Artist Appreciation Series (elementary [fifth and sixth grades], middle and high school levels; adult audiences)
NPG Education Associates visit classrooms or community centers to conduct a 90-minute session that explores the life, times, and work of an artist represented in the NPG collection. Sessions begin with a visual analysis of a reproduction of a portrait or self-portrait by the artist. This analysis becomes the springboard for a conversation about the portrait and the artist—enhanced by biographical information and a discussion about the artist’s use of materials and techniques. Participants use similar materials to create a portrait in the style of the featured artist. Several activities for each artist are offered. Activities may be condensed and presented in one session, or extended over a period of several days or weeks. NPG supplies all required tools and materials for the related art projects. The Artist Appreciation Series is designed for use as a self-contained art history and fine-art production unit or as an enrichment to existing curriculum.
Artists and portraiture media featured in this series include:
Romare Bearden (collage)
Alexander Calder (wire sculpture)
Mary Cassatt (printmaking and pastels)
Marsden Hartley (symbolic self-portraiture)
Jacob Lawrence (storytelling with cut paper)
Marisol (mixed-media sculpture)
Georgia O'Keeffe (painting the organic)
Horace Pippin (still life)
Beatrice Wood (clay sculpture)
CONTACT US Phone: (202) 275-1824 FAX: (202) 275-1904 E-mail: NPGEducation@si.edu Mailing Address:
Office of Education National Portrait Gallery P.O. Box
37012
Victor Building, Suite 8300, MRC 973
Washington, D.C. 20013-0712
The Smithsonian has twenty five education offices through out its museums, offices and centers. Each office coordinates with educators to enhance teaching with museum education and give direct access to primary sources.
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