Part One
Short answer items: Matching, Fill in the Blanks, and Multiple Choice

I. Matching: Write the number from column A next to the matching item in column B
Column A Column B

1. Oshun ( ) Male artist who experimented with batik
2. Ibrahim El Salahi ( ) Austrian artist who rebuilt the shrines in Oshogbo, Nigeria
3. Twins Seven Seven ( ) Traditional body art made by Igbo women
4. Jimoh Buraimoh ( ) Traditional Yoruba textile made with indigo blue dye
5. Suzanne Wenger ( ) Batik artist who made a wall hanging in honor of Oshun
6. Ulli Beier ( ) Nigerian artist who makes beaded paintings in Atlanta
7. Adire ( ) Nigerian artist who made “Healing of the Abiku Children”
8. Sangodare ( ) Promoted modern art by way of the Mbari Clubs
9. Nike Davies Okundaye ( ) River goddess, patron of the town of Oshogobo
10. Uli symbols ( )Artist who uses Arabic calligraphy as a form of modern art

II. Fill in the Blanks using the following names:
Philip Apagya, Skunder Boghossian, Sokari Douglas Camp, Ibrahim El Salali, Germaine Anta Gaye, Laboratory AGIT-art, Wilfredo Lam, Medu Art Ensemble, John Muafangejo, Thami Mynele, Durant Sihlali, Ousman Sow, Tupelo Art Project

1. Sudanese artist who had a profound influence on Uche Okeke and the Zaria Rebels who were trying to synthesize the indigenous cultural heritage of Nigeria with modern art
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2. Nigerian sculptor who welds metal ( )
3. Studio photographer in Ghana who poses his subjects in front of painted scenes that express their desires ( )
4. Cuban artist ( ) who was part of the group of African, African Diaspora, and French artists, poets and intellectuals who met in Paris in the 1930s; he also influenced the work of the Ethiopian artist ( ) who later came to the U.S. and taught at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
5. The avant-garde artists movement in Senegal that broke away from the rigid Pan-African, Negritude style of the School of Dakar, and experimented with found objects and theatrical improvisation ( )
6. Senegalese sculptor who made the sculptural tableaux, “The Battle of Little Big Horn” because he recognized the similarities between the histories and cultures of Native American peoples and Native African peoples ( )
7. Senegalese artist who studied the “Sous Verre” technique that depicted the descendants of the Signare women who had married wealthy European merchants in St Louis, Senegal. ( )
8. Print-maker who hoped his work would promote love and cooperation between white people and black people in South Africa ( )
9. This group organized the Culture and Resistance Festival in Botswana to promote art and culture as a way of bringing people together as a community in a collective resistance to the racist Apartheid laws of South Africa. ( )
10. Artist who spoke at the Culture and Resistance Festival in Botswana, calling on visual artists, poets, writers, musicians, and actors to become cultural workers who use their art as a way to inspire ordinary people ( )
    11 Painter whose work was influenced by the Xhosa women who decorate their homes in the rural areas of South Africa, and also by the graffiti artists who decorate walls in the urban streets of Johannesburg ( )
11. Two-week-long workshops, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, that were set up to allow artists to share ideas, teach by example, and promote creativity ( )
    III. Multiple Choice: Give the letter of the best answer
12. A painting of women, which was made in response to the Biafran War in Nigeria ( )
    A. The birth of Oshogbo
    B. Nza the Smart
    C. The Aba Revolt
13. The strongest influence on modern Nigerian painting after the Biafran War: ( )
    A. The New Sacred Art Movement
    B. The Nsukka Movement (Ulism)
    C. The Zaria Rebels
14. When El Anatsui discovered a discarded bag of metal bottle caps from liquor bottles, he thought about the history of these objects as ( )
    A. Trash that had been discarded by liquor companies
    B. A way to make a name for himself as an artist
    C. Material remembrances of the Atlantic slave trade that had linked the continents of Europe, Africa, and the Americas
15. Black South African artists who documented life in the urban townships were criticized for making “Township Art” because ( )
    A. Township art was put in white galleries and purchased by white patrons
    B. Some black artists felt Township Art portrayed stereotyped images of black people who were living in the cities.
    C. Township artists were able to make a living by selling their art
16. The South African artists Sydney Kumalo, Ezrom Legae, and Dumile Feni who studied at the Polly Street Recreation Center ( )
    A. Painted tranquil landscapes
    B. Painted picturesque genre scenes from the townships
    C. Made disturbing images of human beings interacting with animals or even becoming animals.
17. The artist, Jane Alexander made the installation “Butcher Boys” to illustrate ( )
    A. The anguish of the victims of Apartheid
    B. The animals of the country of South Africa
    C. How humans can become complacent about the torture of other human beings
18. The artist, William Kentridge ( )
    A. Kept all of his drawings hidden
    B. Decided to create a moving picture film using only one sheet of paper
    C. Made a blank film because he erased too much
19. The work of artists Skunder Boghossian and Ibrahim El Salahi are similar because ( )
    A. Skunder is inspired by Islam and El Salahi is inspired by Christianity
    B. El Salahi was influenced by healing scrolls, Skunder was influenced by the Koran
    C. Both Skunder and El Salahi use religious symbols and script to make modern art.

Part Two: Slide Identification
Identify these works of art, which have been presented to you during the semester. Give the Title, Artist, Country. Then write a short paragraph (approximately 3-4 sentences) in which you discuss the significance (For this part, include something important about the artist as well as something about the meaning of the work itself, and its cultural, social, and/or historical importance.)

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