ARRANGEMENT IN GREY AND BLACK
by James Abbot McNeill Whistler 1834-1903
1. Why was Whistler living in Russia when he was a child? ________________________________
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2. Why did Whistler leave his home country America and go to France? _____________________
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3. What was the name of his first successful painting? ____________________________________
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4. Why do you think he named many of his paintings after musical terms? _____________________
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5. Describe the two sides of his personality. ___________________________________________
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6. Why did he name the painting of his mother Arrangement in Grey and Black? _______________
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7. Where could you go to see this painting today? ______________________________________
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8. Which of his works is a painting of a fireworks display? (Look in the biography at Olga's Gallery.)
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