During the mid-twentieth century, artists of the New York School (Pollock, Rothko, deKooning) began to rethink the relationship between art and life, which led them to explore painting styles other than the representational and narrative. What important factor motivated them to do this?

The horrors of World War II.

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When a building or room has free-standing columns around it, it is said to be

a. archaic. b. crenellated. c. Ionic. d. peristyle.

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Using a steel framework with masonry sheathing, the ________, designed by Louis Sullivan, is thought by many to be the first genuinely modern building.

A. Chrysler Building B. Wainwright Building C. Lever House D. Crystal Palace

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