24-25 PHMS Pentathlon Fine Arts Section VI

What is the main goal of contemporary eco art according to the text?

• To create beautiful landscapes

• To sell art pieces for profit

• To better our climate crisis

• To entertain the public

Which early American environmental writer is mentioned in the text?

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Henry David Thoreau

• Walt Whitman

• Emily Dickinson

What does the text suggest is necessary for understanding environmental history?

• Subjective experience

• Objective data

• Artistic interpretation

• Political agendas

What does the text say about the human experience of environment?

• It is a universal experience

• It is the same for everyone

• It varies across cultures and communities

• It is not important

Who was Alma Thomas?

• A famous scientist

• An African-American artist and teacher

• A well-known musician

• A celebrated author

What was significant about Alma Thomas's exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art?

• She was the first woman to exhibit there

• She was the first Black woman to have a one-person exhibition there

• She was the youngest artist to exhibit there

• She was the first artist to display abstract art there

What inspired Alma Thomas's 'Space Paintings'?

• Photographs of the moon

• Recent photographs of the planet Earth taken by Apollo missions

• Images of distant galaxies

• Pictures of the sun

What did Alma Thomas's art shift to in her later years?

• Realistic portraits

• Abstract art depicting real-life scenes

• Landscape paintings

• Still life compositions

The picture on the left is a picture of...

• Alma Thomas painting a landscape

• Alma Thomas sculpting a statue

• Alma Thomas working in her studio

• Alma Thomas teaching a class

What was the name of the painting by Alma Thomas that reflects a shift within environmentalism?

• Snoopy—Early Sun Display on Earth

• Starry Night

• The Persistence of Memory

• The Scream