Read Which Is the Most Influential Work of Art Of the Last 100 Years(Plagens, Peter, Newsweek, 7/2/2007, Vol. 150, Issue 2) and review ‘Picasso and American Art’ (Associated Press, 2006). These resources better explain how artists were influenced and inspired by other artists, social influences and cultures, including Picasso himself while painting “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon”. Write a 1-2 page paper discussing the following topics:

• How art was understood, appreciated and shared historically, both by artists and the general public
• How the discovery and appreciation of art has changed due to advances in technology
• How social and political happenings have influenced artists

You may use resources from the Rasmussen library. Use APA format for proper citation.

Grading Rubric:

Your project will be graded using the rubric below:

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Failed to provide a general introduction

Gave a brief introduction, but needs to provide more detail and information

Gave a thorough introduction

Gave a strong, in-depth introduction

Failed to identify how art was understood, appreciated and shared historically both by artists and the general public

Briefly mentioned a how art was understood, appreciated and shared historically both by artists and the general public

Identified and presented factual information regarding how art was understood, appreciated and shared historically both by artists and the general public

Identified and thoroughly analyzed how art was understood, appreciated and shared historically both by artists and the general public

Failed to identify how the discovery and appreciation of art has changed due to advances in technology

Briefly mentioned how the discovery and appreciation of art has changed due to advances in technology

Identified and presented factual information regarding how the discovery and appreciation of art has changed due to advances in technology

Identified and thoroughly analyzed how the discovery and appreciation of art has changed due to advances in technology

Failed to analyze how social and political happenings have influenced artists

Briefly mentioned how social and political happenings have influenced artists

Identified and presented factual information regarding how social and political happenings have influenced artists

Identified and thoroughly analyzed how social and political happenings have influenced artists

Failed to give a conclusion

Gave a brief conclusion, but needs to provide more detail and information

Gave a thorough conclusion

Gave a strong, insightful conclusion