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  1. The jitterbug is a dance—very fast, very complex—that came out of Harlem and was part of the swing craze of the late 1930s and 1940s. How does William Henry Johnson’s print re-create the speed and energy of the jitterbug?

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    Questions: - The jitterbug is a dance—very fast, very complex—that came out of Harlem and was part of the swing craze of the late 1930s and 1940s. How does William Henry Johnson’s print re-create the speed and energy of the jitterbug?
  2. What is the effect of the hard angles in the painting? What is the effect of their repetition?

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    Questions: - What is the effect of the hard angles in the painting? What is the effect of their repetition?
  3. What elements of graphic art, or even pop art (art that depicts scenes of everyday life using techniques of commercial art and illustration), do you see in this work?

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    Questions: - What elements of graphic art, or even pop art (art that depicts scenes of everyday life using techniques of commercial art and illustration), do you see in this work?