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Meet the Masters
I. Introduction to Meet the Masters Acknowledgements ----------------------------------------------------Introduction -------------------------------------------------------------Program Synopsis ------------------------------------------------------Job Description - Meet the Masters Volunteer ----------------------Framework --------------------------------------------------------------Development of Meet the Masters -----------------------------------II. Presentation of Prints Presentation Techniques -----------------------------------------------Hints for a Successful Presentation ----------------------------------About the Artists --------------------------------------------------------About the Prints ---------------------------------------------------------Additional Questions ---------------------------------------------------Evaluating Your Visit --------------------------------------------------Sample Presentations ---------------------------------------------------III. Description of Prints and Artists Kindergarten -----------------------------------------------------------Pre-First ------------------------------------------------------------------First Grade --------------------------------------------------------------Second Grade -----------------------------------------------------------Third Grade -------------------------------------------------------------Fourth Grade -----------------------------------------------------------Fifth Grade --------------------------------------------------------------IV. Appendix Original/Reproduction -------------------------------------------------Grade Level Characteristics--------------------------------------------Periods of Art -----------------------------------------------------------Elements of Art ----------------------------------------------------------Principles of Design ----------------------------------------------------Glossary of Art Terms --------------------------------------------------Suggested Reading List ------------------------------------------------V. 223 224 226 230 234 235 241 16 45 74 103 134 163 192 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 2 3 4 5 6
Index of Artists and Prints -------------------------------------------- 243 i.
Meet the Masters
This manual is designed as an introduction to the Meet the Masters program and as a useful reference. The information on the following pages has been prepared to aid you in understanding your role and responsibilities in the program. It will also help you to discover techniques to use in the classroom with the children. REMEMBER that your function as a Meet the Masters volunteer is to guide the children on an adventure in seeing. It is not to present a general survey of art. The teacher is to remain in the classroom during your presentation. Above all, you and the children should have an enjoyable experience in the world of art. Through this program and your involvement with the children, you will find that learning to appreciate fine art is worthwhile and fun.
Meet the Masters
Program Synopsis
WHAT IS IT? Meet the Masters is a volunteer art history and art appreciation program intended to acquaint children with the world of art. Meet the Masters seeks to cultivate a sustained awareness and interest in art by exposing children to selected prints. WHO ARE THE MEET THE MASTERS VOLUNTEERS? Volunteers are members of the community, parents and grandparents, who have a genuine interest and enthusiasm for bringing fine art to the young. No teaching or art experience is required. WHAT DO VOLUNTEERS DO? Trained volunteers make presentations on the lives and works of master artists in the classroom. These presentations, using reproductions of the artists' major works, last about 20-30 minutes. Each classroom will have a Meet the Masters presentation about every six weeks. HOW ARE VOLUNTEERS TRAINED? Training workshops in the fall prepare volunteers for their school experiences. A prepared packet of information on the artist and the print are provided, including sample questions for discussion with the class. WHY IS MEET THE MASTERS IMPORTANT? Awareness of art is important for all children, not just a privileged few. For some children, this will be their only exposure to fine art. Children who are exposed to art appreciation will become the adults who support the arts and art institutions in the future. Meet the Masters promotes an awareness of the arts in our community. Through the increased activity and interest of volunteers, parents, faculty members, and administrators, knowledge of the arts will be expanded.
Meet the Masters Meet the Masters Volunteer Meet the Masters is an art history and appreciation program for elementary students. Meet the Masters volunteers are guides for students as they embark on their adventure into the world of art. DUTIES: The Meet the Masters volunteer works under the direction of and in cooperation with the volunteer coordinator. By presenting prints of fine art to classes. and classroom teachers. Meet the Masters volunteers help students understand and appreciate works of art. Highlighting significant aspects of artists' style and life.their differences and similarities. creative flair. Activities include some of the following: Presenting pairs of art prints to classes of students. punctuality and reliability. NOTE:Pre-service training will be provided for Meet the Masters volunteers. interest in art. Leading student discussions about the art prints . ability to relate to students. shapes. texture and movement. Pointing out the artists' use of color. art. Helping students to look at the art prints with understanding and sensitivity. Encouraging students to examine their opinions about art. QUALIFICATIONS: Clear speaking voice. 4 .
Volunteers should choose the information that they feel would catch the children's interest. The subject matter of these prints fit into the following categories: Kindergarten: Pre-First: Grade One: Grade Two: Grade Three: Grade Four: Grade Five: Pictures are Fun Self The Family Adventure City and Country We All Lead Different Lives American History: Living in America The program has been designed to accommodate five or six classroom visits. This is acceptable. They are designed to bring out differences and similarities in the prints. Each print has an information sheet to guide the volunteer in the presentation. 5 .not to be read to the children. The information should be enough for the volunteer to lead the class discussion comfortably. Related activities have been included with the information as a follow-up exercise for classroom teachers to use as enrichment at their discretion. Prints of major artworks have been selected to complement the Social Studies curriculum at each grade level. or the class discussion may lead to an entirely different point. These questions are only suggestions. There is a description of the artwork provided for the volunteer. Included is a short biography of the artist. Sample questions for discussion are provided for each pair of prints. This summary points out the style and details of the print. This is designed to inform the volunteer . The questions may be about style.Meet the Masters Framework for Meet the Masters Meet the Masters has been organized for use in Kindergarten through Grade Five. feelings or may relate to the Social Studies' curriculum. There are no right or wrong answers. Some volunteers may find that they may like to add questions of their own. subject matter. During each visit the volunteer will present two prints to the class. These 'pairs' have been selected for interesting discussion about the Social Studies' topic and the artwork itself. The idea is to look at and talk about artwork.
To provide community-conscious volunteers with a means of improving the quality of life for themselves. art appreciation has been addressed at the district level in the Meet the Masters Program. Many educators. Art appreciation is viewed as an important and integral part of the art program in Florida and Broward County. These presentations also help children to develop an appreciation and understanding of social and historical influences on art. To develop personal creativity in the children. To help build art audiences and patrons of the future . These programs have had a common goal . Specifically. interested community leaders and parents believe that a strong need still exists for more art appreciation programs in our schools.Arts and Crafts/Art Appreciation. To value art as an important real and human experience. Students need many experiences interacting with works of art produced by masters from the past as well as the present. 6 . Art is an essential part of the curriculum for all students. At the high school level art appreciation is integrated into all art courses.Meet the Masters Development of Meet the Masters For several years. 2. especially at the elementary level. At the elementary level. the community has worked with principals and teachers on plans and ideas to bring additional art programs into Broward County Schools. The goal of the Meet the Masters program is to present an art appreciation program to elementary school children by volunteers associated with participating schools. 3. At the middle school level art appreciation is an integral part of the scope and sequence and is reflected in the course title .to enrich and add to the existing art programs. School districts nationally have found that an art appreciation program with volunteers presenting the language and concepts of art in elementary classrooms to be a valuable adjunct to the art curriculum offered. To acquaint students with well-known artists and their works. their families. 5. 4. Meet the Masters is designed: To develop in children an appreciation of art by helping them learn to look at various kinds of artwork. and 6. Specific periods or styles of art are featured so children may gain knowledge of man's visual heritage.. and their community in general. The Meet the Masters volunteers will introduce selected artists and their paintings.as an integral part of our culture. l. The elementary art teachers provide a two and three-dimensional program of study which incorporates art appreciation weekly.
the artist can speak to people all over the world and that the cost is more reasonable etc. Do some pre-planning and purposefully look at the picture. If the children's participation and comments make it necessary. There are no wrong answers or feelings. 3. A painting can tell us a story in a language we all understand. 6. On your first visit. Lead the class in describing the picture. form. They could visit local art galleries or check out art books from the library. 8.Meet the Masters II. Mention that more people can enjoy it. Use the Dialogue Technique. You might begin your talk with a question to show the class that this is a conversational situation. and your purpose for being there. 5. 7. Mention that the size of a reproduction is not the size of the original. You might ask "What do you think?" or "Let's see if we can find out. 4. Don't be afraid to say you don't know the answer." 7 . When you are confident and prepared you will feel relaxed. Prepare your presentation with the age of the children in mind. See Appendix. not a lecture. 11. 2. Remember you are sharing art for enjoyment. (See Appendix) 10. tell the children who you are.line. Be sure of what you want to lead the children into discovering in the picture. The best presentation begins with genuine enthusiasm. Review the major points of your presentation with the children. Your prepared presentation should be close to 15 minutes. See the grade level characteristics in the appendix. Help children understand that the artist is communicating with them through visual language to tell how he feels and what he is trying to express. you will be prepared. Be as creative and original in your approach as you can. and texture. by asking questions such as: What do you see in the picture? How do you feel about the picture? What colors do you see? Why do you think the artist used that color to show this? 9. Lead children to discover the elements of art . not the original. 13. Be sure to ask if there are any questions after presenting each picture. Take time to prepare your talk. Discuss the purpose and need for reproductions. Emphasize that what you are showing is a reproduction. Give a talk. Always include a summary at the end of your presentation. Presentation of Prints Presentation Techniques 1. color. This will make it possible for you to be flexible in changing the order of your talk. Encourage them to express their honest opinions. Be sure to tell the students that one of the most important things about a painting is that no one can tell us what we should think about it. Encourage the children to explore pictures on their own. Also ask for questions at the end of the total presentation. 12.
7. Visit the classrooms to familiarize yourself with the physical arrangements. We can see how people lived and dressed in another age. 4. 8 . In the lower grades (K-2) the teachers may be willing to allow their students to draw. Do not hurry. Your presentation: 1. ask the teacher to make a seating chart so you may refer to it from time to time. 4. 2. 3. Never laugh at or ridicule the questions or opinions of the children. Contact the school if you cannot attend. Ask the classroom teacher if name tags or desk 'name plaques' will be supplied. drape cloth for paintings. Find out if your artist(s) relate to the class curriculum. After your presentation: Complete your evaluation form. If nametags are not possible. giving your ideas and suggestions. walk into the classroom. Take your time and be at ease. 2. 5. After knocking. Go over your proposed schedule and double check dates and times. set up a time to meet with these teachers. 3. Gather any props you want to use in your presentation. Speak distinctly and directly. If so. Sharing information helps everyone. Explain to the children that looking at fine art is an adventure in seeing. Being able to call the children by name will add to your success. BE SURE to show 2 or 3 of the children's drawings before you leave. Encourage the children to become involved. You want them to feel free to express themselves. As soon as you know your schedule of classes. Wear your nametag or Meet the Masters T-shirt. Show you're happy to be there. Put a reminder slip in the teacher's mailbox the week before your visit. Look at the teacher and the students. Have a smile on your face and in your voice. globe or map. 6. We can see people we will never meet. poems.Meet the Masters Hints For A Successful Presentation Preparing for your presentation: 1. 6. or other pictures by artists. Arrive at least 15 minutes early and sign in at the office. It can take us to places we've never been. Don't detract from your talk by reading notes or holding up a book. 8. Any additional research or hints can be put in the envelope on the back of the print. This is enjoyment time for the children and you. ask the teacher to make sure each child has crayons and paper when you arrive. Use the chalkboard to write the artist's name and title of the print. 7. 5.
Ask the children if they know the artist. This information was written for the adult volunteer. tell them the name and write it on the chalkboard in large letters. 9 . Place the artist in history." Remember to compare and contrast this artist to other artists from previous Meet the Masters presentations.Meet the Masters About The Artists A brief biographical sketch of each artist is included in this Meet the Masters manual. using historic events that children know. and how many children he had. Meet the Masters volunteers are encouraged to find out more about the artist and the print through their own research. A detailed biography is too boring for the students . not for the student.tell unusual facts about the artist's life. Children usually ask for this. "He was painting this picture when Columbus was discovering America. Tell the children if he was married. A duplicate of this information is also on the back of each print. Tell the artist's nationality and where he lived (use a map or globe). They will remember Michelangelo when they remember that he painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling while lying on his back. tell how he died. If not. Have the children look for the signature on the print. If information is available and appropriate. They will remember van Gogh when they remember that he cut off his ear. Remember personal tidbits bring the artist to life. work and personality. Have the children repeat the artist's name after listening to your pronunciation.
Ask the students to guess what they think is the title of the painting. Meet the Masters volunteers are encouraged to learn more about the print through their own research. They really enjoy this at any age and often come up with the exact title.? What is the focal point of the painting? (Where did the artist want the viewer to look and how did he accomplish this?) What feeling do they get from looking at this picture? Do they like the painting? Why? or Why not? How do the colors used affect the painting? For students in grades 3. etc. or portrait? Who were the models? What do the costumes tell us? Is there a theme taken from history.Meet the Masters About The Prints A short description of each print is included in this manual. Permit the class to enjoy looking at the picture before continuing. mythology or religion? 10 . the children sense a special excitement. Ask the students the following questions: What medium did the artist use . 4. A duplicate of this description is also on the back of each print. drape a large dark piece of cloth over the painting while discussing the artist's background. pencil.oil. For a little drama. watercolor. tempera on panel.) When was it painted? How long did it take to paint it? Was it finished? What was happening in the world or in the artist's life while it was being painted? What type of painting is it? Landscape. still life. When it is finally removed with a flourish. ask the following questions: Where is the original displayed? What medium and support were used? (Oil on canvas. Find a place to display the print (chalkboard ledge). and 5. When showing the print: Carry it around the room so the children can see it up close.
However. what does it tell us.) in the painting. etc. take a vote. to tell a story. or substitute other questions. ask what they think is inside. the following list may be of help: What is the subject of the painting? Why did the artist paint it? What did he/she want to say? To record an event or history. How does the painting make you feel? Why? Does the artist use perspective? Can you point to where he used it? Is there movement or motion in the painting? How do you think the people would move? What sound does this painting make? What clothes are the people wearing? How are they similar or different from yours? Do you think the artist is kidding us? Why? Do you see light? Do you see shadows? What colors are used for light and shadows? Do you like the painting? If not. Does the painting remind you of a place you have visited? If there is a container (box. Have the children name everything in the painting.Meet the Masters Additional Questions Questions have been provided for you to go with each set of pictures. or to suggest a feeling? What do you see first? Where does your eye move next? Does color have anything to do with this? Does line? Would you like to be inside the painting? Does the painting make you feel you are there or just watching? How does the artist accomplish this? Who are the people? Would you like to talk to them? What would you ask them? Does the picture tell a story? If so. Point to these repeated shapes in the pictures. how would you change it? What would happen if we turned the picture upside down? Would it look better or worse? What is your favorite color? Can you find it? It may be hiding or not mixed yet. Ask which is their favorite painting and why. building. Does this picture make you feel warm or cool? What colors make it feel warm? Cool? You can do the same for happy and sad colors. if you would like to add more questions. 11 . Look for repeated shapes and lines. exciting and calm colors.
punctual. . . I am not an art historian . workshops. . ARE THE CHILDREN LEARNING SOMETHING? ARE THE CHILDREN ENJOYING THEMSELVES? WILL THEY WANT ME TO COME BACK? 12 . . print and questions for discussion? Am I careful not to give misinformation if I don't know the answer? Did I say." rather than try to bluff it? INDIVIDUAL GROWTH Do I try to expand my own knowledge? Have I ever consulted the suggested reading? Do I attend gallery tours.? Do I take the time to acquaint myself with the art institutions in my community? REMEMBER .Meet the Masters Evaluating Your Visit SELF EVALUATION Do I enjoy myself and do I let the children know it? Do I stand and address the group with confidence? Does my voice carry to the back of the class? Do I dress neatly and unobtrusively? Do I avoid distracting mannerisms? Am I dependable. I am here to help the children learn to see. "I don't know. and accurate? ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE CHILDREN Is my vocabulary suitable for the age group? Can I relate what the children see to what they may know from their own experience? Do I let the children know that their own observations are valuable? Do I refrain from lecturing and encourage their participation in discussion? Am I flexible enough to follow their lead and interests in the discussion? Can I make the children really look at the painting? Do I compliment children for their participation in the discussion? PRESENTATION Do I plan my presentation? Do I include comparisons? Am I aware when to limit a discussion? Do I realize I can't possibly use all the materials? CONTENT Am I well acquainted with the information on the artist. etc.
he painted a series of pictures of children and country life. he worked as an illustrator for a magazine. After the Civil War. During the Civil War. he moved to Maine and began a series of watercolors of the sea and its people. everyone carefully look at the reproduction of Mr. Homer lived over 100 years ago. brushes (let them feel the brushes). The children especially enjoyed the discussion of colors and how they make you feel. Showed tools of the artist: watercolors.. Thank you! Karen Campbell Comments & Suggestions Keep it short and simple for 1st and 2nd graders. Today we are going to look at a watercolor painting by Winslow Homer Mr.C. In 1883. He was a famous American painter who lived in the East. D. Now. Discussed original painting/reproduction. "Breezing Up" is one of these paintings. palette knife. Make sure the children have ample time and opportunity to react to the painting. palette. What do you think 'breezing up' means? What do you see first? What colors did Mr. What do you think this painting is about? Do you see movement? What would be a good title? Tell title: Breezing Up.24" x 38") Initial presentation: I introduced the Masterpiece Program and myself.Meet the Masters Example of a presentation appropriate for 1st and 2nd grades. He was an illustrator for a magazine named Harper's Weekly. what would you hear? Do you like this painting? Why or why not? The original painting hangs in the National Gallery in Washington. Homer use? How do these colors make you feel? Would you like to be in the painting? Who are the people? What have they been doing? Would you like to talk to them? If the painting could make a sound. I hope if you are ever there. you will ask your parents to take you to see Breezing Up by Winslow Homer. Homer's painting and think about what you see. Breezing Up by Winslow Homer (Watercolor . 13 .
