What event does the Candombe reference in many of Pedro Figari’s paintings?
a) black domestic servants gathering for religious holidays
b) Afro-Uruguayan street life
c) wedding and christening ceremonies
d) carnivals
a) black domestic servants gathering for religious holidays
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In Dogon society, the Satimbe mask represents all women, commemorating the creation legend, which says what?
A. Women were the first ancestors to anger the spirit maskers. B. Women were the first ancestors to imitate spirit maskers. C. Women were forbidden by the spirit maskers to consort with men. D. Women were forbidden by the spirit maskers to wear masks.
Why do actors in silent dramas sometimes appear jerky and slightly ludicrous when viewed today?
A. because cameras were not hand cranked back then B. because all movies were photographed and projected at “silent speed” C. because the actors weren’t very talented D. because dramatic scenes were overcranked to slow down the action
Many late-nineteenth-century French artists were strongly influenced by Japanese prints and paintings.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
"Double" consciousness is challenged by the work of which artist?
a) Adrian Piper
b) Jacob Lawrence
c) Aaron Douglas
d) Nikolai Buglaj