Seeing Art in a Historical Context: An activity to promote visual literacy
Seeing Art in a Historical Context: An activity to promote visual literacy
Seeing Art in a Historical Context: An activity to promote visual literacy
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Visual Literacy Activity/Graphic Organizer SAAM Education<br />
Contemporary<br />
Craft<br />
Folk <strong>Art</strong>:<br />
Beyond the<br />
Everyday<br />
From a Birm<strong>in</strong>gham Jail: MLK<br />
1996<br />
L'Merchie Frazier<br />
silk, pho<strong>to</strong> transfer, gel medium, dyes, and beads<br />
40 x 42 <strong>in</strong>. (101.6 x 106.7 cm)<br />
2002.41<br />
http://americanart.si.edu/images/2002/2002.41_1a.jpg<br />
Miss Liberty Celebration<br />
1987<br />
Malcah Zeldis<br />
oil on corrugated cardboard<br />
54 1/2 x 36 1/2 <strong>in</strong>. (138.4 x 92.7 cm)<br />
1988.74.14<br />
http://americanart.si.edu/images/1988/1988.74.14_1a.jpg<br />
Game Fish<br />
1988<br />
Larry Fuente<br />
mixed media<br />
51 1/2 x 112 1/2 x 10 3/4 <strong>in</strong>. (130.8 x 285.6 x 27.3 cm)<br />
1991.61<br />
http://americanart.si.edu/images/1991/1991.61_1a.jpg<br />
Fan Quilt, Mt. Carmel<br />
1893<br />
Residents of Bourbon County, Kentucky<br />
mixed media<br />
85 x 72 1/4 <strong>in</strong>. (215.9 x 183.5 cm.)<br />
1987.80<br />
http://americanart.si.edu/images/1987/1987.80_1a.jpg<br />
Free With<strong>in</strong><br />
Ourselves:<br />
African<br />
American<br />
<strong>Art</strong>ists<br />
Café<br />
ca. 1939-1940<br />
William H. Johnson<br />
oil on paperboard<br />
36 1/2 x 28 3/8 <strong>in</strong>.<br />
1967.59.669<br />
http://americanart.si.edu/images/1967/1967.59.669_1a.jpg<br />
Even<strong>in</strong>g Attire<br />
1922<br />
James VanDerZee<br />
gelat<strong>in</strong> silver pr<strong>in</strong>t on paper mounted on paperboard<br />
sheet: 10 x 8 <strong>in</strong>.<br />
1994.57.3<br />
http://americanart.si.edu/images/1994/1994.57.3_1a.jpg<br />
From Sea <strong>to</strong><br />
Sh<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Sea:<br />
American<br />
Landscapes<br />
High Cliff, Coast of Ma<strong>in</strong>e<br />
1894<br />
W<strong>in</strong>slow Homer<br />
oil on canvas<br />
30 1/4 x 38 1/4 <strong>in</strong>.<br />
1909.7.29<br />
http://americanart.si.edu/images/1909/1909.7.29_1a.jpg<br />
Golden Gate Bridge<br />
1934<br />
Ray Strong<br />
oil on canvas<br />
44 1/8 x 71 3/4 <strong>in</strong>.<br />
1965.18.50<br />
http://americanart.si.edu/images/1965/1965.18.50_1a.jpg<br />
A House<br />
Divided<br />
(Civil War)<br />
The Sick Soldier<br />
ca. 1863<br />
Studio of Mathew B. Brady<br />
albumen pr<strong>in</strong>t on paper mounted on paperboard<br />
sheet and image: 5 5/8 x 7 7/8 <strong>in</strong>.<br />
1994.91.32<br />
http://americanart.si.edu/images/1994/1994.91.32_1a.jpg<br />
A Visit from the Old Mistress<br />
1876<br />
W<strong>in</strong>slow Homer<br />
oil on canvas<br />
18 x 24 <strong>in</strong>.<br />
1909.7.28<br />
http://americanart.si.edu/images/1909/1909.7.28_1a.jpg<br />
Lat<strong>in</strong>o <strong>Art</strong> and<br />
Culture<br />
Vaquero<br />
modeled 1980/cast 1990<br />
Luis Jiménez<br />
acrylic urethane, fiberglass, steel armature<br />
199 x 114 x 67 <strong>in</strong>.<br />
1990.44<br />
http://americanart.si.edu/images/1990/1990.44_1a.jpg<br />
El Chandelier<br />
1988<br />
Pepón Osorio<br />
mixed media<br />
60 7/8 x 42 <strong>in</strong>. (154.6 x 106.7 cm) diam.<br />
1995.40<br />
http://americanart.si.edu/images/1995/1995.40_1a.jpg<br />
http://American<strong>Art</strong>.si.edu<br />
Smithsonian American <strong>Art</strong> Museum<br />
For <strong>in</strong>formation contact: Education Staff<br />
Smithsonian American <strong>Art</strong> Museum, Education Office<br />
Phone: 202-275-2323<br />
E-Mail: SAAMEdStaff@si.edu
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