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Write a 200- to 300-word response to the following: In your own
words, summarize why Kenneth Clark’s interpretation of the African
mask is ethnocentric.
Consider the comparison Clark makes with Greek sculpture in your
summary.
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ART 101 Week 2 CheckPoint Art and Intention
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CheckPoint: Art and Intention
Discussion and debate have always marked the reception of art. This
CheckPoint focuses on two works of art that are currently regarded as
masterpieces, but were initially met with controversy.
Resource: Ch. 4 of A World of Art
Write a 200- to 300-word summary that answers the following:
Summarize the reaction to Michelangelo’s David and Marcel
Duchamp’s Nude Descending a Staircase.
What was objectionable about each work?