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Reading Explorer 3 Unit 11B

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    Visual Pioneers - Seeing the Light
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  • Although celebrated in her _______ country, Tarsila do Amaral is relatively unknown outside Brazil.
    native
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  • Tarsila do Amaral first developed a love for art after her parents sent her to study in Spain. Later, she ________ in Paris.
    settled
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  • New approaches to art - more abstract, less realistic forms - were continuing to ______ Tarsila after she returned to Brazil from Paris.
    influence
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  • Approaches to Art in Brazil around the mid-1800s were relatively __________.
    conservative
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  • Traditional European art _______ featured natural, religious or historical scenes in soft colours.
    styles
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  • Tarsila's images ____ Brazil's diverse identity - a mix of native, African, and European peoples.
    reflect
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  • Vivian Maier, born in New York City, 1926, is the daughter of French and Austrian __________.
    immigrants
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  • Maier's black and white images mostly portray ______ life.
    urban
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  • Vivian kept most of her negatives and a few prints in boxes in a rented _______ space in Chicago.
    storage
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  • John Maloof, realising the quality of the images, added a ________ of Maier's photographs to an image-sharing website.
    selection
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  • Why do you think artists may keep their work hidden from the public?
    Maybe they are afraid of rejection and criticism; they might feel that they are creating something for themselves only
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  • What are the pros and cons of making an artist famous after they die?
    P:artist’s family feels proud/gets money, artist’s hometown is famous C: the artist doesn’t get the recognition they deserve, subject may not want fame
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  • Name an artist you know. Are they alive or dead? What type of art do they create?
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