Curriculum Materials: Art in America
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Image 8 Hiram Powers Questions: |
Look Questions Answer Key
1. Of what material is this sculpture made? (Marble.) How can you tell? (It is white and smooth.)
2. Who is this? (The first U.S. president, George Washington.) How do you know? Does he look old or young in this sculpture? How has the artist shown that the president is aging? (Wrinkles, hanging jowls, receding hairline.)
3. What parts of George Washington are included in this PORTRAIT? (Chest, shoulders, and head.)
4. What is George Washington wearing? (A toga.) Does this garment look heavy or light? How can you tell?
5. Where do you see shadows in this sculpture? Which shadows are the darkest? How did the artist create shadows? (By carving a piece of marble-the higher surfaces of the marble cast shadows on the more shallow surfaces.)
6. Powers carved a piece of marble
to create the illusion of different
TEXTURES. What textures
does he represent? (Smooth and wrinkled skin; deep folds
of the toga; layered strands of soft hair.)
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