The painting we are going to talk about today is a portrait which Goya painted earlier in his career and not one of the nightmarish scenes! (Take drape off print.one says Alba and the other Goya. Sadly enough. He was found drawing with a lump of charcoal on the walls of his village in northern Spain. (Picasso is mentioned because the children had a chapter about him in their reading book and were quite interested in his life and work. 14 . It is painted with oil on canvas and is about 40" x 50.piece of velvet. piece of white satin. He moved into a house that became known as 'The Deaf Man's House. he painted dark paintings that showed the horror of war and nightmarish scenes. He loved to go to bullfights and ran around with a rather wild crowd.) He was successful as a court painter. he signed his name in a special way . Goya was very fond of women! The Duchess of Alba was attracted to Goya. he took his first art lessons from his father. Like Picasso.Meet the Masters Example of a presentation appropriate for 3rd and 4th grades. When Goya was 30 he got married.) According to legend. Goya's artistic talent was first noticed when he was a child. she also liked other men. Goya died at age 82. He was a court painter. Goya continued to run around with dancing girls. (Show painting of royal family with Goya in background. Portrait of Don Manuel by Francisco Goya (pronounced Goi-yah) The painting we are going to look at today is by Francisco Goya. He liked her. How old do you think he is? Look at his clothes. This means that he painted portraits of the King and the royal family. What fabric was used to make them? (Pass around fabrics . This really didn't change his lifestyle. However. He became ill. He was a great Spanish artist who lived 150 years ago. She wears two rings .) Try squinting and see if this helps you see the light and dark contrasts.at her feet in the sand he wrote 'Solo Goya' (only Goya). boxer and dancer.' (By this time both the Duchess of Alba and his wife were dead. From poverty he grew up to be one of Spain's greatest painters. his wild lifestyle came to an end. When Goya was 50. When he finally recovered." Who is this person? Is it a boy or girl? His name is Don Manuel.) At Deaf Man's House. he was deaf. While his wife stayed home and bore him 20 children. Goya did love his children very much. too. However. only 1 of the 20 lived to be an adult (show portrait of his grandson). This is what Goya looked like (show self-portrait). you can see it at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. swordsman. Like Picasso. musicians and matadors. If you go to New York. It is said that Goya was also a good singer. Do you see how Goya has drawn our attention to Don Manuel's pale face? His dark hair stands out against the brightly-lit background. piece of white lace. Goya was jealous! (Show portrait of Duchess. I have found it helpful to place a large dark piece of cloth over the print while discussing background information.) In this portrait of her. The children think it is very dramatic when the drape is finally removed!) Goya painted this when he was 41 years old. He was sick for a long time.
Does the scene look peaceful to you? Look at the black and white cat staring at the bird (a magpie). Brenda Rayman Materials brought into class for this presentation: Drape for print (large piece of dark fabric) Book . what pets would you like for Don Manuel to have? You will have a chance to do this on a paper I will leave for you. I'll look forward to seeing what pets you have given Don Manuel in your drawing. (in the sand at her feet) He has signed his name in an unusual way in this portrait too. What is the cat thinking? Look carefully. If you could talk to Don Manuel. who can tell me the name of the artist? Who can tell me the title of this painting? Thank you for being such a good audience. How many cats do you see? Some people think Goya painted the cat's evil expression as a way of telling about the evils of his day.'Francisco Goya' by Eric Young (to show other examples of his work) packet of fabrics magnifying glass Francisco Goya (written on large piece of paper) 15 . Before I leave. what would you ask him? Do you think Goya shows his love of children in this painting? If you were painting a portrait of Don Manuel.) I will leave the magnifying glass in your classroom so you can take a closer look. Can you tell me where? (Calling card in bird's beak. Continued Does the painting seem to glow to you? Do you think it might be the contrast of light and dark colors? Remember in the portrait of the Duchess of Alba that Goya signed his name in an unusual way.Meet the Masters Portrait of Don Manuel Presentation.
Check at your school for the specific order of print presentations.IN THE CIRCUS Portfolio B FRANKENTHALER . 16 .CYCLIST Portfolio F OVERSTREET . 1776 Portfolio E HOMER .FIGURE FIVE IN GOLD Prints are not presented in the order listed above.CORYELL'S FERRY.CHAMBON-sur-LAC PICKETT .BLUE ATMOSPHERE RENOIR . 1 POLLOCK .COMPOSITION Portfolio D CHAGALL .SNAP THE WHIP LINDNER .TRIDEM K Portfolio G PICASSO .PORTRAIT NO.JUSTICE AND PEACE VASARELY .IN THE MEADOW Portfolio C MIRO . Presentation of Prints Kindergarten Portfolio A KLEE .THE ENAMEL SAUCEPAN DEMUTH .HEAD OF A MAN MOILLIET .Meet the Masters III.
Meet the Masters 1233 KLEE. PAUL Head of a Man Kuntstmuseum. Basel 17 . LOUIS In the Circus Kunstmuseum. Basel 1361 MOILLIET.
Paul Klee was born in Switzerland. It is small and has many child-like symbols. PAUL (CLAY. The color is used to brighten and fill the painting. The artist was a serious student. PRINT . Klee's was "Learn how to look beyond the surface and get to the root of things. He left at least eight thousand. These symbols tell us how Klee sees the world and the people who live in it. He enjoyed history. a fine writer. some of Klee's early unsigned works were recognized as his because they were line drawings of cats. Paul) (1879-1940) HEAD OF A MAN KUNSTMUSEUM BASEL. He also enjoyed drawing." He thought we should think about and look closely at things. and teacher. The texture of this painting is flat. nine hundred and twenty-six works of art. He had an affection for cats as a child. He was well respected. Paul Klee was still a working artist when he died at the age of sixty. the son of a music teacher and a mother who liked to draw.Meet the Masters Kindergarten ARTIST: PRINT: KLEE. It has many squares of color. the sciences. musician.A favorite saying of Mr. PORTFOLIO A PAIRED WITH: MOILLIET IN THE CIRCUS 18 . This is shown in Head of a Man. and languages. In fact. SWITZERLAND Expressionism Date: 1922 Size: 16" x 15" Medium: Oil on cardboard ARTIST . The paint is applied evenly.
LOO-ee) (1880-1962) IN THE CIRCUS KUNSTMUSEUM BASEL. he took a trip to Tunisia with two other artists. In 1914.Meet the Masters Kindergarten ARTIST: PRINT: MOILLIET. His style was called "German Naturalism" which means he had a feeling for nature. Some parts of this painting are in a style called cubism.Louis Moillet was born in Switzerland. PRINT . LOUIS (MOI-yeh. He started painting and studying art as a young boy. The shapes are geometric and the colors are bright and almost see-through. PORTFOLIO A PAIRED WITH: KLEE HEAD OF A MAN 19 . which uses straight lines of different sizes and shapes. The trip helped them learn a lot about a technique called expressive abstraction that influenced 20th Century Art.In the Circus shows Moillet's talent in watercolors. SWITZERLAND School of Paris Date: 1914 Size: 78 3/4" x31" Medium: Oil on Canvas ARTIST . Klee and Gacke.
yellow combined with blue makes green. five. rectangular or triangular. red combined with blue makes purple. Which picture has more happening? 4.Meet the Masters Kindergarten KLEE . Do the colors make you feel warm? 2. 2. red combined with yellow makes orange. Is this a sad or happy clown in Moillet's In the Circus? 6. What do you see in the circus picture? 3. Combine it with one of the other primary colors to see what results you get. For example. Some pictures are made using box-like shapes.three. Do you think this is a happy or sad face in Klee's Head of a Man? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. four. Choose one primary color (red. whether square.HEAD OF A MAN MOILLIET . six of them. yellow or blue). What colors can you find in Head of a Man ? What shapes can you find in this picture? 5.IN THE CIRCUS QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Make boxes of different shapes out of paper and balance them . 20 .
HELEN Blue Atmosphere Collection of the Artist 1113 RENOIR.Meet the Masters 1410 FRANKENTHALER. PIERRE AUGUSTE In the Meadow Metropolitan Museum of Art New York 21 .
She paints color and form in a sensitive and powerful way. influenced her work. She uses her feelings to decide how a color is applied. Some areas of the canvas show through. The original of Blue Atmosphere is an immense canvas measuring 5' 10" x 9'. PRINT .Meet the Masters Kindergarten ARTIST: PRINT: FRANKENTHALER. Helen Frankenthaler has painted large. Tamayo. In Blue Atmosphere. Jackson Pollack and Wassily Kandinsky. The color that starts at the top also is used on the side and bottom of the painting. and allows paint to flow on the canvas. pushes.Helen Frankenthaler was born in New York City. HELL-en) (1928BLUE ATMOSPHERE COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST ) Abstract Impressionism Date: 1963 Size: 5'10" x 9' Medium: Acrylic Paints on Canvas ARTIST . Lately. She used freely flowing forms and emotional colors. The abstract artists. PORTFOLIO B PAIRED WITH: RENOIR IN THE MEADOW 22 . She learned about Cubist Art at Bennington College. This is one of the artist's first works using acrylic paints. HELEN (frank-en-THAL-er. we can see the basic way Helen Frankenthaler works. Frankenthaler's work is poetic. flat forms. We see how she spreads. She studied with a Mexican painter. Helen Frankenthaler painted with free flowing forms.In Blue Atmosphere. Atmosphere is the area surrounding the earth. Her work has the light movement that we often find in Oriental art.
PIERRE AUGUSTE (REN-wahr.Pierre Auguste Renoir was a very famous Impressionist painter. which give a different feeling from photographs. PEE-air. When Renoir was 21 years old. Renoir and the Impressionists did painting after painting of water -. By the age of 13. They painted their "first impressions" of scenes of everyday life. but Renoir did not like the strict rules and he felt the classes were boring. right on the canvas. PORTFOLIO B PAIRED WITH: FRANKENTHALER BLUE ATMOSPHERE 23 . he was earning money as an assistant painter of porcelain. Renoir painted in the Impressionist style using a lot of color to make the picture light and warm. Because he wanted to be original. sparkling. France. The Impressionists painted very quickly. he sometimes used color itself without form. He was born in Limoges. In this painting the colors sing to us because they are fresh and sparkling. In every picture Renoir painted he made color and music. and moving. They used small strokes of bright color to get the effect of sunlight and movement. similar to flowers sitting tall and bright. He enjoyed being with other art students. The girls are sitting in an area shaded from the sunlight.Meet the Masters Kindergarten ARTIST: PRINT: RENOIR.Renoir loved nature and enjoyed painting pictures of everything he saw. he went to the Paris Art School. skilled artist who painted realistically because he studied the important art of the past. This work helped him gain decorative skill. PRINT . Oh-gust) (1841-1919) IN THE MEADOW METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART NEW YORK CITY Impressionism Date: 1882 Size: 32" x 25 3/4" Medium: Oil on Canvas ARTIST . He was a talented. The artist uses color to show the beauty of the meadow and the beauty of the girls.flowing. Renoir and his friends left school and began to paint together. This painting shows girls brimming with life.
Which picture uses more colors? 4. Use red. It is fun to experiment with colors.Meet the Masters Kindergarten FRANKENTHALER . Can you help complete these sentences? Red + yellow = _____________ _____________ + blue = green Red + ___________ = purple (red and yellow make orange) (yellow and blue make green) (red and blue make purple) 5. Mix these colors to see what you get. Which picture has sunlight? 7. 2. What new colors did you make? 3. revealing one color at a time.IN THE MEADOW QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. 24 . Which painting would you like to touch? Why? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. What is happening in each painting? 2.BLUE ATMOSPHERE RENOIR . Which picture happened a long time ago? How do you know? 3. yellow and blue markers or watercolor paint. Scrape the layers carefully. On a piece of tagboard. What is different about these paintings? 5.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Uses elements and principles of design. Mathematics: Understands operations of math. What does your design look like? 4. using several different colored crayons. SKILLS REINFORCED . layer several colors on top of each other. What can you find in these two pictures? 8. Which picture is brighter? 6.
1 Baltimore Museum of Art Maryland 840 POLLACK. JOAN Portrait No.Meet the Masters 1190 MIRO. JACKSON Composition Baltimore Museum of Art Maryland 25 .
Joan Miro was born in Spain. In 1944 he returned to France. Miro was a very versatile artist. PORTFOLIO C PAIRED WITH: POLLOCK COMPOSITION 26 . They may transport us to a timeless place full of magic and strange characters. MARYLAND Surrealism Date: 1938 Size: 64 1/4"x 51 1/4" Medium: Oil and Pencil on Canvas ARTIST . By 1925 he was painting highly imaginative paintings and exhibited with a group of painters called the Surrealists. In 1940 Miro left France and lived and worked on the island of Majorca. He created pictures that have a dreamlike quality and are very imaginative. Miro was a playful artist. When he was 26 he went to Paris and was influenced by Braque and Picasso. He also designed tapestries and rugs. His works are full of brilliant color and carefully composed shapes.This is a picture of a very special woman. There are also fish and bird forms. PRINT . and created sculptures in stone and wood. and painted until he was in his 80's. made ceramics. 1 BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART BALTIMORE. JOAN (mee-ROH. During the 1930's he produced a group of collages that were shown in Paris and a large mural for the Paris Exhibition. For the remainder of his life he divided his time between Barcelona and Paris. Her massive hair forms a frame around her yellow face. and geometric shapes suggesting a happy lighthearted mood.Meet the Masters Kindergarten ARTIST: PRINT: MIRO. zhoo-AWN) (1893-1983) PORTRAIT NO.
