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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The entrepreneur not only admires Irwin's art but also what?

2. Irwin's family is part of what social class?

3. It was in whose honor that Irwin wrote the unproduced screenplay The Green and the White?

4. Irwin takes a giant leap between 1962 and ___________ in the production of his ten late line paintings.

5. Where did Robert Irwin grow up?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Irwin end up in the military?

2. Who is Joan Tewkesbury?

3. What leads Irwin from lines to dots?

4. What did Irwin love as a teen?

5. What happens when Irwin grows discontented with his show at the Felix Landau Gallery in Los Angeles?

6. What does Irwin say about his success and its connection to LA?

7. Describe Irwin's time as an art student at Otis Art Institute.

8. What is Robert's connection to Asian philosophies?

9. How were cars important to Irwin and his friends?

10. After his second tour of duty, what does Robert do? How does he feel about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Irwin begins making dot paintings.

Part 1) Describe these dot paintings. What leads to the creation of these dot paintings? How are the steps leading to these paintings important?

Part 2) What does Irwin do after these dot paintings? Why? How do these dot paintings lead to new works?

Part 3) How do actions and decisions related to your hobbies lead you along new paths? How is this beneficial for you?

Essay Topic 2

Irwin collaborates with Dr. Wortz.

Part 1) Who is Dr. Wortz? How does Irwin get the chance to collaborate with him? Describe their collaboration.

Part 2) How is this collaboration significant? What do these two men learn about each other, themselves, art, and science?

Part 3) When have you collaborated with someone else? Was this a good experience? Why or why not? What did you learn about yourself and your partner?

Essay Topic 3

Irwin transforms from an abstract impressionist to a minimalist.

Part 1) What is an abstract impressionist? What is a minimalist? How does he go from one to another? Would he have put his work into such categories? Why or why not?

Part 2) What type of artist would you consider Irwin? Why? What would he consider himself? Why? Would he have been influenced by critics and other artists, regarding his style? Why or why not?

Part 3) What is your favorite art form? Why is this your favorite? How has your taste in art changed as you have grown older? Why?

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