| Coverage : Charles Ephraim Burchfield, American painter known initially for his realistic watercolors of the American scene and later for his mystically poetic landscapes. The Charles Ephraim Burchfield (1893-1967) Famous Painter Quiz is on the painting techniques used by him, his training, his work, and other facts related to him. |
| 1. | Which was his favorite medium for painting? |
| a. | | Oil |
| b. | | Sfumato |
| c. | | Water color |
| d. | | Pencil colors |
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| 2. | In which year did he paint the sketch, September Wind and Rain? |
| a. | | 1949 |
| b. | | 1945 |
| c. | | 1942 |
| d. | | 1952 |
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| 3. | Charles Ephraim, an American watercolor painter, was born in: |
| a. | | Illinois |
| b. | | Ohio |
| c. | | Salem |
| d. | | Arkansas |
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| 4. | The Charles Burchfield Center at Buffalo State College was dedicated in his honor. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False |
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| 5. | Which museum holds the world's largest collection of Charles E. Burchfield paintings, studio objects and Burchfield memorabilia? |
| a. | | Columbus Museum of Art |
| b. | | Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute |
| c. | | Museum of Modern Art |
| d. | | Burchfield-Penney Art Center |
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| 6. | In 1916, he graduated from the Cleveland School of Art, where he studied art for four years with Henry Keller. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False |
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| 7. | Burchfield achieved critical recognition early with his first showing in New York in: |
| a. | | 1910 |
| b. | | 1912 |
| c. | | 1916 |
| d. | | 1914 |
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| 8. | His works of the late teens and early twenties have come to be known as: |
| a. | | American Scene Painting |
| b. | | Modern Art |
| c. | | German Expressionism |
| d. | | Post-Impressionism |
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| 9. | The catalogue essay which is a probing analysis of Burchfield's early modernist works and original contribution to American Art is written by: |
| a. | | William J. Eastman |
| b. | | Frank Wilcox |
| c. | | Alfred H. Barr, Jr |
| d. | | Edward Hopper |
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| 10. | In New York, Burchfield was represented by: |
| a. | | Burchfield-Penney Art Center |
| b. | | Charles Burchfield Homestead Society |
| c. | | Rehn Galleries |
| d. | | Charles E. Burchfield Nature & Art Center |
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| 11. | The Burchfield Art Center was founded in: |
| a. | | 1966 |
| b. | | 1967 |
| c. | | 1968 |
| d. | | 1962 |
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| 12. | Where did Charles spend the last days of his life? |
| a. | | Illinois |
| b. | | Buffalo |
| c. | | Salem |
| d. | | Arkansas |
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