Paintings - Made In The U.S.A. or Not? Quiz

Answer: Made In The USA

Jackson Pollack is the American painter most famous for his abstract "drip" paintings. "Autumn Rhythm (Number 30)" was created in 1950 in New York. Like many of Pollack's works, it is located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Answer: Not In The USA

"Guernica" was painted in Paris, France by Pablo Picasso. The controversial piece of art was in response to air raid bombing of the Spanish city of Guernica conducted on behalf of Spain's Francisco Franco. The Spanish Nationalist air attack used planes and pilots from Germany and Italy. The priceless painting has become a symbol of the vicious brutality of war.

Answer: Made In The USA

No tricks here, "American Gothic" was painted in the United States by Grant Wood. The 1930 memorable painting showcases a farmer holding a pitchfork and his wife or daughter by his side. In the background of the Midwest-themed piece of art is a Gothic styled home familiar in the United States in the early 20th Century.

Answer: Made In The USA

Andy Warhol created "Campbell's Soup Cans" in 1962 at his legendary studio he called The Factory. The American-made painting captured a series of the commercial soup cans and symbolized the pop art movement that became a theme of many of Andy's most famous works.

Answer: Not In The USA

The 1871 painting by James McNeil Whistler is considered by many to be an American classic piece of art since Whistler was born in the States. Originally named "Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1", the painting was NOT made in the United States as Whistler painted his mother wearing black in London where he lived most of his life.

Answer: Not In The USA

Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh created two still-life masterpieces called "Sunflowers" in 1888. The heavily yellow-themed painting is a collection of sunflowers in a vase. The original title of the artwork is "Tournesols" in French.

Answer: Made In The USA

One of the most recognized American paintings is Edward Hopper's "Nighthawks". The work shows a city diner after dark with three patrons and an employee behind the bar. The iconic painting captured the loneliness and feeling of isolation despite being in a large urban city. The painting is considered part of the American Realism movement.

Answer: Not In The USA

"The Meeting on the Turret Stairs" comes from Frederic William Burton and was painted in London in 1864. The watercolor painting was based on a Danish song. In the lyrics, a woman named Hellelil fell in love with her personal guard, Hildebrand, Prince of Engelland.

The painting was created by an Irish painter and captures the scene of Heilelil and Hildebrand secretly embracing before he leaves her to meet her family and prepares to die.

Answer: Made In The USA

Norman Rockwell's "Freedom From Want" is a classic slice of American rural life in the mid 20th Century. The painting was inspired by President Franklin Roosevelt's 1941 State of the Union address. In the artwork, we see a large family celebrating with a Thanksgiving turkey.

Answer: Not In The USA

"Water Lilies" was created by Claude Monet from France. The tranquil painting was inspired by the garden of the French Impressionist in 1919. His oil paintings in this series were given to the Musée de l'Orangerie.