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                                             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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