculpture;" prompt on "Casting") |
| The American Telephone Company's One Hundred Barclay building was created in this artistic style, which boomed thanks to developments in reinforced concrete and mass-produced aluminum (+). Archaeology and fashion design influenced this style that got its name after the Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in France (*). For the points, name this 1920s-30s art style, which was exemplified by skyscrapers such as the Chrysler building. | Art Deco (or Arts Décoratifs) |
| One member of this family was a DuPont engineer who patented a still-used plastic for carbonated drinks in 1973. This family’s patriarch was an illustrator for Scribner’s, and another member of this family painted a portrait of a neighbor with undiagnosed (+) Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease, as well as over 200 portraits of Helga Testorf (*). For the points, give this surname of an artistic Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania family, whose members include Nathaniel, N.C., and Andrew, the artist of Christina’s World. | Wyeth (accept Nathaniel Wyeth; accept N.C. Wyeth; accept Andrew Wyeth) *VISUAL TOSSUP:* Name the ART MOVEMENT |
| Described by the Following Slides (SHOW Slide #1, then READ text line #1) 1. This movement, popularized by Siegfried Bing, often used linear forms derived from Islamic calligraphy. (SHOW Slide #2, then READ text line #2) 2. This movement’s interest in organic forms was expressed in many motifs from nature, as seen in the jewelry of René Lalique. (SHOW Slide #3, then READ text line #3) 3. This movement’s architecture appeared first in Europe, along with this movement’s characteristic “whiplash” lines. (SHOW Slide #4, then READ text line #4) 4. This movement used an interplay of color and light in the ethereal works of Hector Guimard and Alphonse Mucha. (SHOW Slide #5, then READ text line #5) 5. For the points, name this "New Art" movement of applied arts that peaked between 1890 and 1910. | Art Nouveau (accept New Art before mentioned) |
| This artist won the Turner Prize in 1991 for an untitled work using sandstone and pigment. This artist produced a wall-mounted Holocaust memorial for a London synagogue. This artist's exclusive rights to a recently developed pigment (+) led to the Vantablack controversy, and this artist’s most famous work in Chicago’s Millennium Park was inspired by (*) liquid mercury. For the points, name this British- Indian sculptor of Cloud Gate, aka “The Bean.” | Anish Kapoor (or Sir Anish Mikhail Kapoor) *VISUAL TOSSUP:* Name the SCULPTURE Described by |
| the Following Slides (SHOW Slide #1, then READ text line #1) 1. This sculpture was part of a building (whose floor plan is seen here), which was intended as a treasury, and it depicts a figure talented in weaving, navigation, and warfare. (SHOW Slide #2, then READ text line #2) 2. This sculpture's material was, like the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, made of the material seen here, Chryselephantine. (SHOW Slide #3, then READ text line #3) 3. This sculpture’s pedestal, seen here in an American reproduction, is all that’s left today. (SHOW Slide #4, then READ text line #4) 4. This sculpture was large and bright, befitting its title subject. (SHOW Slide #5, then READ text line #5) 5. For the points, give the full name of this statue by Phidias, partially named for its depicted goddess’s chaste epithet. | Athena Parthenos (or Athena the Virgin; prompt on partial answers involving "Statue (s) of Athena") |
| This artist began losing their hearing around 1792-1793 and suffered from an unconfirmed illness often theorized to be lead poisoning. This artist was court painter to the royal family of his home nation, whom this artist critiqued in a series of prints titled Disasters of War. Two (+) 1814 works by this painter focus on events related to the Peninsular War, including the Third of May, 1808 (*). For the points, name this Spanish painter known for his Black Paintings. | Francisco Goya (or Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes) *VISUAL TOSSUP:* Name the ARTIST Described by the |
| Following Slides (SHOW Slide #1, then READ text line #1) 1. This artist was primarily a painter but also worked in pastel, etching, and printmaking. (SHOW Slide #2, then READ text line #2) 2. This Pennsylvania-born artist gained fame after relocating to a European country. (SHOW Slide #3, then READ text line #3) 3. This artist was close with her mother, Katherine, who believed in women’s rights to education and literacy. (SHOW Slide #4, then READ text line #4) 4. This woman was considered one of the Trois Grande Dames, or Three Great Ladies. (SHOW Slide #5, then READ text line #5) 5. For the points, identify this impressionist painter associated with mother-and-child imagery. | Mary Stevenson Cassatt *VISUAL TOSSUP:* Name the CITY Described by the |
