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Childe Hassam, Yankee Impressionist

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Art World Figures : Childe Hassam, Yankee Impressionist

Introduction:
"Childe Hassam pioneered French Impressionism in American painting."


1. What was Hassam's real first name?
    Horace
    Poindexter
    Hiram
    Frederick


2. Where was he born?
    Providence, R.I.
    Parsippany, N.J.
    Dorchester, Mass.
    Hartford, Conn.


3. Hassam was related to Nathaniel Hawthorne.
    True
    False


4. What was Hassam's ancestry?
    French
    Irish
    English
    Middle Eastern


5. What work did Hassam do in his teens?
    surveying
    draftsmanship
    insurance clerk
    journalist


6. What symbol did he add to his signature in the mid-1880's?
    a camel
    a Star of David
    a crescent moon
    a turban


7. What nickname did he give himself?
    Muley
    Abdul
    Achmed
    Ismail


8. Who did he marry?
    Elaine Garson
    Sarah McDonahugh
    Kathleen Maud Doane
    Rebecca Brown


9. Starting in 1886, how many years did he and his wife stay in Paris?
    six
    seven
    ten
    three


10. What artist first rented the Montmartre studio Hassam worked in?
    Manet
    Seurat
    Monet
    Renoir


11. After his stay in Paris, where did Hassam settle?
    New York City
    Philadelphia
    Boston
    Providence


12. What Newport, R.I. landmark did he once paint?
    Marble House
    The Breakers
    Trinity Church
    Viking Tower


13. What poet-innkeeper let Hassam the use of her garden for painting?
    Amy Lowell
    Hilda Doolittle
    Sara Teasdale
    Celia Thaxter


14. What subject did Hassam paint that was revelant in the time he did it?
    the Titanic
    American flags
    the Statue of Liberty
    the Woolworth building


15. What was Hassam's lifespan?
    1872-1922
    1869-1920
    1859-1935
    1870-1919


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