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1 The Fascinating Life of Aubrey Beardsley
Aubrey Beardsley's disturbing drawings have always fascinated me. I hope this quiz will be enjoyed by those who know his work - and will inspire those who don't - to look at his pictures!
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annamc
Apr 02 06
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2 Aubrey Beardsley
A quiz on the life of Aubrey Beardsley.
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10 Q
fringe
May 01 02
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Last Updated Nov 21 09 6:01 AM

Some sample questions from this category:

* How old was Beardsley when he died at Menton in the south of France?
* Beardsley became renowned for his dark and perverse images and his grotesque erotica. His most famous erotic drawings are the illustrations for which book?
* Although he was a member of Oscar Wilde's clique of aesthetes, Beardsley was heterosexual. He had an ongoing sexual relationship with a woman who miscarried (or aborted) his child in 1892. Who was she?
* When his friend Oscar Wilde was convicted of sodomy and sent to jail, Aubrey Beardsley was dismissed from his job at the magazine, whose owners did not want their image tarnished. What contributions by Oscar Wilde had been published in the magazine during Beardsley's editorship?
* Beardsley's fame was established when he became art editor for a quarterly magazine. The venomous elegance of his startling black-and-white drawings made the journal an overnight sensation. What was its name?


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