| Following Slides (SHOW Slide #1, then READ text line #1) 1. This city claims to host the world’s largest wooden structure, a work whose nickname references these things. (SHOW Slide #2, then READ text line #2) 2. One of this city’s structures has a twelve-sided base and is named for the warm color it casts on a nearby river. (SHOW Slide #3, then READ text line #3) 3. This city's namesake cathedral is the world's largest Gothic church. (SHOW Slide #4, then READ text line #4) 4. One of this city’s landmarks, known in Arabic as the Verdant Palace, was built for Peter the Cruel. (SHOW Slide #5, then READ text line #5) 5. For the points, name this Andalusian city that contains the Alcázar in southern Spain. | Seville (or Sevilla) |
| One work by this painter shows citizens near a riverbank in the commune of Courbevoie, though its title identifies the location as Asnières. This artist (+) may have commented on class division by depicting the more opulent side of a riverbank with a woman holding a leashed monkey (*). For the points, identify this French painter who used optical theory to found the pointillism movement and create works such as A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte. | Georges Seurat (or Georges Pierre Seurat) |
| Sandy Powell worked on seven Martin Scorsese films in this capacity and won an Oscar for The Aviator. The winner of the most Oscars in this category was also the Academy’s winningest woman in any category. Ruth E. (+) Carter's work in this category for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever made her the first African-American woman to win multiple Oscars (*). Edith Head won several awards in, for the points, what Oscars category that awards excellence in wardrobe? | Costume Design (or Costuming; accept equivalents such as Wardrobe before mentioned) *VISUAL TOSSUP:* Name the ARTIST Described by the |
| Following Slides (SHOW Slide #1, then READ text line #1) 1. This man’s La Grande Vitesse was the first U.S. civic sculpture funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. (SHOW Slide #2, then READ text line #2) 2. This man’s engineering and art backgrounds sometimes merged in paint job designs for cars and planes. (SHOW Slide #3, then READ text line #3) 3. This artist’s interest in aerodynamic and static concepts informed avian subjects such as his Flamingo. (SHOW Slide #4, then READ text line #4) 4. This man favored a bold color palette with a special focus on red. (SHOW Slide #5, then READ text line #5) 5. For the points, name this American artist who was partially inspired by the artist of this mural, Joan Miró, in his construction of stabiles and mobiles. | Alexander Calder |
| European examples of this artform include Quimper faience, which is made in the Brittany region of France and often features figures in local costume. This artform is also represented in Europe by two different styles bearing the name Majolica, and examples of this artform in the (+) Classical world include objects such as the amphora. Jasperware is an example of (*), for the points, what artform that involves the shaping, decoration, and heating of clay or clay-like materials? | Ceramics (or Pottery; or Porcelain) *VISUAL TOSSUP:* Name the ARTIST Described by the |
| Following Slides (SHOW Slide #1, then READ text line #1) 1. This man is regarded as a key influence on later literary and visual arts, including the graphic novel. (SHOW Slide #2, then READ text line #2) 2. This man’s works were usually etchings, but his Ghost of a Flea was a painting made for an astrologer friend after he had a vision at an 1819 séance. (SHOW Slide #3, then READ text line #3) 3. This man was sometimes called “Pre-Romantic" for the movement he influenced. (SHOW Slide #4, then READ text line #4) 4. This man’s art often dealt in intense spiritual themes, though he disliked organized religion. (SHOW Slide #5, then READ text line #5) 5. For the points, name this English painter, printmaker, and poet. | William Blake |
| This man’s life was the subject of a 1996 film by fellow artist Julian Schnabel. This artist’s work often divided subjects according to the idea of archetypes such as 'heroes' and 'saints.' This artist first became known as part of the (+) graffiti duo SAMO in the late 1970s street art scene, and the work of this artist frequently included crowns. Andy Warhol (*) was a close associate of, for the points, what Black painter whose fame peaked in the 1980s in New York City? | Jean-Michel Basquiat *VISUAL TOSSUP:* Name the EMPIRE Described by the |
