Assignment: PRIMARY OBJECT WORKSHEET

1. Describe the condition of the work:

2. How is the work installed in the Frick? Consider the height, the lighting, the viewpoint, etc.

3. What is the function of this work of art? Is it commemorative? Religious? Utilitarian? Something else? Explain. Where do you think this work was originally meant to be seen, and how do you think it was installed in its original location? Is there one clearly intended point of view?

4. What is the medium of this object? Why do you think it was used by the artist, and how does the use of that medium affect the artists choices? What does it say about the patron/owner of the work?

5. Discuss the composition (the arrangement of forms). Be specific in describing what you see. Ask yourself, "What choices does the artist make, and why (meaning, what is the impact of those choices)? Consider things like the primary focal point, the use of symmetry or asymmetry, and the manner in which the artist guides you through the work.

6. Is the artist interested in the realistic/naturalistic depiction of forms? If there are human/animal figures, what can you say about the artist's interest in anatomy? Does the artist use devices like contrapposto?

7. If the work is two-dimensional (painting), is the artist interested in depicting a convincing illusion of three-dimensions? Is there the use of perspective (linear/aerial) or foreshortening?

If the work is three-dimensional (sculpture), discuss the way the artist takes advantage of the real space of the work. How does the object change depending on your relationship to it, and your specific viewpoint?

8. What is the meaning? Is there apparent iconography?

FILM QUESTIONS

1. Henry Clay Frick made his fortune:
a) in the railroad industry.
b) in the steel industry.
c) in the whiskey business like his grandfather.

2. Henry Clay Frick's early collection was formed of:
a) Renaissance paintings b) Medieval sculptures c) local Pittsburgh artists

3. After the death of J.P. Morgan, Frick acquired from his collection a number of works, including:
a) Renaissance bronzes and Chinese porcelain
b) Rembrandt portraits and Old Master drawings
c) Stained glass windows and Baroque engravings

4. Frick turned his drawing room into a special display room for:
a) Two Holbein portraits and an El Greco painting
b) A central fountain
c) Fragonard paintings

5. For his home, Frick favored particularly:
a) portraits and landscapes b) abstract paintings c) large-scale narrative pictures

6. Frick lived in his 70th Street mansion from:
a) 1899 to 1919 b) 1914 to 1919 c) 1914 to 1931

7. The Frick Collection, as a public museum, was:
a) created as a result of Henry Clay Frick's will.
b) founded by Henry Clay Frick's daughter Helen in 1920.
c) founded by Henry Clay Frick's wife in 1930.

8. The great Garden Court was:
a) built by Frick to house his collection of bronze statues
b) designed by Thomas Hastings in 1913-1914
c) added after Frick's death

9. The Frick Collection ________________ organized according to "school" (meaning, according to time period and culture).
a) is b) is not

10. The Frick Collection displays:
a) Only works collected by Henry Clay during his lifetime.
b) Works on permanent loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
c) Works collected by Frick during his lifetime, as well as those added by his daughter.

Attachment:- Paper-Assignment-Frickfa-17.pdf