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Abstract Expressionism quiz

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What building did Pollock turn into his drip-painting studio?

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  1. 1 Easy

    Which London gallery did Rothko give nine Seagram murals to?

    Answer: Tate Gallery

    Why: His gift came with a condition: the murals must hang together in a room of their own.

  2. 2 Medium

    Which country's lost republic do Motherwell's Elegies mourn?

    Answer: Spain

    Why: Motherwell kept adding to the series for four decades, reaching more than 100 paintings.

  3. 3 Hard

    Who was the only woman in Life's 1951 'Irascibles' photo?

    Answer: Hedda Sterne

    Why: All 15 painters in the photo had signed a 1950 protest against the Metropolitan Museum's exhibition jury.

  4. 4 Easy

    What magazine shot models in front of Pollock paintings in 1951?

    Answer: Vogue

    Why: Cecil Beaton photographed the ball gowns against Pollock's show at New York's Betty Parsons Gallery.

  5. 5 Medium

    How did Harvard bring back the colors of Rothko's faded murals?

    Answer: Projected light

    Why: Lithol red, the light-sensitive pigment behind the murals' deep crimson, is what faded.

  6. 6 Hard

    Who became Jackson Pollock's art teacher in New York in 1930?

    Answer: Thomas Hart Benton

    Why: Benton was a leading Regionalist, known for realist scenes of rural American life.

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