(these are all artists whose works express a vision of reality
beyond that of the visible world)
- He is a Spanish surrealist painter whose most famous work, Persistence of Memory,
is known for its dreamlike images of insects and melting clocks.
- One of the most famous Pop Artists, this painter helped make the
musical group Velvet Underground and other members of his studio "The Factory" famous.
- This Irish writer explored shifts in consciousness in his monumental novel Ulysses.
- This English novelist used stream-of-consciousness in such works as Mrs.
Dalloway and A Room of One's Own.
- This British rock group gained fame with such psychadelic-influenced albums as Dark
Side of the Moon, and incorporated light and laser spectacles into their live performances.
(these answers are all African-American who used words, music,
and paintings to express their vision of reality)
- Poet of the Harlem Renaissance who, in poems like Weary
Blues captured the spirit and rhythms of jazz.
- Often considered the most important swing-band composer, arranger,
and conductor. His nickname comes from his elegant manners.
- This jazz singer was known for her highly personal approach. Her
career was eventually destroyed by drug addiction.
- He came to Harlem as a teenager in the 1930's and became known for his gouache and tempera
painting of the black experience, including Tombstones.
- Known as the "Empress of the Blues," this singer's
life might have been saved had she been admitted to a nearby segregated hospital.
(these are things Abby really thinks you should know)
- In 1987, Wilma Mankiller became the first modern female chief of
this American Indian Nation, whose name can mean "The Real People,"
"Cave Dwellers," or "People of Fire."
- This American poet explored new freedoms of language, structure, and
subject matter in his collection Leaves of Grass.
- This is the name given to the path of the forced removal of the Cherokee by the U.S. government from
their homelands in the southeastern woodlands to western reservations after
the discovery of gold on their lands in the 1830's.
- This author whose novel The Bell Jar (1962) was released just
before her suicide is most famous for her confessional poetry.
- This poet-singer and cultural icon energized a generation with
such songs as "The Times They Are A-Changin'," and has greatly
influenced a-thinkin', a-writin', and music since the early 1960's, and Abby loves him very much.
(need we say more?)
- Pope Gregory catalogued these compositions of single melodic lines usually sung by male voices in unison.
- This is the term for two or more intertwined melodies of equal value.
This was a type of composition popular in the Renaissance.
- Rock and jazz are full of this rhythmic quality, accenting a musical note on an unexpected beat.
- This term, often associated with jazz, means that the music is made up on the spot.
- This genre of music was made famous worldwide by Rastafarian singer Bob Marley, and is
generally associated with Jamaica, which celebrates his birthday as a national holiday.
- This dancer of the 20's abandoned the restrictions of classical
ballet and created her own choreography based on Greek dance.
- This ballet term means a dance for two.
- This ritual dance of the Plains Indians uses pain as a way of
seeking a vision and worshipping the Great Spirit.
- A position derived from Bologna's sculpture of Mercury, in which the dancer stands on one
leg with the other leg bent.
- An egungun dancer represents this kind of spirit to the people of West Africa.
(these answers all relate to artists or authors who tried
to depict life in a truthful manner)
- A French painter of the mid-19th Century, this artist was known
for such starkly realistic works such as The Stonebreakers which depicted two
laborers, one too old for the job, another too young.
- An American photographer who made sensitive portraits of migrant
workers and dust bowl refugees, she is known for "Migrant Mother."
- This 19th century Russian playwright is known for such
works as The Cherry Orchard and The Three Sisters. His style emphasizes
internal drama rather than plot.
- This Depression-Era singer and songwriter is well known for his
songs such as "This Land is Your Land," and his autobiography Bound
for Glory. He had a great influence on many contemporary musicians, including Bob Dylan.
- Critics called this playwright's A Doll's House 1879) "an open drain" because
of its frank treatment of socially unaccepted topics.