He actually put himself in his work. Abstract Expressionism. There is no beginning or end. Jackson Pollock's paintings from the late 1940's and early l950's are very well known today. by slinging. Pollock said he was in his painting. arm. Jackson Pollock became famous for this new type of art. He left high school to study art at the Art Students' League in New York. This style of art. dripping and pouring paint onto the canvas from a can. began in New York in the 1940's. 1 27 . MARYLAND Abstract Expressionism Date painted: 1934-1938 Size: 28 1/2" x 22 1/2" Medium: Oil on Canvas ARTIST . Pollock spread the canvas on the floor of his art studio. This reflects the idea that nature is equally everywhere and in everything. PRINT . and whole body in making the painting. Wyoming. Pollock painted a picture of this type.For the painting Composition. He began to experiment with over-all painting that includes lines. The lines and splatters are evenly worked over the entire surface of the canvas.Meet the Masters Kindergarten ARTIST: PRINT: POLLOCK. JACKSON (PAWL-ock. Pollock died in an automobile accident in 1956. splatters. Art made in this way is called "action painting" because it represents the action of the artist's hand. There are no objects to recognize. so he could walk around on it or above it.Jackson Pollock was born in Cody. Jackson Pollock also used a brush and palette knife in some areas. He is remembered as a very important American artist representing the Expressionist movement. JACK-son) (1912-1956) COMPOSITION BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART BALTIMORE. PORTFOLIO C PAIRED WITH: MIRO PORTRAIT NO. and paint drips to create drip paintings.
Which picture has bigger shapes? 2. evaluates and responds to works of art.COMPOSITION QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Which picture do you like better? Why? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. Look at the pictures and then make a picture of a person's head using string and buttons. Which piece is the biggest? Which piece is the smallest? SKILLS REINFORCED . Mathematics: Uses direct and indirect measures for comparison. Which picture has more lines? 3.Meet the Masters Kindergarten MIRO .) 3. Can you find a color that is the same in both pictures? 4. Let the picture take up the entire paper. crayons and glue.PORTRAIT NO. Pick one object in one of the paintings. 1 POLLOCK . Use string and buttons to create the background. Then put it back together on another sheet to create a different object. Which picture is moving faster? 6. Mathematics: Draws two dimensional shapes 28 .SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Assesses. Do you see any familiar objects in these pictures? 5. draw it on paper and cut it up into small pieces. 2. scissors. (This could be done using construction paper.
JOSEPH Coryell's Ferry. MARC Chambon-sur-Lac 832 PICKETT. 1776 Whitney Museum New York 29 .Meet the Masters 1205 CHAGALL.
MARC (shah-GAHL. He studied in St. 1776 30 . Mark) (1889-1985) CHAMBON-sur-LAC (Sham-bon-sur-lak) MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PARIS. and images of farm life. PORTFOLIO D PAIRED WITH: PICKETT CORYELL'S FERRY. Chagall has a personal style using a bright range of colors and portraying his childhood memories. ARTIST . It is a combination of a real village and Chagall's memories. They do not look realistic because they are in a free-floating composition. France. Russia before he moved to Paris in 1910. The painting is full of slanting houses. a church steeple. His parents recognized his art talent and made sure he had art lessons. He was soon a member of a group of artists living in Montmartre. His paintings show fanciful scenes and simple folk-life scenes.Meet the Masters Kindergarten ARTIST: PRINT: CHAGALL.This is a French village although the people look very much like Russian peasants.Marc Chagall was born and spent his childhood in a small humble village in Russia. FRANCE Expressionism Date: Unknown Size: 25 5/8" x 20 1/8" Medium: Unknown ARTIST . There is a fantasy quality to his painting. He was one of nine children in a poor family. Petersburg. beautiful colors.
The straight.Joseph Pickett was born in New Hope. It is a very American painting.Meet the Masters Kindergarten ARTIST: PRINT: PICKETT. short lines create rhythm and movement. Pennsylvania. Joseph) (1848-1919) CORYELL'S FERRY. he opened a general store. He taught himself to paint by decorating the walls of the booths and shooting galleries which he ran at carnivals and country fairs. JOSEPH (Pik-et. 1776 WHITNEY MUSEUM NEW YORK Americana Date: 1914-1918 Size: Unknown Medium: Unknown ARTIST . He was a skilled artist. PRINT . he painted most of his pictures. 1776 . After marrying. When he was not busy with customers.In Coryell's Ferry. The picture is very orderly and crisp. PORTFOLIO D PAIRED WITH: CHAGALL CHAMBON-sur-LAC 31 . Pickett brings a very special country feeling to mind. The painting may remind you of a place you once visited.
As a class. cars. people. Draw a picture of your street. 4. SKILLS REINFORCED . Which picture shows where you would rather live? Why? 7. Write the number on the back of your paper. 32 . Count how many houses you put in your picture. Put different kinds of houses on your street. What animals can you find in each picture? 6. 2. make a list of words of objects you see in these pictures. animals. Make a picture of a country scene you have seen or one that you imagine. Mathematics: Understands the way numbers are represented and used in the real world. What shapes do you see? 5. Count the animals in each picture. What makes it look like that? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1.). Which picture has people working in it? 8.Meet the Masters Kindergarten CHAGALL . Tell me about the weather. trees. etc.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Uses symbols to communicate meaning in art. Create your scene using pieces of colored tissue paper or torn construction paper. 3. Count the houses in each picture. Language Arts: Identifies words from illustrations.CORYELL'S FERRY. 3. Glue the pieces onto a white construction paper background.CHAMBON-sur-LAC PICKETT . 4. 1776 QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Artists draw pictures of places they know. What are these two pictures about? 2. Add other objects you would find on your street (lights.
RICHARD Cyclist Kunsthalle Hamburg. Ohio 1422 LINDNER. Germany 33 .Meet the Masters 867 HOMER. WINSLOW Snap the Whip Butler Institute Youngstown.
Meet the Masters Kindergarten ARTIST: PRINT: HOMER. His work appeared in a popular magazine of that time. OHIO Americana Date: 1872 Size: 22" x 36" Medium: Oil ARTIST . he moved from the city life of Boston to the country. Homer was a great storyteller. Homer was a polite and independent man. he took up painting. WINSLOW (1836-1910) SNAP THE WHIP BUTLER INSTITUTE YOUNGSTOWN. Homer was interested in painting the 'real' America. PORTFOLIO E PAIRED WITH: LINDNER CYCLIST 34 . "Harper's Weekly. He developed a love for the outdoors that we see in his art. in a moment of time.to capture the people and the landscapes. He began his art career as an illustrator.Snap the Whip shows the sensitivity to light and color that Homer is famous for in his realistic landscapes. He trusted only his own eyes . There were no photographers at that time so people had to paint and draw pictures of what happened around them.Winslow Homer lived in America all his life. His pictures were so realistic that he became famous. He moved to a quiet spot overlooking the ocean in Maine. He learned to paint on his own. When he was six. PRINT .not those of other artists . He had a special ability to select what is important." In the middle of his successful career as an illustrator. He felt he had to be alone to work well. The painting shows the scene exactly as Winslow Homer saw it.
RICHARD CYCLIST KUNSTHALLE HAMBURG. He came to the United States to work as an illustrator of magazines and books. During the 1950's and 1960's. The figure is carefully painted.In the Cyclist. PRINT . Lindner creates a curious and personal picture. and oranges) when he painted the image. He was born in Hamburg. He shows us one of his keen observations of American life.Meet the Masters Kindergarten ARTIST: PRINT: LINDNER. He trained and studied to play the piano. The paint is applied evenly. Lindner used many warm colors (yellows. Lindner did paintings of what he saw in New York City. He used bold. GERMANY (1901-1978) Expressionism Date: 1951 Size: 40" x 20" Medium: Oil on Canvas ARTIST . but later in his life he started painting. It is a very individual and forceful figure. thick lines and forceful color. He began teaching art at Pratt Institute in New York City in 1951.Richard Lindner was a German-American painter. PORTFOLIO E PAIRED WITH: HOMER SNAP THE WHIP 35 . reds. It almost looks like a caricature or a cartoon figure.
Which one is more modern? 3. Understands historical chronology and perspective. Draw a picture of something that you like to do for fun. 2. Understands art in relation to history and culture.Meet the Masters Kindergarten HOMER . Have you ever done what these people are doing? 7. 4. Make up a story about the Cyclist. Which picture looks smooth? Which picture looks rough? 5.CYCLIST QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Both pictures show scenes from life in America. Which picture happened long ago? 2. What kinds of objects do we use today that people did not have a long time ago? 3. Tell the main idea of each picture.SNAP THE WHIP LINDNER . SKILLS REINFORCED . Are you wearing something special? Are you using something special? Make yourself very big and try to fill the paper. Describe things that we can do for fun today that people could not do a long time ago. Who looks like they are having more fun? 6. 36 . Which picture looks more real? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. Determines the main idea. 4. Tell about the kinds of games or other recreational activities that make you happy. 5.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Visual Arts: Language Arts: Social Studies: Understands and applies media and techniques.
PHILLIP Justice and Peace Collection of the Artist 1420 VASARELY. VICTOR Tridem K 37 .Meet the Masters 972 OVERSTREET.
I want my paintings to have an eye-catching 'melody' to them . design and space. In 1955. In the early 1950's. The painting has a magical feeling. There is a yellow explosion around the diamonds on the end panels. but rather take them deeply into them and let them out many times by different routes. drawing the characters in animated films. Faith and Hope at a peace rally in New York City's Thompkin's Square Park. He also studied art while living there. His latest paintings are large. and moved to California when he was a boy. The bright colors are placed to show the greatest color contrast and the patterns are arranged to give the feeling of movement. he worked for Walt Disney in Los Angeles." PRINT . came to Overstreet while standing by the Fountain of Temperance.The idea for this large four-panel painting. He moved to New York City in 1957 where he designed displays for windows. JOE (1934JUSTICE AND PEACE COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST ) 20th Century American Date: 1969 Size: Unknown Medium: Unknown ARTIST .where the viewer can see patterns with changes in color. The circles on the center panels bring the viewers eye around and inward. very colorful canvases shaped with rope or wooden stretchers. he lived and worked in Berkeley and San Francisco. When the viewer is away from the paintings. Of his paintings he says. PORTFOLIO F PAIRED WITH: VASARELY TRIDEM K 38 . they will get flashes of the paintings that linger in the mind like that of a tune or melody of a song that catches up on people's ear and mind. These trips are taken sometimes subtly and sometimes suddenly. Overstreet is now teaching at the University of California. His designs are based on magical geometric patterns and African and American symbols. Charity. "My paintings don't let the onlooker glance over them. Mississippi.Meet the Masters Kindergarten ARTIST: PRINT: OVERSTREET.Joe Overstreet was born in Conehatta.
France when he was 22. Look at the painting." Vasarely wants people to see motion in his paintings. He became interested in creating optical illusions.Meet the Masters Kindergarten ARTIST: PRINT: VASARELY. The position of the boxes changes. PORTFOLIO F PAIRED WITH. then.Victor Vasarely was born in Hungary. look away. VIC-tor) (1908-1997) TRIDEM K Op Art Date: 1968 Size: Unknown Medium: Unknown ARTIST . He uses brilliant colors and geometric shapes to dazzle the eye. OVERSTREET JUSTICE AND PEACE 39 . PRINT .This is an example of "Op Art. VICTOR (VAS-ah-rel-ly. This painting looks three-dimensional and the boxes appear to float in space. He moved to Paris. This is called an optical illusion: Op Art. look at the painting again. pictures that change each time a person looks at them.
2.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Makes connections between art and the real world.JUSTICE AND PEACE VASARELY . Draw some circles. Count how many of each shape you used. Does anything happen when you look at Vasarely's Tridem K for a while? 8. 40 . Mathematics: Understands the different ways numbers are represented and used in the real world. Are these pictures of real objects or are they just fun? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. Mathematics: Draws and identifies two dimensional shapes. What kinds of shapes do you see? 3. SKILLS REINFORCED .TRIDEM K QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. What do you see in these pictures? 2. Let's try to count the number of circles in Overstreet's picture. book covers and other things we use every day. Which picture uses one shape over and over? 7. What colors do you see in these pictures? 6.Meet the Masters Kindergarten OVERSTREET . Use bright colors. Imagine that you are designing material for clothing. 5. You may color in your shapes when you are finished. wallpaper. Let's try to count the number of squares in Vasarely" picture. squares and triangles on your paper. 4. Artists use designs with shapes and colors to design material for clothing.
Meet the Masters 1022 PICASSO. CHARLES Figure Five in gold Metropolitan Museum of Art New York 41 . Paris 874 DEMUTH. PABLO Enamel Saucepan Musée d'Art Moderne.
PRINT . which very few artists can do. The spacing and lines are also important.Meet the Masters Kindergarten ARTIST: PRINT: PICASSO. Picasso wanted to 'free' the form in art. ceramics and sculpture. His 'blue period' from 1901-1909 for example. drawing. He achieved this in his paintings by breaking apart the object and assembling the parts in an odd way . He lived a long and very productive life of 92 years. PAH-blow) (1881-1973) THE ENAMEL SAUCEPAN MUSEE d'ART MODERNE PARIS. and his friend.Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga. He experimented in painting. It is a bold design and is similar to other still lifes painted then and to Picasso's earlier paintings.emphasizing geometric shapes. Georges Braque. Picasso's father. Throughout his career he passed through many periods which reflected what was going on in his own life. beggars and outcasts portrayed with only a few colors. which led to modern art. Picasso. Spain. (Students may need to be told that a saucepan is another name for a pot that is used in cooking. a professor at the Barcelona Academy of Art. was his first teacher. The colors and shapes are very striking. occurred when he was lonely.The Enamel Saucepan was painted during Picasso's "Cubist" period. invented Cubism. FRANCE Cubism Date: 1945 Size: 32 5/8" x 41 3/8" Medium: Oil on Linen ARTIST . cold and hungry.) PORTFOLIO G PAIRED WITH: DEMUTH FIGURE FIVE IN GOLD 42 . PABLO (pi-KAHS-oh. Picasso was able to bring drama into a still life. His paintings of that period show very thin invalids. By the time he was 16 years old. he was working on his own. He thought that this style of painting was his most important contribution to art. Between 1906-07.
and theater marquee create a circular movement. prismatic shapes.Charles Demuth. Paris. Later he developed two distinct abstract styles. Pennsylvania. The gold five echoes against three superimposed red rectangles. This poem inspired the painting: The Great Figure Among the rain And lights I saw the figure 5 In gold On a red Firetruck Moving Tense Unheeded To gong clangs Siren howls And wheels rumbling Through the dark city.Meet the Masters Kindergarten ARTIST: PRINT: DEMUTH. the first American Cubist-Realist. The other style was hard. PRINT . He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. One style was soft. and Berlin. CHARLES (1883-1935) FIGURE FIVE IN GOLD METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART NEW YORK CITY 20th Century America Date: 1928 Size: 36" x 29 3/4" Medium: Oil on composition board ARTIST . crisscrossing diagonals. traffic signal. William Carlos Williams. His subjects were industrial motifs. PORTFOLIO G PAIRED WITH: PICASSO THE ENAMEL SAUCEPAN 43 . The blue and gray diagonals move toward the center of the piece. Beginning with watercolor landscapes and flowers. with symbolic forms that were often enclosed in circular frames. London. This combination of movement gives the feeling of teetering on a curb amid light and noise. Demuth moved on to book illustrations and theatrical works. The lights. and streams of light. encompassing flat. and simple country architecture. was born in Lancaster. The effect resembles Dr. Demuth created a literal transposition of nature.The Figure Five in Gold was inspired by a poem by his friend. Using both oil and tempera. ships. Williams' poetry.
