Question 1
In their paintings, Aschcan painters often took on the role of the
flaneur, the
◦ nonparticipant observer of contemporary life.
◦ the active, involved participant in urban life.
◦ street criminal.
◦ the slum dweller, who is not noticed by anyone.
Question 2
Instead of thinking of 19th-century Paris as a city of gloom with dark and filthy streets and slums rife with social disorganization, our image is of broad boulevards, of street festivals, and of happy people walking down the boulevards or congregating in cafes and restaurants. This image is powerfully influenced by
◦ Charles Dickens
◦ Karl Marx
◦ Jane Austen
◦ the Impressionists