FINE ARTS SURVEY
McDonogh 35 College Preparatory School
T. Kawamura
4th Quarter Major Project
Artist Research Project
You must staple this sheet as a front cover of your research paper
Name _____________________________________________
Artist’s Full Name ____________________________________
Period: ________________
Country_____________
Direction: Choose one artist from the list below and write a research paper. The following is the
guideline for the research paper. The research paper must follow the order according to the guideline,
and contain relevant information. Your research paper must be typed.
List of the artists:
Marc Chagall
Leonardo da Vinci
Francisco de Goya
Frida Kahlo
Jacob Lawrence
Jan van Eyck
Henri Matisse
Paul C’ezanne
Claude Monet
Clementine Hunter
Andy Warhol
Georgia O’Keefe
Georges Seurat
Pablo Picasso
Andrew Wyeth
Vincent van Gogh
Paul Gauguin
Edward Munch
William H. Johnson
Edgar Degas
1)
Biographical Info:
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2)
Full name of the artist:
Place/date of birth:
Place/date of death:
Primary type of artwork (ex: painting? drawing? sculpture? printmaking? ceramics)
Short definition of that style or period (Impressionism, Cubism, Fauvism, Realism, etc. see
Artlex or Artcyclopedia).
Interesting/Personal information on the artist
Three other artists who work in this style (from the time period of the artist - or contemporary
artists working in this same style).
Favorite Quote:
Biography Resources (minimum of one-use authoritative sites and books). Include author, title,
date, URL (for sites), publisher (for books), page numbers.
IMAGES (find a portrait or photograph and five works and COPY AND PASTE each image):
 Portrait or Photograph of artist (find one online or scanned from book)
 Five (5) images of the artist's work.
For each image type the following information by the image:
1. Title:
Date:
Media:
Location (museum/collection):
URL/ site name (or book source if scanned):
2. Title:
Date:
Media:
Location (museum/collection):
URL/ site name (or book source if scanned):
3. Title:
Date:
Media:
Location (museum/collection):
URL/ site name (or book source if scanned):
4. Title:
Date:
Media:
Location (museum/collection):
URL/ site name (or book source if scanned):
5. Title:
Date:
Media:
Location (museum/collection):
URL/ site name (or book source if scanned):
Size:
Size:
Size:
Size:
Size:
3)
Critique:
Choose one of the pieces you selected for images and write a criticism:
Criticism should be consisted with 4 components: Description, Analysis, Interpretation, Judgment, each
component must have relevant information.
4)
Timeline :
List at least three (3) key world events that may have influenced this artist.
Sources for timeline: Minimum of one-use authoritative sites and books. Include author, title, date, URL
(for sites), publisher (for books), page numbers.