Paint a picture of a dream that you have had. or triangles. 2. symbolic or abstract. Use simple shapes to show the objects. 3. 5. Language Arts: Drafts simple sentences that express ideas clearly. Why do you think these artists painted their pictures this way? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Understands that art can be realistic.THE ENAMEL SAUCEPAN DEMUTH . 44 . What do you think the yellow circles represent in Figure Five in Gold? 6.FIGURE FIVE IN GOLD QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1.Meet the Masters Kindergarten PICASSO . squares. How many numbers do you see in Demuth's picture? 7. Draw a picture using numbers as objects. Do these objects look real? Explain. Does it help you understand the dream better when you paint a picture of it? 4. Can you name the objects in Picasso's picture The Enamel Saucepan? 8. Where do you see shapes? What kind? 4. Make a picture where the objects are composed of circles. 3. Draw a picture that shows everyday things that we use in the classroom. Where do you see lines? 5. verbally describe how each thing in Picasso's picture can be used. SKILLS REINFORCED . In a sentence. What do you see in each picture? 2.
HEAD OF A HARLEQUIN Portfolio G SARGENT .SELF PORTRAIT Portfolio E MATISSE .CHILD WITH RED HAT MIRO .CARLOS ON A PONY Portfolio F WYETH . Presentation of Prints Pre-First Portfolio A FRAGONARD .THREE NEGRO BOYS Portfolio D DEGAS .PORTRAIT 1938 Portfolio C RUBENS .MRS.LE BILLET DOUX BECKMANN . Check at your school for the specific order of print presentations.HEAD OF A BOY (PORTRAIT OF HIS SON. KUERNER PICASSO . 45 .Meet the Masters III.GIRL AT IRONING BOARD ROUSSEAU .THE PURPLE ROBE VELAZQUEZ . NICHOLAS) WATTEAU .GIRL WITH FLAG Prints are not presented in the order listed above.SELF PORTRAIT Portfolio B CASSATT .BLACK BROOK KLEE .PRINCE BALTHAZAR .
JEAN HONORE Le Billet Doux Metropolitan Museum of Art New York 525 BECKMANN. MAX Self-Portrait Bavarian State Collection Munich 46 .Meet the Masters 1322 FRAGONARD.
There is a decorative quality in the way he has painted the ribbons and lace on the woman's hat. pleasant look. During that time. Fragonard's career as a painter came to an end with the French Revolution. The scene is very characteristic of the Rococo Period. where he studied and copied many of the 'great masters' paintings. The subject is a finely dressed woman. During this period. France and went to Paris as a young man. Fragonard began to produce paintings for his master's patrons. Fragonard is considered to be a very typical and successful painter of courtly subjects in the second half of the 18th century. Fragonard's fine use of light and shadow and delicate use of color gives the picture a soft. who was probably a woman of high status. a popular theme to paint was beautiful ladies sitting in beautiful environments. These paintings were to have an important influence on his work. PORTFOLIO A PAIRED WITH: BECKMANN SELF PORTRAIT 47 . In 1756 he traveled to Italy. After a short time. In 1750. Fragonard was a first-rate colorist. He received many commissions from court circles and after 1770 he worked mainly as a decorative painter. PRINT . There was no longer a demand for his type of paintings and he was forced to take a job in the Museum's Service. the beautiful bouquet of flowers. After Fragonard's return to Paris. Fragonard turned to lighter subjects and depicted mythological scenes and episodes of court life. Zjahn. delicate color and spontaneous line. He worked at the French Academy in Rome until 1761. by his use of rich. and the graceful folds in her sleeves and gown. Fragonard was influenced by Boucher's subject matter. About 1772 Fragonard made a journey to the Netherlands. Le Billet Doux (The Love Letter) is a good example of Fragonard's work.Fragonard was born in Provence. his teacher became ill. Fragonard made many drawings of gardens and monuments. he became a pupil of a famous artist named Boucher. JEAN HONORE (frag-ah-NAHR. who was then at the height of his prestige. visiting many different parts of the country. hah-nor-Ray) (1732-1806) Le BILLET DOUX (Le Be-yeh Doo) METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART NEW YORK CITY Rococo Date: circa 1776 Size: 32 3/4"x 26 3/8" Medium: Oil on Canvas ARTIST .Meet the Masters Pre-First ARTIST: PRINT: FRAGONARD. Fragonard died in obscurity in 1806. He was especially influenced by Rembrandt's use of deep shadows and lighting.The painting.
His paintings became popular among many of the important people in Europe. and direct. when he began to paint again. Beckmann was good looking and self-confident and from a wealthy society family. such as the hands and eyes. as he said. MAX (1884-1950) SELF PORTRAIT in a TUXEDO BAVARIAN STATE COLLECTION MUNICH. his paintings were a document of the times. In 1917. Beckmann tried to capture that reality in his pictures. dramatic color changes create light and shadows.Meet the Masters Pre-First ARTIST: PRINT: BECKMANN. In a way. are simplified leaving out some of the detail." His art was affected by some of the darkest moments of the 20th century. he became known throughout Germany for a large painting called Young Men by the Sea. In other places. such as the face. The war had revealed to him how reality can be thrown into question by men's behavior. His paintings show us the nightmares of history . Beckmann served for a year in the Medical Corps on the Russian front and in France. The painting's style is bold. This dramatic painting uses heavy outlines and areas of bold colors. PORTFOLIO A PAIRED WITH: FRAGONARD LE BILLET DOUX 48 . "to reproach God for his errors. when Nazi tyranny threatened European civilization. harsh.Max Beckmann was the master of post World War I Expressionism. This experience greatly influenced his paintings.all of the bad and evil aspects of war. When he was 21 years old. such as the man's jacket. In some areas. There is a lot of expression in this self-portrait. showing us what it must have been like to live during that period. Parts of the picture. The expression on the man's face tells you a lot about the man's personality and how he may feel.This painting is an example of a self-portrait in which an artist paints a picture of himself. The print shows Max Beckmann looking out at us with a very stern or grim expression on his face. GERMANY Expressionism Date: 1944 Size: 54 1/2" x 37 3/4" Medium: Oil on canvas ARTIST . PRINT . His paintings began to show the cruelty and human suffering that comes as a result of war. almost no shading at all is used. Beckmann was concerned about what went on in the world and his paintings often reflected this concern. After World War I broke out. it was.
calm. Draw a picture of yourself and try to put some type of expression in their face to show us how that person feels.SELF PORTRAIT QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. angry. What would this person say if he/she were able to talk to us? 2.Le BILLET DOUX BECKMANN . Which picture looks softer? 6. surprised. etc. Language Arts: Makes a plan including a central idea.e.Meet the Masters Pre-First FRAGONARD . What objects can you find in the picture Le Billet Doux? 7. Make up a story about what you think the person in either picture is thinking about. How are these two pictures different? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. happy. Can you find colors that are the same in each picture? Which ones are the same? 8.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Uses two-dimensional media to depict works of art from personal experience.) 49 . Tell about your picture. How would you describe the way people feel in these pictures? 2. sad. Language Arts: Creates vocabulary list (i. Can you imagine why they feel that way? 3. Which picture looks happier? 5. How are these two pictures similar? 9. SKILLS REINFORCED . What are some words that describe feelings? 4.
Meet the Masters 1040 CASSATT. Masachusetts 1341 MIRO. MARY Child With Red Hat Clark Institute Williamstown. JOAN Portrait 1938 Kunsthaus Zurich 50 .
She settled permanently in Paris where she studied with Degas. or maybe even a little sad. bold strokes of bright color to portray the child. These paintings may be viewed at the Havemeyer Collection in the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Child with Red Hat . She visited the museums of Italy. She agreed and she also bought several of their paintings. Rather than blend the colors together. Renoir. Mary Cassatt shows that she can draw a picture. the family moved to Paris and they lived there for five years. with simple lines and large. MASSACHUSETTS Impressionism Date: Unknown Size: Unknown Medium: Pastel on Paper ARTIST . PORTFOLIO B PAIRED WITH: MIRO PORTRAIT 1938 51 . mary) (1845-1926) CHILD WITH RED HAT CLARK INSTITUTE WILLIAMSTOWN. which is both strong and sensitive. the feelings of the child are shown in his or her facial expression. and Degas) who were very popular in the art world. She used pastels to draw this picture. Spain and Holland to study their masterpieces. MARY (cah-SAT. Cassatt used only a few colors. The child looks thoughtful. PRINT .Mary Cassatt was born near Pittsburgh.Meet the Masters Pre-First ARTIST: PRINT: CASSATT. she generally left them not blended. showing the chalk strokes and texture. Mary Cassatt captured the sensitive expression on the child's face. When she was seven. Degas invited her to exhibit with the Impressionists (Monet. Pennsylvania into a wealthy family. Mary studied painting at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts and returned to Europe when she was twenty-four.In the picture. Even though the picture has been drawn simply. As you look at this picture.
They may transport us to a timeless place full of magic and strange characters. made ceramics. Miro was a very versatile artist. When he was 26 he went to Paris and was influenced by Braque and Picasso. In 1944 he returned to France. In 1940 Miro left France and lived and worked on the island of Majorca. He created pictures that have a dreamlike quality and are very imaginative. Zhoo-AWN) (1893-1983) PORTRAIT 1938 KUNSTHAUS ZURICH. During the 1930's he produced a group of collages that were shown in Paris and a large mural for the Paris Exhibition. Sometimes Miro's shapes suggest people. SWITZERLAND Surrealism Date: Unknown Size: 63 1/8" x 50 3/4" Medium: Oil on canvas ARTIST . Miro loved to repeat colors.Joan Miro was born in Spain.Meet the Masters Pre-First ARTIST: PRINT: MIRO. For the remainder of his life he divided his time between Barcelona and Paris. and the sun. Miro was a playful artist. He used black lines and flat shapes of yellow. JOAN (mee-ROH. At other times his shapes and lines are purely abstract and suggest nothing. PORTFOLIO B PAIRED WITH: CASSATT CHILD WITH RED HAT 52 . His paintings are very happy. green and black. By 1925 he was painting highly imaginative paintings and exhibited with a group of painters called the Surrealists. Joan Miro charms the viewer with his delightful picture of a person. birds. red.In Portrait 1938. shapes and lines in his paintings. These shapes look like they were cut from construction paper and glued to the canvas. and painted until he was in his 80's. Miro loved people and had a clever sense of humor. and created sculptures in stone and wood. He also designed tapestries and rugs. PRINT . His works are full of brilliant color and carefully composed shapes.
PORTRAIT 1938 QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. 3. 2. Does your friend feel light-hearted and happy like Miro's person? Create a collage of a favorite place. Overlap the paper shapes. Which picture has brighter colors? Which picture has more objects in it? Which picture looks more real? How many circles do you see? How do you think the child in Cassatt's picture feels? How does Joan Miro's picture make you feel? Why? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. 4. 2. What do you think Miro was trying to tell us when he painted his picture? Cut paper shapes to make a picture of your friend. 53 . 6. 3.CHILD WITH RED HAT MIRO . 5. Try to create a feeling about the place.Meet the Masters Pre-First CASSATT .
JEAN ANTOINE Three Negro Boys 54 . Nicholas) 207DR WATTEAU. PETER PAUL Head Of A Boy (Portrait of His Son.Meet the Masters 174 DR RUBENS.
Rubens painted many religious works for various churches and cathedrals during this period. He has used delicate curving lines to capture the feeling of soft wavy hair. NICHOLAS) Dutch and Flemish Masters Date: circa . PETER PAUL (1577-1640) HEAD OF A BOY (PORTRAIT OF HIS SON. He absorbed their ideas while developing his own style. After his first wife died in 1626. He then went to Italy where he became the court painter for the Duke of Mantua. studied art in his native Antwerp. PRINT .Meet the Masters Pre-First ARTIST: PRINT: RUBENS. and opened his own studio. Raphael. he studied the works of Michelangelo. Rubens married again and lived in semi-retirement in his castle at Steen where he continued to paint. In 1608. PORTFOLIO C PAIRED WITH: WATTEAU THREE NEGRO BOYS (Three Studies of the Head of a Young Negro) 55 . The child looks as if he is pensive or deep in thought.In this drawing Rubens has made a study of a young child. He had so many commissions that he hired the best artists of his day to work with him. Rubens paintings expressed the spirit of the seventeenth century and he is called the greatest northern artist of the Baroque period. he returned to Antwerp. Rubens served as a diplomat in Spain and in England. He also gave the drawing depth by showing three quarters of the child's face. he was able to use different values to make the child's cheek look full and round.Peter Paul Rubens. his son. Since his medium was chalk. In 1630.1620 Size: Unknown Medium: Chalk ARTIST . and Titian. Belgium until he was in his early twenties. as if he had just turned. During his eight year stay in Italy.
Watteau has never been equaled for his distinctive and elegant poses. They have very refined and subtle color harmonies. He may later have used this drawing to help him with a part of a painting on which he was working. This period of art is known as Rococo and is characterized by dainty colors and delicate decoration. young boys who opened carriage doors and performed other minor services frequently attended fashionable ladies. In the eighteenth century. Zjahn. JEAN ANTOINE (wah-TOE. Soon he began to paint his own visions of a life divorced from all hardship and triviality.In this drawing. Watteau was not satisfied with just painting interior decorations. He has drawn him from several different angles or positions. PRINT . There is no record that they were treated badly. This was a society in which all the people are dressed in sparkling silk without looking showy and where the life of the shepherds is happy and peaceful. Watteau shows this young man with sympathetic understanding and a wistful. PORTFOLIO C PAIRED WITH: RUBENS PORTRAIT OF HIS SON (HEAD OF A BOY) 56 .Jean Antoine Watteau was one of the great painters of the first half of the 17th century. Watteau came from Belgium. This was a dream life of happy picnics in fairy parks where it never rains. Watteau composed his usually small paintings from albums of superb drawings that have been preserved.Meet the Masters Pre-First ARTIST: PRINT: WATTEAU. You can see how Watteau uses delicate lines by looking at the boy's features and in the way the clothes are drawn. white wash and gray green watercolor on cream colored paper ARTIST . an-TWAHN) (1684-1721) THREE NEGRO BOYS (Three Studies of the Head of a Young Negro) Drawing Date: circa 1715 Size: 9 1/2" x 10 1/2" Medium: Black chalk. of musical parties where all ladies are beautiful and graceful. He began his career by designing the interior decorations for the castles of the nobility. sanguine. Watteau's paintings and drawings were very sensitive and had very delicate brushwork. but lived in Paris until his death at age 37 from tuberculosis. Watteau has made a study of a boy. questioning expression. These paintings reflected the taste of the French aristocracy of the early 18th century. The postures of the figures are carefully studied.
Experiment with making a picture using glue and sand. the chin. In the drawing called Head of a Boy. 2. In each portrait. 57 . Look at the three portraits.THREE NEGRO BOYS QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. SKILLS REINFORCED . can you imagine what the person is thinking? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. the nose. A portrait is a picture of a person. Describe what you see when you look at each face. Draw a picture of a person who is not looking straight at you. 2. do you see the whole or part of the mouth. Use the ideas we talked about in your picture. Which picture looks darker? 8. Try to make a picture using unusual materials. Which picture looks rougher? 6.Meet the Masters Pre-First RUBENS -PORTRAIT OF HIS SON (HEAD OF A BOY) WATTEAU . the hair? 5. or combining sand and paint. None of these faces are looking straight at you. How many eyes do you see in each picture? How many ears? 4. the head.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Describes a work of art. or gluing real twigs and sticks to a picture. Which picture looks more real? 9. What is different about one of the boys? (one has a hat on) 7. Language Arts: Uses simple (visual) materials to obtain information. Which way is each head tilted? 3.
HENRI Self-Portrait National Gallery Prague 58 . France 1310 ROUSSEAU.Meet the Masters 1041 DEGAS. EDGAR Girl at Ironing Board Musee du Louvre Paris.
