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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. How does the Mojave seem to Irwin?

2. Turrell eventually drops out of the project with no explanation. Perhaps he had fallen under what?

3. Irwin takes many day hikes into the flat terrain and stays where at night?

4. At a 1971 display at UCLA's museum, Irwin redoes a utility stairway with what?

5. Irwin finds _______________ who creates perfect discs for him.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the relationship between Irwin and Dr. Wortz.

2. Describe Irwin's scrim projects.

3. What does Irwin ponder after the Whitney display? Why?

4. What does Maurice Tuchman organize?

5. What questions does Irwin ask himself regarding these discs? How does he answer this question?

6. What happens when enthusiasm for Irwin grows?

7. How does the desert become important to Irwin?

8. What is Irwin doing three years after the Whitney opening? Why?

9. Describe Irwin's display at the Whitney Retrospective.

10. What are some of Irwin's views regarding this philosophy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Irwin attended several art institutes.

Part 1) Describe these art institutes. Why did he attend them? What did he learn by attending them? Overall, were his experiences positive? Why or why not?

Part 2) How did this time in school affect his work? What did he learn about himself? How did this schooling affect his opinion of art? Why?

Part 3) Do you believe all artists should attend some sort of post-secondary institution? Why or why not? Would Irwin agree with you? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Robert moves to Europe.

Part 1) Describe this move to Europe. What does he learn while in Europe? Could he have learned this in the states? Why or why not?

Part 2) What does the reader learn about Irwin during this time? How does this time influence him later in life?

Part 3) Would you ever want to live outside the U.S.? If so, where and why? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 3

Critics have a difficult time pinning Irwin to one style.

Part 1) Describe the various styles to which Irwin had been temporarily pinned. How does his work reflect each of these styles?

Part 2) Why is it so difficult to pin Irwin to one style? Does Irwin want to be pinned? Why or why not? Why do critics want to pin him to one style?

Part 3) How important are various styles of art? Is it necessary for one to create a specific style of art in a specific genre and medium? Why or why not?

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