AP Art History

Big Ideas

1. Artists manipulate materials and ideas to create an aesthetic object, act, or event.

2. Art-making is shaped by tradition and change.

3. Interpretations of art are variable.

Van Gogh, Vincent. The Starry Night. 1889. Oil on canvas. Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York.

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Picasso, Pablo. Les Demoiselles D'Avignon. 1907. Oil on canvas. Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York.

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Oppenheim, Meret. Object. 1936. Fur-covered cup, saucer, and spoon. Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York.

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Lawrence, Jacob. The Railroad Stations in the South Were Crowded with People Leaving for the North. 1940-1. Casein tempera on hardboard. Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York.

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Lam, Wifredo. The Jungle. 1943. Gouache on paper mounted on canvas. Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York.

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De Kooning, Willem. Woman, I. 1950-2. Oil on canvas. Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York.

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Sherman, Cindy. Untitled #228. 1990. Chromogenic color print. Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York.

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