France. advised him. from memory or from nature. This is a simple drawing. Degas has drawn a girl ironing. Ingres. to draw the picture. PRINT . the son of a banker. He was near-sighted from birth and his eyesight got worse as he got older. He never married. When Degas' father died. and devoted himself to his art. crayon and chalk. It is in this way that you will become a good painter. His favorite medium was pastels. arms. FRANCE Impressionism Date: circa 1869 Size: 29 1/4" x 24" Medium: Pastel on Paper ARTIST . young man. he did mostly sculpture. When he was starting his career as a painter. Degas. with very little mixing or blending. Degas used bright colored pastels. many lines. He has caught her in a pose where she is taking a moment to pause and look up from her job. He switched to using charcoal. Degas was mainly interested in painting two subjects: women and horses. because of their fresh and bright colors. but he also drew horses at the racetrack. nor in telling a story in his painting. where Degas could convey his subject using a few simple lines and large broad strokes. or chalk. He was interested in the way light and shade affected the human form. Degas' horses were usually drawn from models. Girl at Ironing Board. and in the background. He was also interested in the way he could suggest movement and space in his art. His favorites were ballerinas. a famous painter.Meet the Masters Pre-First ARTIST: PRINT: DEGAS. This money kept Degas from having to sell his paintings unless he so desired.In the print. Besides being a painter. He used only a few colors in this picture and they are left bold and bright. You can tell that it is chalk because of the broad strokes and lines that Degas left showing on the girl's clothes. or sell to anyone. When Degas got older he could no longer see fine pencil lines.Degas was born in Paris. He liked to take note of women in many different poses and painted them in many occupations. EDGAR (da-GAW. he left Degas a small inheritance. Later. PORTFOLIO D PAIRED WITH: ROUSSEAU SELF PORTRAIT 59 . which he could feel with his hands." Degas took this advice and became a master of line drawing. He spent much of his time alone. He was not interested in the ballerinas because they were pretty girls. He did not care to impress anyone. "Draw lines. born in Paris was an unusual man. His finished paintings were stacked and piled around his studio. In this picture. ed-GAHR) (1834-1917) GIRL AT IRONING BOARD MUSEE du LOUVRE PARIS. Degas was also a sculptor.
Redon and Picasso recognized him as a true artist who explored painting with a fresh vision unspoiled by standard ideas about style and techniques. The house in the background with its many chimneys is painted in a flat manner with very little shading. Rousseau's style. HENRI (roo-SOH. jungles. Every detail is carefully drawn and painted to create an imaginary realism. He was a charmingly simple man with a powerful creative imagination and a perfect sense of composition. Other painters like Gauguin. Even though he has paid attention to detail. called primitive is also seen this painting. PORTFOLIO D PAIRED WITH: DEGAS GIRL AT IRONING BOARD 60 .Meet the Masters Pre-First ARTIST: PRINT: ROUSSEAU. a customs official of France.Henri Rousseau was a Douanier. there is a simplicity about the painting. He portrayed himself as an artist and shows himself holding a paintbrush and pallet. painter. They are filled with exotic flowers. the bridge and the building beyond show Rousseau's careful way of painting detail. creating a dream-like quality to the whole painting. The boat in the background with all of its flags. ahn-REE) (1844-1910) SELF PORTRAIT (MYSELF. most people didn't appreciate the rhythmic beauty of his work. PRINT . They considered him an untrained beginner and laughed at his magical pictures. He became a famous primitive. Unfortunately. and desert scenes. Rousseau made himself look as if he is floating just a bit off the ground. He gave up his government job at middle age and became a painter. fantastic animals. or untaught. PORTRAIT-LANDSCAPE) NATIONAL GALLERY PRAGUE.In this painting called Self Portrait. and an occasional person or two. Rousseau visited zoos and botanical gardens to gather information for his paintings. CZECHOSLOVAKIA Post Impressionism Date: 1890 Size: 56 1/4" x 43 1/4" Medium: Oil on Canvas ARTIST . Rousseau has painted a picture of himself. The tree to the right is almost decorative as if he has painted it out of his imagination rather than from a real tree. His paintings present enchanted and exotic worlds of forests.
What is each person doing in each picture? 2. and leave some plain. What colors has Rousseau used to paint the water flowing under the bridge? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. Draw a picture using pastels. 61 . will you draw in your picture? 2. 8. Determines the main idea or message.GIRL AT IRONING BOARD ROUSSEAU . Compares every day life in different places and times. Experiment with ways to use the chalk. Where is each person standing in each picture? 4. How can you tell that these pictures were painted a long time ago? 5. Draw a picture of yourself doing something that you like to do. What other objects can you find in each picture? 3. SKILLS REINFORCED . Blend some colors together. Can you count the chimneys and the flags in Rousseau's picture? 6.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Mathematics: Language Arts: Social Studies: Knows that specific works of art belong to particular times and places Understands whole numbers.SELF PORTRAIT QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Use the point. What else besides yourself. Do you see any other people in either picture? How many people do you see? 7. and also the sides.Meet the Masters Pre-First DEGAS . Name one bright color in Degas' picture.
Madrid 62 .Meet the Masters 1126 MATISSE. HENRI The Purple Robe Baltimore Museum of Art Maryland 305 VELAZQUEZ. DIEGO Prince Balthazar-Carlos on a Pony Prado.
Matisse was the first revolutionary among the early 20th century French painters to break completely with the representation of observed reality. PRINT . colors and lines became more important than the subject. PORTFOLIO E PAIRED WITH: VELAZQUEZ PRINCE BALTHAZAR . and tested the possible styles of painting one by one to see which one would work best for him. This print also shows how he liked to decorate and pattern his subject. A still life might consist of no more than a few contrasting colors and ornamental lines. He developed a style that has had a great influence on modern design.Meet the Masters Pre-First ARTIST: PRINT: MATISSE. The floor is striped and checkered and even the table has a design. He decorated the subject so much that it almost fits together as one large design. Almost every part of this painting has some type of decoration on it. you can see how Matisse loved to use bright colors next to each other. The walls in the background have bright bold stripes and wavy curved lines. Matisse was a trained lawyer and looked closely at every side of a question.In this painting called The Purple Robe. The woman's robe is striped and she wears a flowered blouse and a bright green skirt with designs. HENRI (mah-TEES. He studied the color schemes and designs of oriental carpets and North African scenery. herself blends with the wall. As Matisse got older. The flowers blend into both the purple robe and the girl who. his paintings became even more simple. ahn-REE) (1869-1954) THE PURPLE ROBE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART BALTIMORE. He was a slow painter. He simplified his subject to the point that shapes.CARLOS ON A PONY 63 . He had a talent for decorative simplification. MARYLAND Fauvism Date: 1937 Size: Unknown Medium: Unknown ARTIST . The bright colors and simple outlines in Matisse's paintings show a similarity to children's drawings. and used very little shading. Matisse used all bright colors in this picture.
riding a horse. on the horse. Velazquez did not want to paint in the fancier Italian Baroque style that was popular. Velazquez is thought of as a master of brilliant optical realism. He became the court painter at Madrid and he spent the rest of his life there.CARLOS ON A PONY PRADO MADRID. Early in his life he came to the attention of Philip IV. who came before him. DIEGO (vah-LASS-kess. By studying masterpieces. dee-AYE-goh) (1599-1660) PRINCE BALTHAZAR . Darker colors were used in the foreground. His paintings are an optical report of a subject or event. dressed in his fine clothes. like Michelangelo. a Spanish painter. His ability to match shades and tonal gradations approached the effects that were later discovered in the age of the photograph. Velazquez created the illusion of distance by using lighter colors on the mountains and sky. was trained in Seville. he learned to soften his somewhat heavy-handed realism and to lighten and brighten his palette. He believed that art should concern itself with realities and not with dreams. Velazquez painted him in a realistic fashion. He did appreciate the achievements of the great masters. PRINT .Prince Balthazar . authentic in every detail. and on the boy's clothing.Meet the Masters Pre-First ARTIST: PRINT: VELAZQUEZ.Carlos on a Pony is one of many portraits of the royal family painted by Diego Velazquez. making everything very life-like and realistic. Velazquez was interested in painting his subjects bluntly real. PORTFOLIO E PAIRED WITH: MATISSE THE PURPLE ROBE 64 . In the background. the king. Velazquez paid attention to details and the paint was blended to create soft shades. His close friendship with Philip and his high office as Marshall of the Palace gave him an opportunity to show and develop his talent through a variety of artistic assignments. He used paint both thick and thin. SPAIN Baroque Date: circa 1634 Size: 82 1/4" x 68 1/8" Medium: Oil on canvas ARTIST . It is a picture of a prince. He used many different shades and tones of color to paint his picture as realistically as possible. on the ground.Velazquez.
How are they alike? 3.CARLOS ON A PONY QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. What are the people doing in each picture? 6. Both of these pictures show people wearing clothing very different from what we would wear to school today. Which picture shows action? 8. Which picture uses brighter colors? 7. Which one shows many kinds of lines. and color it in using colors that you can see in Matisse's picture. 2. shapes.PRINCE BALTHAZAR .SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Understands that people create art for various reasons and that artists create everyday objects. 10. 65 . How are they different? 4. shapes. Use many kinds of lines. Look closely at all the colors Matisse uses in his picture. How many places can you find stripes in the Matisse picture? 9. Artists design clothing. Describe the clothes that the prince in Velazquez's picture is wearing. Describe the clothing in each picture. Mathematics: Identifies patterns. Make your own picture. How many did you use? SKILLS REINFORCED .Meet the Masters Pre-First MATISSE . Design an outfit that you would wear for a special activity. 2. What else do you see in each picture besides the people? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. patterns and colors? 5. Which picture is outdoors? Indoors? 11.THE PURPLE ROBE VELAZQUEZ . patterns and colors. Language Arts: Lists observations about topic.
Kuerner. PABLO Head of a Harlequin National Gallery Prague 66 .Meet the Masters 981 WYETH. ANDREW Mrs. 1957 1309 PICASSO.
He tries to paint his subjects the way he sees and feels about them. ANDREW MRS. Wyeth usually paints people whom he knows. She is facing away from us. KUERNER (1917) 20th Century American Date: 1957 Size: 13 1/2" x 19 1/2" Medium: Tempera ARTIST . Wyeth puts great amount of feeling into his paintings. He also pays close attention to texture and detail. his two sons or his neighbors. This person could be a neighbor or friend. When he starts a new piece of art. browns. PRINT . Wyeth usually paints objects and landscapes from his own life. The people portrayed in his paintings are usually his wife. grays and white.Andrew Wyeth was born in Chadd's Ford. His father was a famous illustrator and mural painter who trained Andrew. Pennsylvania.In the painting Mrs. Most of the picture has been painted using blacks. Wyeth uses very little color in this picture.Meet the Masters Pre-First ARTIST: PRINT: WYETH. The woman looks as if she has spent many hours gazing out of the same window. The sun is streaming through the window and shines on the woman's face. looking out of a window. sitting in the same chair. This is the highest honor a civilian in our nation can receive. Kuerner. In 1963 Andrew Wyeth was awarded the 'Medal of Freedom' by President Kennedy. Then he decides whether he is going to use watercolor or tempera for his paint. or someone else who lives in his town. PORTFOLIO F PAIRED WITH: PICASSO HEAD OF A HARLEQUIN 67 . Andrew Wyeth has painted a picture of a woman seated in a chair. he makes a very careful pencil drawing of his subject.
emphasizing geometric shapes. Instead of painting the person realistically. Picasso shows a lot of texture in this painting. Throughout his career he passed through many periods which reflected what was going on in his own life. occurred when he was lonely. A harlequin is a clown-like character. CZECHOSLOVAKIA Cubism Date: 1905 Size: 39 1/2" x 39" Medium: Oil ARTIST . PAh-blow) (1881 -1973) HEAD OF A HARLEQUIN NATIONAL GALLERY PRAGUE. Spain. He lived a long and very productive life of 92 years. and then reassembled it using simple geometric shapes. His 'blue period' from 1901-1909 for example. he painted the person by using geometric shapes. His paintings of that period show very thin invalids. Picasso's father. He broke apart his subject. blacks. invented Cubism.In this painting Picasso used his style of painting known as Cubism. cold and hungry. a professor at the Barcelona Academy of Art. and expression of the figure. Though Picasso used the Cubist style in this painting. ceramics and sculpture. browns and combinations of those colors. drawing. and his friend. He achieved this in his paintings by breaking apart the object and assembling the parts in an odd way .Meet the Masters Pre-First ARTIST: PRINT: PICASSO. Between 1906-07. PRINT . PABLO (pi-KAHS-oh. By the pose. which led to modern art. he was still able to paint his subject in a sensitive way. was his first teacher. He then reduced the subject to flat planes and simple forms. Georges Braque. beggars and outcasts portrayed with only a few colors. it is mostly made up of whites. He experimented in painting. allowing his brush strokes to show and layering the lines on many of the shapes. PORTFOLIO F PAIRED WITH: WYETH MRS. KUERNER 68 . Picasso wanted to 'free' the form in art. By the time he was 16 years old. Picasso used very little color in this picture. he was working on his own.Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga. Picasso. one can almost imagine the mood of the person.
Find the shapes in each portrait. Tell us about your picture . In which picture can you see sunlight? 6. Mathematics: Understands and describes basic two dimensional shapes.HEAD OF A HARLEQUIN QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. 69 . Draw a picture of someone in your family or someone that you know. How are the two portraits different? 2. You may add details with crayons. subdivided and changed.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Uses art materials and tools to develop basic processes and motor skills in a safe and responsible manner.Meet the Masters Pre-First WYETH . like a friend or a neighbor. Which picture has more shapes? More lines? 8.why did you pick the person you did? SKILLS REINFORCED . How does each picture make you feel? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. In which picture is the person looking at us? 4. 2. 3. Mathematics: Visualizes and illustrates ways in which shapes can be combined. What do you think the woman in Wyeth's picture is watching? 5. Look at each portrait. Identify the shapes in your portrait. How is Picasso's picture different from Wyeth's picture? 7.MRS. 3. Arrange the shapes to form a portrait. KUERNER PICASSO . Cut out a variety of large and small shapes from construction paper.
JOHN SINGER Black Brook Tate Gallery London 1087 KLEE. PAUL Girl with Flag Kunstmuseum Basel 70 .Meet the Masters 880 SARGENT.
