PT111.S2.P2.Q9

PrepTest 111 - Section 2 - Passage 2 - Question 9

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Spotlight · Romare Bearden's paintings were innovative and explored African-American experience
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Bearden's style · Combined elements of painting and collage
Showed how commonplace subjects can change based on techniques of artist.
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Bearden's portrayal of African-American life · Painted grim scenes of hardships of 1930
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Impact of Bearden's portrayal · Moved beyond "protest painting" and showed individual suffering
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Another aspect of Bearden's style · Muted colors to suggest melancholy or despair
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Other kinds of paintings from Bearden · Religious ceremony, musical performance, family life
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Bearden's goal · Wanted to reveal depth of African-American experience
Passage Style
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depicted general scenes ██ ██████ ████████ ███ █████ █████████

This is supported as a description of typical protest painting, because Bearden “moved beyond” protest painting by showing individual suffering. This indicates that typical protest painting showed more general suffering, not individual suffering.

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b

portrayed solitary figures ██ ████████ ████████████

The author tells us that Bearden “moved beyond” protest painting to show instances of individual suffering. This suggests that the typical protest painting did not show instances of individual suffering, but rather, more general examples of suffering. We have no reason to think typical protest painting involved solitary figures in abstract surroundings.

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c

challenged the traditional ██████████ ████████ ██ ████████

The author tells us that Bearden “moved beyond” protest painting to show instances of individual suffering. This suggests that the typical protest painting did not show instances of individual suffering, but rather, more general examples of suffering. We have no reason to think the typical protest painting challenged traditional techniques.

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d

emphasized the experiences ██ ███████ █████████ ██████ ███ █████ ██████████

The author tells us that Bearden “moved beyond” protest painting to show instances of individual suffering. This suggests that the typical protest painting did not show instances of individual suffering, but rather, more general examples of suffering. (D) doesn’t fit as a description of protest paintings because Bearden’s own work also emphasized experiences of African American during the Great Depression. But his work wasn’t the typical protest painting.

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e

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The author tells us that Bearden “moved beyond” protest painting to show instances of individual suffering. This suggests that the typical protest painting did not show instances of individual suffering, but rather, more general examples of suffering. We have no reason to think typical protest paintings involved showing effects on individuals.

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