L2：
1. What is the lecture mainly about（多选题）
Hassam’s influence on artists who immigrated to the United States
An aspect of Hassam’s body of work that distinguished him from other
Impressionist painters in the United States
A critical period in Hassam rise to prominence as an Impressionist painter Relationships between the elements in some of Hassam’s paintings
2. what does the professor imply when he discusses the Industrial Age
Many European Impressionists immigrated to the United States during this era.
Growing populations in cities led to an increased consumer demand for artworks
U.S. Impressionists wanted their paintings to offer relief from certain aspects of city life.
Many U.S. Impressionists permanently moved to the countryside when the cities got overcrowded.
3. what is the professor’s attitude regarding the paintings that Hassam made on Appledore Island
He thinks they are more interesting than Hassamfs New York City paintings.
He is surprised that they do not include more people.
He is impressed by how many of them there are.
He doubts that they were actually painted outside.
4. According to the professor, how does Hassam unite the images in his painting The Breakfast Room, Winter Morning（多选题）
By placing them to suggest the presence of a geometric shape
By reflecting sunlight off of interior spaces
By including natural objects from the outdoors in an indoor setting
By strategically repeating the use of certain colors
5. According to the professor, what idea does Hassam suggest by obscuring the Flatiron Building behind a curtain in The Breakfast Room，Winter Morning
The need to control the extent to which modernity invades people’s lives
The mysterious forces driving New York City’s growth
The challenge of earning a living in a big city
The difficulty of maintaining a sense of permanence in a changing world
6. what does the professor mean when he says this
The midwestem United States was not visually interesting to most Impressionist
painters.
The effect of sunlight on painters’ subjects varies significantly from place to place. Hassam was strongly influenced by his environment when he painted The Breakfast Room.
Hassam relied on feedback from other New York City artists to improve his work
