Self-study
P1
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Spotlight ·
Romare Bearden's paintings were innovative and explored African-American experience
P2
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Bearden's style ·
Combined elements of painting and collage
Showed how commonplace subjects can change based on techniques of artist.
P3
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Bearden's portrayal of African-American life ·
Painted grim scenes of hardships of 1930
Impact of Bearden's portrayal ·
Moved beyond "protest painting" and showed individual suffering
Another aspect of Bearden's style ·
Muted colors to suggest melancholy or despair
P4
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Other kinds of paintings from Bearden ·
Religious ceremony, musical performance, family life
Bearden's goal ·
Wanted to reveal depth of African-American experience
Passage Style
Single position
Spotlight
7.
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This doesn’t capture the part of the passage about Bearden’s artistic techniques. So it’s too narrow to be the main point. It’s also not clear that Bearden was “unique” in portraying happier periods. His artwork was unique, but that doesn’t imply the specific aspect of portraying happier periods was unique.
b
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This best captures the main point, which is that
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The main point isn’t about Bearden’s expansion of painting techniques available to other artists. It’s about Bearden’s own work and what it shows. (C) has the wrong emphasis.
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Not supported, because we’re never told that other artists of Bearden’s time were interested mainly in sociological observation. Since (D) isn’t supported, it can’t be the main point.
e
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Not supported, because the passage never suggests that Bearden is less well known for his chronicling of the African-American experience. Since (E) isn’t supported, it can’t be the main point.