Some of which were hung in the Boston Public Library. Sargent was also known in the U. By the time he was 12. his family moved to Paris where he studied with Carolus-Duran. he began painting lessons. ENGLAND 19th Century American Date: 1909 Size: 21 3/4" x 27 1/2" Medium: Unknown ARTIST . When he was 19. Sargent left many of his brush strokes showing which help create texture in the picture. The expression on her face helps to tell us about her personality or feeling. an amateur artist.Sargent was born to American parents in Florence.S. He was very good at capturing his subject's personality in these paintings. including the rocks in the water. John Singer Sargent painted a portrait of a woman sitting by the side of a brook. until he was 20. JOHN SINGER (1856-1925) BLACK BROOK TATE GALLERY LONDON. He grew up in Europe and did not make his first visit to the U.S.portraits of women in beautiful and stylish gowns. The brush strokes in the water help to create the illusion of movement. PORTFOLIO G PAIRED WITH: KLEE Girl with a Flag 71 . as a mural artist. His bold brush strokes can be seen in the flowers and in the woman's clothing. a painter who was famous for his portraits of fashionable people. he often went on sketching trips with his mother. PRINT . This picture has many colors in it. As a boy. Sargent's paintings were mostly society portraits .Meet the Masters Pre-First ARTIST: PRINT: SARGENT. Sargent also used splashes of white and other light colors to give the feeling of light reflecting off objects. The woman is gazing off to the side. Italy.In Black Brook.
gradually going from lights to darks. nine hundred and twenty-six works of art. He left at least eight thousand. reducing parts of her figure to basic simple shapes. The flag is just there at the top of the picture. We are not sure whether it is far away in the background. The artist was a serious student.In this picture. PORTFOLIO G PAIRED WITH: SARGENT BLACK BROOK 72 . and her head and body meet at a point. flat style. She is almost a 'make believe' or fantasy person. SWITZERLAND Expressionism Date: 1929 Size: 25 1/2" x 19 1/2" Medium: Watercolor on paper Mounted on cardboard ARTIST . being held by the girl or in some way attached to the girl's hair.Paul Klee was born in Switzerland. In fact. The girl is not drawn realistically but drawn rather the way Klee wanted to portray her. He had an affection for cats as a child. Girl with a Flag. the son of a music teacher and a mother who liked to draw. He enjoyed history. The colors in this picture are soft and subtle. her mouth and nose are shaped like triangles. He also enjoyed drawing. He painted the girl in a simple. somehow not quite real. a fine writer. PRINT . some of Klee's early unsigned works were recognized as his because they were line drawings of cats. Paul Klee was still a working artist when he died at the age of sixty. the sciences. Paul) (1879-1940) GIRL WITH A FLAG KUNST MUSEUM BASEL. Klee used watercolor as a medium.Meet the Masters Pre-First ARTIST: PRINT: KLEE. and teacher. He was well respected. Her eyes become straight lines. PAUL (CLAY. and languages. musician.
analyze. Language Arts: Predicts information based on the title. RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. 3. If the character in the painting could talk to you. Look at the two portraits. Find one color that is in both pictures. Are you surprised by what you see? 5. tell what you think each will be about after you hear the title of the picture. How many shapes can you find in Klee's picture? Name them. Language Arts: Uses age appropriate vocabulary to describe.Meet the Masters Pre-First SARGENT . Language Arts: Expresses ideas clearly. symbolically. 2. what do you think she would say? 2. Which one is made of simple shapes and colors? 6. Were your ideas correct? 4. 7. 8.BLACK BROOK KLEE . interpret and make judgments about works of art. Is it indoors or outdoors? Why do you like that place? 3. Tell why this place is so relaxing. Without looking at the two pictures. SKILLS REINFORCED . 73 . How do you think each girl feels? 9.GIRL WITH A FLAG QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Draw a picture of yourself in your favorite place. Which picture has more colors in it? Name some of the colors.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: Visual Arts: Understands that works of art can be rendered realistically. or abstractly.
1 Portfolio D PICASSO .HAPPY FAMILY Prints are not presented in the order listed above.Meet the Masters III.BRIDE AND GROOM Portfolio G LE NAIN .THE IRONERS MORISOT .FAMILY.ARRANGEMENT IN GREY AND WHITE.THE ARTIST'S SON WHISTLER . Check at your school for the specific order of print presentations. 74 . Presentation of Prints Grade One Portfolio A CASSATT .WOMAN WITH DOG PICASSO .THE CRADLE Portfolio F BRONZINO .CHILDREN ON THE SEASHORE HOMER .CHILD WITH DOVE Portfolio B RENOIR .ELEANORE AND SON MODIGLIANI .FAMILY OF PEASANTS IN AN INTERIOR CURRIER & IVES .FAMILY GROUP ALSTON . THE ARTIST'S MOTHER Portfolio E DEGAS .BOYS IN A PASTURE Portfolio C MOORE . NO.
D. 1093 PICASSO. MARY Woman with Dog Corcoran Gallery Washington.Meet the Masters 870 CASSETT. PABLO Child with a Dove Lady Aberconway Collection London 75 .C.
touching.Mary Cassatt was born near Pittsburgh. color. D.C. Spain and Holland to study their masterpieces. and texture to present her ideas. Renoir. and Degas) who were very popular in the art world. A writer uses words to express feelings about a subject. mary) (1845-1926) WOMAN WITH DOG CORCORAN GALLERY WASHINGTON. MARY (cah-SAT. She agreed and she also bought several of their paintings. This artist used line. Pennsylvania into a wealthy family.Meet the Masters Grade One ARTIST: PRINT: CASSATT. form. When she was seven. realistic scene of a woman and a dog. Mary studied painting at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts and returned to Europe when she was twenty-four. These paintings may be viewed at the Havemeyer Collection in the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Cassatt used different lines to help us feel what she wanted to portray. She shows a simple. shapes. Impressionism Date: 1883 Size: 391/2" x 251/2" Medium: Oil on Canvas ARTIST . It is a very sentimental painting. She settled permanently in Paris where she studied with Degas. She visited the museums of Italy. Mary Cassatt clearly shows us both her strong and tender feelings. the family moved to Paris and they lived there for five years. PRINT . Degas invited her to exhibit with the Impressionists (Monet. PORTFOLIO A PAIRED WITH: PICASSO CHILD WITH A DOVE 76 .In Woman with Dog.
Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga. Picasso wanted to 'free' the form in art. His paintings of that period show very thin invalids. a professor at the Barcelona Academy of Art. was his first teacher. ceramics and sculpture.In Child with a Dove. cold and hungry. Spain. occurred when he was lonely. PABLO (pi. ENGLAND School of Paris Dated: 1901 Size: 28 3/4" x 21" Medium: Oil on Canvas ARTIST . His 'blue period' from 1901-1909 for example. The space and color are brought together well.emphasizing geometric shapes. By the time he was 16 years old. It is simply a romantic painting done with skill and sensitivity. He lived a long and very productive life of 92 years.KAHS-oh. PRINT . Picasso shows that he could paint objects realistically. Throughout his career he passed through many periods which reflected what was going on in his own life. he was working on his own. Picasso's father. which led to modern art.Meet the Masters Grade One ARTIST: PRINT: PICASSO. He experimented in painting. This picture does not represent a new style. Between 1906-07. Picasso. and his friend. invented Cubism. He wanted to do more than just copy real objects. Georges Braque. beggars and outcasts portrayed with only a few colors. PAH-blow) (1881-1973) CHILD WITH A DOVE LADY ABERCONWAY COLLECTION LONDON. He achieved this in his paintings by breaking apart the object and assembling the parts in an odd way . Here. he wanted his paintings to show how he felt. he painted with mostly blue and dark yellow. drawing. PORTFOLIO A PAIRED WITH: CASSATT WOMAN WITH DOG 77 . This painting depicts the figure set before a basic background.
What is the relationship between the person and the animal? What must a person do to take care of a pet? What colors have the artists used in these pictures? Can you say which picture has lighter colors? What else do you see in the pictures? Why are these two pictures alike? Can you name some of the objects in the picture? Can you describe them? Can you tell us about them? 2. 8.WOMAN WITH DOG PICASSO . Language Arts: Gives simple explanations. 3. Create a picture of a person taking care of a pet (a dog.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Art: Uses two dimensional media to depict work of art. 3. 5. a bird.Meet the Masters Grade One CASSATT . 7.CHILD WITH A DOVE QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Social Studies: Shows examples of situations involving responsibility. 78 . 4. a cat. 2. RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. a hamster or a fish). SKILLS REINFORCED . Look at the two paintings. Create a dance or pantomime that tells a story about pets and their friends/family. 6. Make up a story about people and their special pets. Can you describe how are they the same? Can you tell us how are they different.
Massachusetts 79 . Massachusetts 803 HOMER. PIERRE AUGUSTE Children on the Seashore Museum of Fine Arts Boston. WINSLOW Boys in a Pasture Museum of Fine Arts Boston.Meet the Masters 1206 RENOIR.
He enjoyed being with other art students. PORTFOLIO B PAIRED WITH: HOMER BOYS IN A PASTURE 80 . Notice the blondness of the boy's head and the dark velvet accent of the young girl's eyelashes. The Impressionists painted very quickly. he was earning money as an assistant painter of porcelain. right on the canvas. PIERRE AUGUSTE (REN-wahr. France.In Children on the Seashore. which give a different feeling from photographs. He was a talented. He was born in Limoges. sparkling. Renoir and his friends left school and began to paint together. They painted their "first impressions" of scenes of everyday life. PEE-air. Renoir surrounded the entire painting with a halo of light. but Renoir did not like the strict rules and he felt the classes were boring.flowing. The hands splashing and waving in shimmering sunlight show us a scene of childhood joy. By the age of 13. Renoir and the Impressionists did painting after painting of water -. This work helped him gain decorative skill. skilled artist who painted realistically because he studied the important art of the past. MASSACHUSETTS Impressionism Date: 1883 Size: 25 1/2" x 35 1/2" Medium: Oil on canvas ARTIST . Renoir painted in the Impressionist style using lot of color to make the picture light and warm. and moving. They used small strokes of bright color to get the effect of sunlight and movement. When Renoir was 21 years old. PRINT . he sometimes used color itself without form. The painting shows the pinkness of the skin (even under clothing) and the shape of the face. Because he wanted to be original. OH-gust) (1841-1919) CHILDREN ON THE SEASHORE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON.Pierre Auguste Renoir was a very famous Impressionist painter. he went to the Paris Art School.Meet the Masters Grade One ARTIST: PRINT: RENOIR.
he took up painting. As a boy. Homer was a great storyteller. He learned to paint on his own.Boys in a Pasture is one of the many pictures that Winslow Homer did of farm life. In this print we see a sensitivity for light and color. PRINT . He trusted only his own eyes . simple. There were no photographers at that time so people had to paint and draw pictures of what happened around them. It was a promise kept. He began his art career as an illustrator. and forceful. MASSACHUSETTS 19th Century American Date: 1874 Size: 15 1/2" x 22 1/2" Medium: Oil ARTIST . In this.not those of other artists . Homer promised to paint scenes as they actually were. His pictures were so realistic that he became famous. He felt he had to be alone to work well.Winslow Homer lived in America all his life. he moved from the city life of Boston to the country.to capture the people and the landscapes. His brush strokes were quick and sure. "Harper's Weekly. He painted them with such longing that he gave them a fresh quality. PORTFOLIO B PAIRED WITH: RENOIR CHILDREN ON THE SEASHORE 81 . warm and pleasant. He developed a love for the outdoors that we see in his art. His work appeared in a popular magazine of that time. illuminating the whites of the cap and shirt. He moved to a quiet spot overlooking the ocean in Maine. Basic down-to-earth subjects attracted Homer because they represented stability against war and industry. WINSLOW (1836-1910) BOYS IN A PASTURE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON." In the middle of his successful career as an illustrator. When he was six. Homer was a polite and independent man. The mood is quiet.Meet the Masters Grade One ARTIST: PRINT: HOMER. his style was honest. The sunlight falls in a bright shaft. Homer was interested in painting the 'real' America.
7. 3. 2.Meet the Masters Grade One RENOIR . 6. 5.CHILDREN ON THE SEASHORE HOMER . Where is the setting of each picture? Which picture has more people in it? What are the people doing? Do you think they are having a good time? Why? Which picture is clearer? Which picture is softer? Which picture is lonelier? What color has the artist used most? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Art: Uses two dimensional media and techniques to depict works of art from personal experiences. Mathematics: Computes for problem solving. 2 and 3 as a number sentence.BOYS IN A PASTURE QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. 4. Show each member of the family and some friends doing what they like to do best or do most often. 82 . SKILLS REINFORCED . 8. Include yourself in the picture. Look at the two pictures. 3. 4. 2. (4+2+6) Draw a picture that takes place outdoors. How many boys are in the Boys in a Pasture painting? How many people are in both painting? Write the answers to questions 1. Language Arts: Identifies meaning from illustration. Count the children in the Children on the Seashore painting. 5.
CHARLES Family. 1 Whitney Museum New York 83 . HENRY Family Group National Gallery Canada 929 ALSTON. No.Meet the Masters 200 MOORE.
The controlled gestures between the parents and children represent the give and take of human relationships. 1 84 . He was then hired as a teacher for two days a week and thus began his career. the very massive male and female figures offer protection and security. In this work.This drawing is based on life in the underground shelters of wartime London.Meet the Masters Grade One ARTIST: PRINT: MOORE. HENRY (1898-1986) FAMILY GROUP NATIONAL GALLERY CANADA Expressionism Date: 1948 Size: Height 59 1/4" Medium: Bronze cast ARTIST . he worked for the government as a war artist. which may be a study for a future sculpture. he heard a story about Michelangelo and decided he wanted to become a sculptor. During World War II. Moore abstracted the human figure and drew the heads out of proportion to the size of the body . He always liked the art lessons given at school.Henry Moore is a distinguished British painter and sculptor. PRINT . Moore said he owed a debt to an art teacher in elementary school who encouraged him as much as she could.a characteristic of the artist. His sketches of life in the air raid shelters have an exceptional emotional quality. He attended the Royal College of Art from 1922 to 1925. When he was eleven. PORTFOLIO C PAIRED WITH: ALSTON FAMILY NO. In them is found the heavy primitive feeling of his sculptures.
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Grade One ARTIST: PRINT: ALSTON, CHARLES (OL-sten) (1907 -1977) FAMILY NO. 1 WHITNEY MUSEUM NEW YORK CITY 20th Century American Date: 1955 Size: 48 1/4" x 35 3/4" Medium: Unknown
ARTIST - Charles Alston, painter, sculptor, muralist and teacher of art, was born in North Carolina. He received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from Columbia University. He taught Art at the University of the City of New York. Alston's work includes many styles, from pure abstraction to almost pure realism. His later work was influenced by African sculpture. His work is always strong and highly individualistic. It is either warm with rich color, sharp in blacks and clear white, or soft and compassionate in texture and color. It is so varied that it prevents classification. Alston said he "feels a need to relate to humanity in a more direct way...and as a black American... is sensitive and responsive... to the injustice, the indignity and hypocrisy suffered by black citizens." Such responsiveness is "the predicament of any artist, black or white, concerned with the dignity of man."
PRINT - Alston paints in a style called cubism, where shapes are more important than details. It is surprising that Alston took a realistic subject and painted it as a cubist design. He did not pay very much attention to the faces of the people. You can still see that they are a close family group by the way that he has presented the figures. They are arranged in a circle, the father standing behind the mother, who is seated, and two children, a boy and a girl, standing before them. Notice the gestures of the family members towards each other. The members of this family are bound together by their placement and gesture. The little girl is facing her brother. The father has his hand on his son's shoulder. The children stand close beside the mother. The mother is strong and solid, her sturdy legs sketchily outlined beneath her apron. Perhaps this is the artist's way of showing us that the mother of this family is a strong woman.
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Grade One MOORE - FAMILY GROUP ALSTON - FAMILY NO. 1
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Look at the two paintings. Each shows a family. How are the pictures different? Are the pictures painted in a realistic style, or do the artists work with simpler shapes? Do you think that the families are close? How many people are there in each picture? Where do you see lines? Can you find straight lines and curved lines? Where do you see shapes? Can you find round shapes and square shapes? Which picture has more colors? Can you name them?
RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. 2. Explain your feelings about the pictures in one sentence. Use simple shapes to draw or paint a picture that shows a scene from life in your house or on your street. Try to have the picture tell us something about your life, or your feelings about yourself and your surroundings.
SKILLS REINFORCED - SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Knows how to use symbols to communicate meaning in art. Language Arts: Drafts simple sentences. Mathematics: Visualizes and illustrates ways in which shapes can be combined, subdivided and changed.
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1230 PICASSO, PABLO The Artists's Son Musee d'Arte Moderne Paris, France
860 WHISTLER, JAMES MCNEILL Study in Grey and White, "The Artist's Mother" Musee du Louvre Paris, France 87
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Grade One ARTIST: PRINT: PICASSO, PABLO (pi-KAHS-oh, PAh-blow) (1881-1973) THE ARTIST'S SON MUSEE d'ART MODERNE PARIS, FRANCE School of Paris Date: 1924 Size: 51 3/16" x 38 3/16" Medium: Oil on Canvas
ARTIST - Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain. He lived a long and very productive life of 92 years. He experimented in painting, drawing, ceramics and sculpture. Picasso's father, a professor at the Barcelona Academy of Art, was his first teacher. By the time he was 16 years old, he was working on his own. Throughout his career he passed through many periods which reflected what was going on in his own life. His 'blue period' from 1901-1909 for example, occurred when he was lonely, cold and hungry. His paintings of that period show very thin invalids, beggars and outcasts portrayed with only a few colors. Between 1906-07, Picasso, and his friend, Georges Braque, invented Cubism, which led to modern art. Picasso wanted to 'free' the form in art. He achieved this in his paintings by breaking apart the object and assembling the parts in an odd way - emphasizing geometric shapes.
