At the beginning of the 20th century, how did the development of photography transform the art of artists who worked in nonphotographic media? Which artist determined that this new process changed the process of representing the observable world and how?

What will be an ideal response?


Photography offered a mechanical way to record images. It allowed artists to abandon realism, leaving the depiction of reality to photography. Picasso recognized photography as the pivotal change in art making.

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A. pointilism B. both A and D C. divisionism D. animation E. both A and C

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The Hellenistic style began after the death of ___________ in 323 B.C

A. Julius Caesar B. Constantine C. Alexander the Great D. Euphronios E. the Meidias Painter

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Which type of union requires membership? (For example, the WGA)

What will be an ideal response?

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