| Following Slides (SHOW Slide #1, then READ text line #1) 1. Figural sculpture in this empire was scant and mostly seen in small ivory works such as this diptych. (SHOW Slide #2, then READ text line #2) 2. Among this empire’s important architectural developments was an arch support called the pendentive. (SHOW Slide #3, then READ text line #3) 3. The arts of this empire influenced the Italian Renaissance. (SHOW Slide #4, then READ text line #4) 4. This empire was known for its early Christian art and icons. (SHOW Slide #5, then READ text line #5) 5. For the points, name this empire whose churches often contained tile portraits, including some of Emperor Justinian the First. | Byzantine Empire (or Byzantium; accept Eastern Roman Empire) |
| This artist’s The Joy of Life is considered a key work of early Modernism, and its 1906 exhibition caused extreme reactions to its pioneering use of space and color distortion. This artist, with (+) André Derain, led a movement whose name was originally applied derisively and translated to “The Beasts.” This artist’s The Green Line was a defining image in (*) Fauvism. For the points, name this French artist of The Dance and Icarus. | Henri Matisse (or Henri Émile Benoît Matisse) *VISUAL TOSSUP:* Name the ARTIST Described by the |
| Following Slides (SHOW Slide #1, then READ text line #1) 1. This artist, whose museum is seen here, had a major influence on later Pop and conceptual art. (SHOW Slide #2, then READ text line #2) 2. This artist was influenced by countryman William Degouve de Nuncques, whose work is seen here, for his own series Empire of Light. (SHOW Slide #3, then READ text line #3) 3. This artist aimed for a familiar-but-strange, dream-like aesthetic. (SHOW Slide #4, then READ text line #4) 4. This artist’s work inspired a years-long battle between two major companies over rights to use a logo. (SHOW Slide #5, then READ text line #5) 5. For the points, name this Belgian surrealist painter of The Son of Man and The Treachery of Images. | René Magritte (or René François Ghislain Magritte) |
| This artist is theorized to have seen a conflagration in his homeland of Brabant in 1463, and his name derives from “Duke’s Forest.” In 2016, forensic research confirmed that this artist painted The Temptation of (+) St. Anthony. This artist, who often utilized the triptych format, created works such as Purgatory and The Ship of Fools (*). For the points, name this Early Netherlandish painter of hellscapes such as The Garden of Earthly Delights. | Hieronymous Bosch (or Jheronimus van Aken) |
| This architectural work was conceived to represent the mythical Mount Meru. This architectural landmark was commissioned by King Suryavarman the Second, and, in the (+) late twelfth century, this structure became a Buddhist temple. This landmark holds the Guinness World Record for the largest (*) religious structure on Earth. For the points, name this temple complex built under the Khmer Empire, which today appears on the flag of its home nation, Cambodia. | Angkor Wat |
| This sculptor’s work The Spirit of Eternal Rest is displayed in an outdoor sculpture garden that also includes the work of his partner, Camille Claudel. One of this sculptor’s works contains a smaller version (+) of an earlier work, and that work was inspired by the Gates of Paradise by Lorenzo Ghiberti. The city of Calais (*) commissioned a depiction of its burghers from, for the points, what sculptor of The Gates of Hell and The Thinker? | Auguste Rodin |
| This art movement is often said to contain the first examples of postmodern art and included James Rosenquist. This movement is mostly linked with the U.S., where some of Jasper Johns’ work featured (+) American flags. This movement used contemporary cultural imagery, such as the Ben Day dots from newspaper comics that were exaggerated in the work of (*) Roy Lichtenstein. For the points, name this post- World War Two art movement that directly referenced advertising and consumer goods. | Pop Art |
| This man conducted aerodynamics experiments at Auteuil, and this man's construction projects included the Garabit viaduct. Due to his knowledge of wind stress effects, this man, who names bridges in Serbia and Moldova, was chosen to design the (+) Statue of Liberty’s inner support. The best-known structure designed by this man was built for the 1889 Universal Exposition (*). For the points, identify this civil engineer and architect who names an iconic French tower. | Gustave Eiffel (accept Eiffel Bridge; accept Eiffel Tower) |