Shelburne Museum Art Quiz

 

I know, I know; some of you are just now finishing taking or correcting finals, so who in their right mind wants to take a quiz? No grades are involved, so think of it as a game instead and post your comments on either the blog or on Facebook. (Under FB's new format you might have to drag the images onto your desktop to view them in a larger size.)

 

Here are a bunch of photos I took in visits to Vermont’s Shelburne Museum from various trips. Each one will appear under the questions. Have some seasonal fun, fa la la.

 

The first comes from a little known illustrator/painter named  Arthur Burdett Frost. It’s called “Country Store” and was painted sometime between 1880-1920. What does he want us to think of Vermont and is it accurate?

 

 

 

I’ve shown this one before, but this one is fun. It’s from Enoch Wood  in 1899 and is called “The Pemigewasset Coach.” How many things can you see that are wrong with this picture?  

 

 

 

Grandma Moses is a beloved artist among many; others can’t stand her “primitive art.” Here’s her “The Mailman Has Gone” from 1949. What’s your take on her?

 

 

 

 

Andrew Wyeth is another iconic painter, though in his lifetime he was often dismissed as a “mere illustrator.” He is a gigantic painting called “Soaring” (1942-50) of circling turkey buzzards and a detail of it. If you are judging it today, is this the work of a mere illustrator?

 

 

 

 

Jay Connaway (1893-1970) isn’t very well known, but here’s one for Vermonters. Here’s his undated “Winter’s Blast Pawlett, Vermont.” In what ways does he capture the dead of winter?  

 

 

 

 

Here’s a conundrum. Martin Heyde did this birds-eye view of Burlington, VT in 1860. Airplanes hadn’t been invented yet and there were no hot-air balloons in Burlington or a vantage point where he could have seen all that he painted. How did he do it? 

 

 

 

Here’s one from Thomas Chambers done in 1850. Who knows where this was painted? 

 

 

 

Finally, here are two items from the museum’s outstanding collection of American folk art. What’s the folkloric purpose of the giant tooth trade sign and is it true? Why would the Indian carving be problematic today?