2012-2013 JDSP Teacher Resource Packet - Milwaukee Art Museum

Artwork Selection Activities
The online selection is an opportunity to continue the Museum exploration in the classroom.
In helping students select their work of art, please note that works should
1. come from the Museum’s Collection (not one on loan to the Museum);
2. not be on paper, such as prints, drawings, photographs (look to paintings, decorative
arts, and sculpture);
3. be unique to each student (no two students should select the same artwork or the same
artist) to ensure an authentic experience, engaging presentations, and student
autonomy.
Further help students select the piece they will research through activities that draw
connections or otherwise engage the student in the work. The following projects also
provide the students with information that they can include in their final presentation:
World Events
o Explore what major world events occurred in the same year the artwork was made.
Artist
o Research the artist! Is there something in the artist’s life story that resonates with the
student
o Connect with other subjects such as language arts and write a research paper about
the artist—or the genre.
Artwork
o Visit the library or online to look closely at a reproduction of the artwork.
o Conduct an activity that allows students to create artwork in the same medium as
their selected artist; this can be used as a catalyst for the students’ aesthetic
responses or reproductions.
Lastly, teacher liaison sends a typed class list of students’ names and art object
selection to the docent liaison.
Tour 2: Antiquities to Contemporary
Background
This is the culminating art history–focused tour of the Junior Docent School Program. It is
designed to provide the students with an overview of art history from ancient to modern
times. (Think of it as a highlights tour of art history using the Museum’s Collection.)
Asian Art
6000 BCE–589 CE China
4500 BCE–500 CE Japan
4000 BCE–510 CE Indian subcontinent
Asian art includes art from the entire continent of Asia, but ancient Asian art usually refers
to the art from China, Japan, India, Korea, and the Southeast Asian nations, such as
Thailand, Cambodia, and Indonesia.
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