History of 19th and 20th Century Design

                        Exam 2

Part 1 Short-Answer Questions

Please fill in the blank with the correct name. You can review the website and your textbooks on Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts to help you with these questions.

1.________Who was the first store owner in Paris to use the name Art Nouveau for art-related merchandise?

2.________Small sculptural objects that are made to be placed in the home to enhance the ornamentation of individual rooms.

3. ________French artist/designer who developed a market for the art poster in the 1870s and 1880s He integrated art, craftsmanship and serial production by his own example.

4.________ The medium in Art Nouveau that created an irredescent surface finish on its products by spraying onto an object's surface metallic vapors (i.e. stanous chloride) while the object was still in a heating chamber.

5.________One of three enamelling techniques, favored by a few Art Nouveau jewelers, which resembled stained glass. Only delicate metal partitions or frames supported the small and thin sections of glass. This technique appeared to be Medieval in origin but was also mastered by contemporary Japanese artists.

6.________A community of artists and craftspeople called Mathildenhohe, which was established in this German town in 1899.

7._______The first phase of the Art Nouveau Movement in Germany, named after a popular magazine in Munich.

8.________Name of the product line of silver wares that were introduced at this British company's exhibition in 1899.

9.________The provincial town in France that ushered in a distinct version of the Art Nouveau style in the later 1880s and was officially recognized as a school or movement at the International Exposition of 1900.

10.________What is the name of the craft organization in Vienna that was founded in 1903 on the basis of British and German guild models of the 1890s?

Part 2 Essay Questions

Please answer five out of the following eight essay questions. Your answers should be at least one-half page (150 or more words). After the question, I give you some hints on where to find this material.

1. What are the roots of Art Nouveau? When and where was the term first used? What are the sources for Art Nouveau? My website along with the Art Nouveau World Wide Web (Kubos.org) and your textbook will be most helpful.

2. What were the characteristics of style and materials found in French and Belgian Art Nouveau furniture? See the textbook, my website and Paul Greenhalgh's article on style to help you out with this question.

3. What were the salient features of the Art Nouveau poster? Please discuss the style and function of the poster as well as its place in the history of graphic design. See the books by Duncan and Hollis, as well as my website and the various internet links that I recommend.

4. Please discuss the trends in Art Nouveau jewelry as reflected in the work of Lalique and his contemporaries. To assist you, see my notes, internet links and the Duncan textbook.

5. Please describe the products of Liberty and Company. Discuss the materials and construction of Liberty products and tell how the company promoted its goods. My website, the Duncan textbook and some of the internet links will help you in constructing your answer.

6. Please describe how the activities and products of the Glasgow Four reflected the Art Nouveau in Scotland. What were the characteristics of Mackintosh objects and interiors? You can go to the Duncan book as well as my website and internet links to help gather information.

7. Please explain how the career and designs of Peter Behrens contributed to the two design reform movements in Germany associated with Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts. Please visit my website, external links, and the Hollis and Duncan books.

8. Please discuss the significance of the Wiener Werkstaette in Austria. What was its philosophiy? What was appealing about its products? Please visit my website, the Duncan book, the Hollis book and internet links to help in gathering information.