PRINT - This is a painting of Picasso's son Paul when he was three years old. It was one of Picasso's favorites and he kept this picture with his own collection. The work is from Picasso's 'Greco-Roman' phase. Look at the hands, the round head, and the immobility of the pose. If you look closely, the lines from an earlier drawing are visible. The colors are light and bright.
Whistler was a tireless. he refused to be stereotyped. He was a charming man who occasionally liked a challenge.even though he was only five feet four inches tall. He was very witty and used his wit sometimes to cover up his pain. She is placed against a carefully designed background of vertical and horizontal rectangular shapes. He had many changes in style. Both in art and his personal life. the pictures on the wall. Whistler's title is significant because he loved music and thought of his paintings in musical terms. even tiresome joker.James McNeill Whistler was born in Lowell. Massachusetts. he used his fists . PORTFOLIO D PAIRED WITH: PICASSO THE ARTIST'S SON 89 . FRANCE 19th Century American Date: 1871 Size: 57" x 64 1/2" Medium: Oil on canvas ARTIST . Although he lived most of his life in England. His painting ranged from very realistic to Impressionistic. Whistler was interested in primarily using impressionist forms. When his wits failed. he had many types of friends both rich and poor. The portrait of the delicate woman is very realistic.Meet the Masters Grade One ARTIST: PRINT: WHISTLER. Whistler used thin coats of color to build up his subtle grays. JAMES McNEILL (1834-1903) ARRANGEMENT IN GREY AND WHITE THE ARTIST'S MOTHER MUSEE du LOUVRE PARIS. Every item in the painting is an important part of the design: the drapes.The Artist's Mother commonly known as Whistler's Mother. The completed picture on the wall is one of Whistler's own etchings. He did not get married until he was 54 years old. Whistler had his own ideas. In this picture. In his private life. the floor.Whistler's best known work is Arrangement in Grey and White . which balance the painting. and the placement of his mother's hands. he felt little commitment to either country. PRINT .
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: People create art for various reasons. 2. Which picture has brighter colors? 4. Show all the people who live in your house. Pretend that you are a clown. including any pets. Draw a picture that shows your costume. What does the clothing in each picture tell you about the person? 3. Mathematics: Draws two dimensional shapes. 3. Use bright colors and geometric shapes such as circles. 90 . Tell what each person will do when he or she stands up from the chair. Language Arts: Makes predictions based on illustration. Draw a picture of your family and put yourself in it. Draw a picture of a person you know in a Harlequin outfit or in a dress like Whistler's mother. rectangles and triangles. SKILLS REINFORCED . squares. Can you tell us how the mother feels? 6. How are they alike? How are they different? 2.THE ARTIST'S SON WHISTLER . Arrange the picture as a portrait. Arrange the surroundings very carefully.THE ARTIST'S MOTHER QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Remember that costume designers are artists. Can you tell us how the boy feels? 5. Have you ever seen people dressed like the people in these pictures? Where? 7. Which person is looking at you? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. Look at the two pictures. and put the members of the family in any order you like.ARRANGEMENT IN GREY AND WHITE .Meet the Masters Grade One PICASSO . 4.
Meet the Masters 1133 DEGAS EDGAR The Ironers Musee du Louvre Paris. BERTHE The Cradle Musee d'Orsay Paris. Franch 91 . Franch 1223 MORISOT.
He could no longer see to draw the details of faces. which he could feel with his hands. and devoted himself to his art. Degas was also a sculptor. the same graceful rhythmic motion so typical of all his work. France. His finished paintings were stacked and piled around his studio. many lines. He never married. When Degas' father died. He spent much of his time alone. The Ironers conveys. "Draw lines." Degas took this advice and became a master of line drawing. When Degas got older he could no longer see fine pencil lines.In this print. but he also drew horses at the racetrack. Degas was mainly interested in painting two subjects: women and horses. ed-GAHR) (1834-1917) THE IRONERS MUSEE du LOUVRE PARIS. He liked to take note of women in many different poses and painted them in many occupations. he left Degas a small inheritance. because of their fresh and bright colors. He was not interested in the ballerinas because they were pretty girls. a famous painter. or sell to anyone. When he was starting his career as a painter. He was also interested in the way he could suggest movement and space in his art. Besides being a painter. born in Paris was an unusual man. hard working women. He was near-sighted from birth and his eyesight got worse as he got older. (also called The Laundress) Degas was not an Impressionist painter of sunlight but of artificial light. This is a realistic portrayal of tired. Ingres. His favorite medium was pastels. The results are very different here from his careful earlier work. FRANCE Impressionism Date: 1884 Size: 29 15/16" x 32 1/8" Medium: Oil on Canvas ARTIST . EDGAR (da-GAW. Instead he made broad strokes. crayon and chalk.Meet the Masters Grade One ARTIST: PRINT: DEGAS. from memory or from nature. Degas. It is in this way that you will become a good painter. His favorites were ballerinas. Later. The Ironers. nor in telling a story in his painting. Degas' horses were usually drawn from models. he was trying very hard to record all he could remember. painting it with sympathy and without sentimentality. advised him. He switched to using charcoal. young man. PORTFOLIO E PAIRED WITH: MORISOT THE CRADLE 92 . He was interested in the way light and shade affected the human form. He did not care to impress anyone. hands and costumes. This money kept Degas from having to sell his paintings unless he so desired. he did mostly sculpture. The artist has caught a moment in time. Fearing total blindness. with a few simple lines. filling the spaces with big brilliant color. the son of a banker. PRINT .Degas was born in Paris.
The contrast of dark and light stresses the fragile innocence of the child. In 1874 Berthe married Eugene Manet. Eduardo's younger brother. Her life from then on continued calmly. She became a successful painter at the age of twenty-three. PRINT .Berthe Morisot was a member of a well-to-do middle-class family. She died in 1895 at the age of fifty-four. and window curtains filtering soft light. she learned to use looser and freer brush strokes and to paint current subjects. The loose. airy lines. By her early 30's. Through Manet. After studying with the artist/teacher Corot for six years. One of the great events in Berthe Morisot's personal life was the birth in 1878 of her daughter. Her subjects usually create a mood of loneliness.The Cradle is a painting of Morisot's sister Edna and her daughter. she painted color in almost flat patches showing Manet's early influence on her work.Meet the Masters Grade One ARTIST: PRINT: MORISOT. Berthe Morisot joined the group of artists known as the Impressionists. BAIRT) (1841-1895) THE CRADLE MUSEE d'ORSAY PARIS. FRANCE Impressionism Date: 1872 Size: 22" x 18 1/8" Medium: Oil on Canvas ARTIST . BERTHE (MOH-ree-zoh. Her daughter later became a favorite subject of Morisot's paintings. Studying masterpieces influenced Morisot's design and composition. stress the feminine approach to love. In this painting. Morisot vacationed in summer at the seashore and took occasional trips to the South in the winter. Julie. Morisot's theory of painting was feminine and the treatment is delicate. She was the only French woman Impressionist painter. Berthe Morisot formed her own style. the soft draperies. PORTFOLIO E PAIRED WITH: DEGAS THE IRONERS 93 . She spent most of the year in Paris working in her art studio.
What objects do you see in each picture? 3. 2. 94 . Social Studies: Compares every day life in different places and times.THE CRADLE QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. For example: When you comb your hair. Which picture shows people working? 7. Show the object(s) that you use.Meet the Masters Grade One DEGAS . you use a comb. Language Arts: Determines the main idea or message. You might want to do this with other members of the class. When you draw.THE IRONERS MORISOT .SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Knows that specific works of art belong to particular times and places. Describe how you think each person feels in the pictures? 4. SKILLS REINFORCED . What are these ladies doing? 5. Which picture has more colors and can you name some of the colors? 6. you use crayons. What is the main idea of each picture? 2. Draw a picture of yourself doing something that you do every day. Make up a play to do for the class that shows a scene that you think probably occurs in homes/families. Can you see through something in The Cradle ? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1.
Meet the Masters 112 BRONZINO Eleanore and Son Uffiizi Gallery Florence. Italy 1181 MODLIGLIANI. AMEDEO Bride and Groom Museum of Modern Art New York 95 .
PRINT . Cosimo I. (Bronzino means suntanned in Italian. They show very little feeling and are cool in color. in 1546.) He was a pupil of Pontormo. featuring ones that are peculiar to Bronzino. He also painted a few religious works. Everything in this painting suggests a sense of wealth and grandeur. The cloth looks almost brittle. He became court painter to the first Grand Duke of Tuscany. the fingers and arms are long and thin. His brush strokes were well controlled.Meet the Masters Grade One ARTIST: PRINT: BRONZINO. The colors appear a bit unreal.Angolo di Cosimo di Mariano who is commonly referred to as Il Bronzino was a Florentine Mannerist painter. Giovanni. de'Medici. restrained but luxurious. PORTFOLIO F PAIRED WITH: MODIGLIANI BRIDE AND GROOM 96 .This oil painting is of Eleanore of Toledo and her son. Il (brahn-ZEE-noh) (1503-1572) ELEANORE AND SON UFFIZI GALLERY FLORENCE. The picture is painted in the Mannerist tradition that was a revolt against the classical devises of balance and harmony. His main works are court portraits that were painted with elegance and restraint. ITALY Italian Renaissance Date: 1545 Size: 45 1/4" x 37 3/4" Medium: Oil on panel ARTIST . The figures appear frozen in place and yet active.
The figures have oval faces. Modigliani was a very handsome. While there.Meet the Masters Grade One ARTIST: PRINT: MODIGLIANI. he was stricken with tuberculosis. PORTFOLIO F PAIRED WITH: BRONZINO ELEANORE AND SON 97 . and was sent south to Naples for the winter. AMEDEO (moh-dee-lee-AH-nee. Italy. He did not paint his subjects realistically. PRINT . charming man. He had recurrent bouts of tuberculosis.Modigliani was born in Livorno. and incapable of prolonged effort. This work is also noted for its delicacy of line and sad beauty. Modigliani is famous for his portraits and figure studies. ah-may-DAY-oh) (1884-1920) BRIDE AND GROOM School of Paris MUSEUM OF MODERN ART Date: 1915 NEW YORK Size:21 3/4" x 18 1/4" Medium: Oil on Canvas ARTIST . without any will power. long cylindrical necks and almond shaped eyes. "Dedo" was Modigliani's childhood nickname. His portraits were usually of a sad family with a sickly sweet smile and long slender oval heads. Frederic Clay Bartlett who designed and owned the Bonnet House on Fort Lauderdale Beach donated this print to the Museum of Modern Art. When he was 16. The two subjects look smug and prim. he became friendly with the artists Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall. His mother encouraged his early interest in art and he was given painting lessons at 14. This appearance is due to the primitive techniques of painting blank eyes and a profile nose in full face. The artist used Cubist planes and straight lines to give added stiffness to his subjects. His training as an artist was often interrupted by illness. He died at the age of 36 in the charity ward of a hospital. He managed to get to Paris by the age of 22.Bride and Groom is almost a caricature of self-satisfaction and self-sufficiency.
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Visual Arts: Mathematics: Describes and makes judgments about art. Use circles.ELEANORE AND SON MODIGLIANI . Add details with crayon.Meet the Masters Grade One BRONZINO . Cut different shapes from construction paper to use in making a face. How are they the same? How are they different? 2. rectangles and triangles. SKILLS REINFORCED . Understands that art can be realistic or abstract. Which painting do you see shapes in? 3. Which picture has more blue in it? 6.BRIDE AND GROOM QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. See if the class can guess who they are. Which people look more real to you? 4. Make it fill your page. 98 . Which faces are longer? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. Make up a play without words. just movement. 2. Glue these onto your paper to make your picture of a face. Draw a large oval on your paper. Which picture is fancier? 7. Illustrates ways in which shapes can be combined. squares. Which one do you like the best? Why? 5. Look at the two pictures. showing different members of a family.
Meet the Masters 1314 LE NAIN. France 891 CURRIER & IVES Happy Family Museum of the City of New York New York 99 . ANTOINE AND LOUIS Family Of Peasants Musee Du Louvre Paris.
There is a group of small pictures. PRINT . Note: Students may need to be told that peasants were farm workers who were very poor. A family made stoic and resigned by hardship. 1588-1648. with figures painted in strange colors associated with Antoine. Louis. PORTFOLIO G PAIRED WITH: CURRIER & IVES HAPPY FAMILY 100 . there is no certain way of telling which brother painted which painting.Meet the Masters Grade One ARTIST: PRINT: LE NAIN.Antoine. an-TWAHN & LOO-ee) (Antoine. very different from the artificiality of the courts. and it is considered one of their most valuable artistically. ANTOINE AND LOUIS (luh-NAIN. Le Nain obviously sympathized with the subjects and wanted to emphasize their simple merit. This picture expresses the grave dignity of a family close to the soil. It is painted in cool tones.Family of Peasants is associated with Antoine or Louis. FRANCE Baroque Date: circa 1640 Size: 44 1/2" x 62 1/2" Medium: Oil on canvas ARTIST . Since none of these paintings have first initials. Louis and Mathieu Le Nain were three brothers. all painters. mostly on copper. Pictures of religious subjects are generally associated with Louis and any remaining are attributed to Mathieu. who were born in France. There are about 15 signed and dated pictures left by the brothers. 1593-1648) FAMILY OF PEASANTS IN AN INTERIOR MUSEE du LOUVRE PARIS.
Wild West. PRINT .Nathaniel Currier. to the upper section of the picture. the Civil War.Meet the Masters Grade One ARTIST: PRINT: CURRIER & IVES (CURRIER. fires and other disasters.3" x 27. 1813-1888. published a highly colored print of the burning of the steamboat "Lexington" in Long Island Sound. The warm ochre earthy colors force the eye to span from right to left. These lithographs featured portraits of notables. The brilliant color serves to enliven the entire design of this appealing work.In the Currier & Ives print Happy Family there is a family of grouse painted with a lot of color. and animals are seen as strong. and the firm became Currier & Ives in 1857. simple. greens and earth colors. For nearly 50 years they published about three new prints each week on every aspect of American life. The edition sold like wildfire. three days after the disaster in 1840. The children may need to be told that grouse are a type of bird. The effect is electrifying. IVES. RUFFLED GROUSE AND YOUNG MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK Americana Date: 1866 Size: 21. The artists want us not to just see the birds but actually to distinguish and know them. and very vibrant forms of nature. The earth. sporting and pioneering scenes. PORTFOLIO G PAIRED WITH: Le NAIN FAMILY OF PEASANTS 101 . a graceful study of a peaceful animal family. These lithographs reached into the farthest confines of the land and also had considerable sales abroad. colors appear fresh. hand colored using a mass production system. There is an imposing sweep of cool and neutral shapes. in short. James Ives joined the firm in 1852. The eye movement is from the lower foreground where the animals are. The prints were lithographs. he became the most important publisher of colored engravings. temperance and political tracts. Indians. sky. The artist used grays. 1824-1895) HAPPY FAMILY. The sun beats down with its brilliance.8" Medium: Lithograph ARTIST .
