How did the so-called Memphis Group come to its name?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Throughout the first meeting held in Milan by the group of designers forming a collaborative furniture manufacturing company, Bob Dylan's song "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" played repeatedly. The word "mobile" in Italian means "furniture."
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a. an entrance to the earth’s womb. b. the triumph of good over evil. c. a bridge between heaven and earth. d. the sanctity of water.
Genre scenes were popular in the Netherlands for their _______________
A. idealized portrayal of the peasant lifestyle B. symbolic references to moral virtues C. biting political satire D. detailed depictions of flowers and fruit
What meaning can be inferred by the use of marble in Rodin's The Kiss?
A. A romantic kiss is ephemeral. B. Love is an illusion. C. Love is eternal. D. Romance is a commercialized product.
Watteau's Gersaint's Signboard (22.4), while created to advertise the wares of the shop, _________________
a. does not, in fact, depict Gersaint's gallery b. shows only a small area of the gallery c. shows the gallery after it was closed d. shows the gallery on the day it opened