| Artists’ Influences
When you consider what influences your personality or habits, you might
come up with things like  the
area you live in, your family, the events happening in your life, the
people you associate with, and so on. Artists are influenced by those
very same factors when creating their art.
Artists are also influenced by other artists. Musicians, writers, filmmakers,
painters, and all types of artists often say that they are profoundly
influenced by the work of other artists. In this Art Quest, you will find
out which artist was influenced by Edgar Degas, whose Ballet Dancer
appears on the right.
Take a look at the work of the artists listed here by following the links,
then find out who influenced these artists. Write your answers on your
handout or a separate sheet of paper. Printable
Worksheet PDF
Elizabeth Murray
- Who are two of the artists who were influential to Elizabeth Murray
when she first came to New York? How about when the interview took place
(December 1987)? Scroll down to the question “Barry Kornbluh:
Which artists were most influential to you then?” Then scroll
down to “GM: Who are some of the artists working now who you like
or are influenced by?”
Interview
with Elizabeth Murray in December, 1987
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Who were Renoir’s first major influences?
Biography
from the Getty Center Web Site
Diego Rivera
- What Renaissance paintings influenced Diego Rivera? Whom did Rivera
want to reach with his paintings?
American
Masters. Diego Rivera
- What engraver for public broadsheets was an early influence on Rivera’s
art? What cubist painters influenced him early in his career?
Biography from the Tate
Collection Online
Mary Cassatt
- What Impressionist artist invited Mary Cassatt to exhibit with the
Impressionists and influenced her style?
Description
under self-portrait on metmuseum.org
Romare Bearden
- What type of music strongly influences the art of Romare Bearden?
How so?
Biography
from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery
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