Draw a picture showing where your family likes to get together. Which picture has more green in it? 7. Can you tell me something about the people in the picture? 6. can you show us some of the food? 8. Which family is bigger? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. Writes to communicate ideas effectively.FAMILY OF PEASANTS IN AN INTERIOR CURRIER & IVES . Understands art in relation to history. Which picture is indoors? Which picture is outdoors? 5. Where does the bird family live in the Happy Family picutre? 3. We know that people.Meet the Masters Grade One Le NAIN . Understands historical perspective Gives examples of situations involving responsibility. These two pictures show families. SKILLS REINFORCED . Both families are eating. Write a sentence on your picture about protecting the environment. places and things change over time.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Visual Arts: Language Arts: Social Studies: Social Studies: Understands that art can communicate ideas. 2.HAPPY FAMILY QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. How is your family different from the one in Family of Peasants in an Interior picture? 2. 102 . This picture could be either indoor or outdoor. How can we help to protect the environment for the birds and for all other living creatures? 4.
PARADE ON HAMMOND STREET TOBEY .BARE KNUCKLES ROCKWELL .SKATING IN THE PARK Portfolio G REMINGTON .GUERNICA UCCELLO . WINTER MORISOT .THE CIRCUS Portfolio B HOMER .Meet the Masters III.THE RACE TRACK Prints are not presented in the order listed above.DEMPSEY & FIRPO HAYES .BREEZING UP ROUSSEAU . BILL DUFY . Presentation of Prints Grade Two Portfolio A BROWN . Check at your school for the specific order of print presentations 103 .THE DUGOUT Portfolio E CRITE .BATTLE OF SAN ROMANO Portfolio D BELLOWS .CENTRAL PARK.SURPRISED! STORM IN THE FOREST Portfolio C PICASSO .BROADWAY 1936 Portfolio F CURRIER & IVES .BAREBACK RIDERS SEURAT .TURN HIM LOOSE.
Meet the Masters 967 BROWN. D.C. W. 1155 SEURAT.H. France 104 . GEORGES Circus Musee du Louvre Paris. Bareback Riders National Gallery of Art Washington.
The costumes tell us it is not a present day circus. Americana Date: 1883 Size: 18 1/2" x 24 1/2" Medium: Oil on Cardboard on Wood ARTIST . PRINT .H. PORTFOLIO A PAIRED WITH: SEURAT THE CIRCUS 105 . movement. The horse is cantering around a circus ring. in the background gallery. watches the show. A clown in a multicolored costume and a ringmaster in black tails watch. BAREBACK RIDERS NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART WASHINGTON. The audience. He was actively concerned with design and pattern. and the relating of personal experience.In Bareback Riders. The contrasting black of the horse attracts the viewer's attention. The horse's strength and movement add to the mood of the picture.Meet the Masters Grade Two ARTIST: PRINT: BROWN. Brown provides a festive feeling by using bright colors and textures against the white background. we see two gaily-colored acrobats riding bareback on a gleaming black horse.W. We now admire primitive art for its brilliant colors and feeling of excitement. Very few nineteenth century primitive paintings exist today. D.H. Brown is known as a Primitive painter.C. W.
GEORGES (Sir-RAH. which he believed gave the viewer a pleasurable association. he studied sculpture. Seurat created the atmosphere of a happy day at the circus. He also created the illusion of movement from right to left. or tiny lines.Meet the Masters Grade Two ARTIST: PRINT: SEURAT. When viewed from a distance. six sketchbooks. He received a very academic training that included copying the masters.Georges Seurat was born in Paris. and about sixty canvases. Seurat achieved three-dimensional depth and solidity in his forms. He died from a septic sore throat in 1891. Afterward.In The Circus. PRINT . PORTFOLIO A PAIRED WITH: BROWN BAREBACK RIDERS 106 . a spot of red placed next to a spot of yellow looks orange. For example. When he was seventeen. the 'spots of color' melt in the picture into another color. Seurat's method of applying paint to canvas is sometimes called 'Pointillism. he was admitted to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts to study painting. He believed that the warm colors of red and yellow impart a feeling of happiness to the viewer. Seurat completed over four hundred drawings. FRANCE Post Impressionism Date: 1890-91 Size: 70 7/8" x 58 3/8" Medium: Oil on Canvas ARTIST . he developed a specific color wheel based on the fragmentation of light. circles. triangles. Zhoezh) (1859-1891) THE CIRCUS MUSEE du LOUVRE PARIS. After much study and application. Seurat's 'spots of color' could also be squares. dots.' It consists of placing small spots of color next to each other. With careful application of paint and painstaking attention to color theory. Seurat became interested in scientific theories on the use and effects of color and light. His theories of construction influenced many future artists. He worked out careful compositions that fused design and color.
Where did each artist put the horse in the picture? 3. Which picture is moving faster? 6. The paintings have a top.Meet the Masters Grade Two BROWN . Fold your paper into thirds. Try to make some of the shapes have smooth colors and some have bumpy colors. middle and bottom. Each artist divided his picture into thirds. 107 .THE CIRCUS QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. What colors can you find in these pictures that are not the same? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. which one looks bumpy? 5. How did each artist use color and design? 4. 2. Draw a circus picture using bright colors and designs. SKILLS REINFORCED . Put a circus animal in the bottom third of your picture. Draw or paint a clown that has different colors and shapes on his costume? 4. Which picture has colors that look smooth. How are they the same? How are they different? 2. 3.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Subject matter is communicated through art. middle and bottom.BAREBACK RIDERS SEURAT . Which costumes have more shapes on them? 7. Look at the two paintings. You will have a top. Using crayons draw shapes on your paper. Mathematics: Objects represent common fractions. Which circus would you rather go to? 8.
Clifford Collection 108 .C. HENRI Surprised! Storm in the Forest Mr.Meet the Masters 809 HOMER. 1428 ROUSSEAU. D. and Mrs. WINSLOW Breezing Up National Gallery of Art Washington. H.
subdued colors make you feel the wetness of the sea. he moved from the city life of Boston to the country. he took up painting. PRINT . WINSLOW (1836-1910) BREEZING UP NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART WASHINGTON. He trusted only his own eyes .to capture the people and the landscapes. The painting is alive with waves and wind. We can feel the actions of the people as they struggle against the oncoming storm. The light in this painting conveys its atmosphere. The composition of Breezing Up is simple.Breezing Up is an example of what Homer loved to paint . They also emphasize the roughness of the oncoming storm in the sky.the drama of the sea.Meet the Masters Grade Two ARTIST: PRINT: HOMER." In the middle of his successful career as an illustrator. PORTFOLIO B PAIRED WITH: ROUSSEAU SURPRISED! STORM IN THE FOREST 109 . His work appeared in a popular magazine of that time.C. He learned to paint on his own.Winslow Homer lived in America all his life. The natural. Homer was a polite and independent man. He felt he had to be alone to work well. He developed a love for the outdoors that we see in his art. Homer was a great storyteller. His pictures were so realistic that he became famous. When he was six. The strong diagonal movement of the boat contrasts sharply with the movement of the sea. Although this is to the left of center. This helps the viewer experience the quiet thrill of the boys experiencing this boat ride. the boat on the horizon achieves balance. He began his art career as an illustrator. He moved to a quiet spot overlooking the ocean in Maine. Homer was interested in painting the 'real' America.not those of other artists . There were no photographers at that time so people had to paint and draw pictures of what happened around them. "Harper's Weekly. 19th Century American Date: 1876 Size: 24" x 38" Medium: Oil on Canvas ARTIST . This smaller boat repeats the diagonal movement of the other boat. D.
Meet the Masters Grade Two ARTIST: PRINT: ROUSSEAU. The details are very real and help create the dream like feeling of the painting. He gave up his government job at middle age and became a painter. Every detail is carefully drawn and painted to create an imaginary realism. yellows and oranges against deep brown and dark greens. Unfortunately. CLIFFORD COLLECTION Post Impressionism Date: 1891 Size: 63" x 51" Medium: Oil on Canvas ARTIST . and desert scenes. jungles. Rousseau visited zoos and botanical gardens to gather information for his paintings. They considered him an untrained beginner and laughed at his magical pictures.Rousseau was fascinated with far-off jungles filled with strange beauty and terror. painters.Henri Rousseau was a Douanier. or untaught. and an occasional person or two. His paintings present enchanted and exotic worlds of forests. fantastic animals. This interest is portrayed in this painting. There are contrasts of darks and lights as well as warm reds. Other painters like Gauguin. This painting is rich with patterns created by moving leaves. HENRI (roo-SOH. He pays careful attention to detail in each leaf and tree branch even as they sway rhythmically in the fury of the storm. He was a charmingly simple man with a powerful creative imagination and a perfect sense of composition. the tiger appears from behind the leaves. PRINT . The tiger's movement and expression add to the stormy feeling. tree branches and falling rain. PORTFOLIO B PAIRED WITH: HOMER BREEZING UP 110 . They are filled with exotic flowers. As is common in Rousseau's jungle pictures. & MRS. most people didn't appreciate the rhythmic beauty of his work. a customs official of France. He became a famous primitive. H. ahn-REE) (1844-1910) SURPRISED! STORM IN THE FOREST MR. Redon and Picasso recognized him as a true artist who explored painting with a fresh vision unspoiled by standard ideas about style and techniques.
SKILLS REINFORCED . After looking at a map. Write three questions that you would like to ask the boys in Homer's painting? 2. What people or animals do you see? How do they feel? Why do you think they feel this way? Tell the main idea of each picture. These are both pictures of storms.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Students use appropriate vocabulary to describe art Social Studies: Determines relative location of places. 111 . where might you find these characters? 3. What is moving in each picture? 5. Language Arts: Writes questions about new experiences. How do the boys feel? 6. make its branches bend to one side. Draw a tree in the wind of a storm. 3. 4. Try to make him fierce.BREEZING UP ROUSSEAU . Can you show me all the greens in Rousseau's picture? 8. Draw an animal that is showing its teeth.SURPRISED! STORM IN THE FOREST QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Talk about how trees bend and move in a storm. Where does each picture take place? 2. How does the tiger feel? 7.Meet the Masters Grade Two HOMER . What sounds do you hear in each picture? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. like the tiger in Rousseau's jungle. Can you show me all the blues in Homer's picture? 9.
PABLO Guerico Prado Madrid. Spain 120 UCCELLO. Franch 112 . PAOLO Battle of San Romano Musee du Louvre Paris.Meet the Masters 1295 PICASSO.
Picasso. invented Cubism. Between 1906-07. which represent figures. beggars and outcasts portrayed with only a few colors. Throughout his career he passed through many periods which reflected what was going on in his own life. agony. The people and animals are very important. Georges Braque. Spain. PORTFOLIO C PAIRED WITH: UCCELLO BATTLE OF SAN ROMANO 113 . white and gray. Pain.emphasizing geometric shapes. Pah-blow) (1881-1973) GUERNICA (Gair-nik-ah) REINA SOFIA ART CENTER MADRID. He lived a long and very productive life of 92 years. Picasso wanted to 'free' the form in art. a professor at the Barcelona Academy of Art. His paintings of that period show very thin invalids. The design is held together by the triangular shapes in the composition. combines elements of expressionism and cubism. and chaos are everywhere. ceramics and sculpture. Picasso's most dramatic work. By using flat symbols. PABLO (pi-KAHS-oh. drawing. he was working on his own. Picasso's father.Guernica was painted in 1937 to protest the Nazi bombing of the small town of Guernica in Spain. The lack of color creates a sad mood. By the time he was 16 years old. which led to modern art. Picasso used a system of symbols drawn from Spanish folk culture. Picasso could express extremes of pain. and his friend. SPAIN School of Paris Date: 1937 Size: 11'5 1/2" x 25"5 3/4" Medium: Oil on Canvas ARTIST . Destruction is only seen in a flaming building and some crumbling walls. occurred when he was lonely.Meet the Masters Grade Two ARTIST: PRINT: PICASSO. was his first teacher. He experimented in painting. He achieved this in his paintings by breaking apart the object and assembling the parts in an odd way . Guernica . cold and hungry. His 'blue period' from 1901-1909 for example. PRINT . It places the visual emphasis on the message of man's unfairness to other men.Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga. The painting is done entirely in black.
instead the composition is a study in pattern. There is no fierceness in the battle.The Battle of San Romano is one panel of a three panel painting which was once hung in the Medici Palace. Uccello used foreshortening and converging lines to create perspective. He discovered perspective and became obsessed with it. Horseback riders combat with each other.Paulo Uccello was a Florentine painter. Pawl-oh) (1397-1475) BATTLE OF SAN ROMANO MUSEE de LOUVRE PARIS. Perspective was so important to Uccello that he once made a linear diagram of a seventy-two sided polyhedron. The placement of objects on the ground and the positioning and overlapping of forms adds to the feeling of space. FRANCE Italian Renaissance Date: 1456 Size: 6" x 10"5 3/4" Medium: Tempura and silver foil on wood panels ARTIST . The horses are plump and artificial looking as they prance on the stage. The three panels are now in three separate museums. The background of his paintings frequently looked like tapestry. the foreground becomes a stage for the main action. In the Battle of San Romano. into the picture planes and out. It is not surprising that he became one of the favorite masters of the Cubists in the 1900's. PRINT . contrasting values and perspective. PORTFOLIO C PAIRED WITH: PICASSO GUERNICA 114 . PAULO (oo-CHELL-oh. He loved arranging the forms of solid geometry in space.Meet the Masters Grade Two ARTIST: PRINT: UCCELLO.
BATTLE OF SAN ROMANO QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Draw a face that shows feelings. like Picasso's faces in Guernica. Your picture would look like the poles in The Battle of San Romano. Use overlapping shapes and lines in your picture. horizontal. what does the artist use many times in his picture? 6.GUERNICA UCCELLO . Can you show me faces and tell me how they feel? 5. Both paintings are about wars in other countries. SKILLS REINFORCED .Meet the Masters Grade Two PICASSO . wide open eyes. 115 . Which picture shows more feelings about war? 4. Which artist used repeated lines in his picture? What kinds of lines do you see? (vertical. Hint: show teeth. What is the difference between the soldiers of San Romano and soldiers today? 8. hair standing up. Mathematics: Sorts and classifies geometric shapes. Add details with marker or crayon. 3. 2. diagonal) 3. Which artist used repeated shapes in his picture? Which shapes did he use? 2. Can you find triangles in the Guernica ? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. In The Battle of San Romano. Social Studies: Understands that history tells the story of people and events of other times and places. You may use tissue paper or markers. In The Battle of San Romano.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Understands art in relation to history and culture. which soldier looks closest to you? 7. Draw a picture with lots of lines that go on top of each other and off the page. Make a picture that shows a large group of people.
Meet the Masters 899 HAYES. 825 BELLOWS.C. GEORGE Dempsey and Firpo Whitney Museum New York 116 . D. GEORGE Bare Knuckles Chrysler Garbisch Collection National Gallery of Art Washington.
NORMAN The Dugout The Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn.Meet the Masters (1813) ROCKWELL. New York 117 .
He was a baseball player at Ohio State University and was offered a contract with a major league team when he graduated. PRINT -George Bellows' interest in sports led him to paint several scenes of boxing bouts in New York's private clubs. He lived when American artists were beginning to paint scenes of life as America saw them. Dempsey and Firpo is an example of the action and emotion Bellows was capable of capturing in a painting. he turned it down to pursue a career in art.George Bellows was considered the most masculine and vigorous of American artists. Dempsey. His use of strong contrasts between dark and light focuses our attention on the movement and force of the fight. This was different from the fashionable elegant style of European artists.750. However.Meet the Masters Grade Two ARTIST: PRINT: BELLOWS. Knowing this. This painting was sold to the Whitney Museum for $18. He died from an attack of acute appendicitis. George Bellows' paintings related to his life experiences and his feelings about them. it is easy to understand why George Bellows was famous for his paintings of sporting events. PORTFOLIO D PAIRED WITH: HAYES BARE KNUCKLES ROCKWELL THE DUGOUT 118 . who is knocked out of the ring in this painting. GEORGE (1881-1925) DEMPSEY & FIRPO WHITNEY MUSEUM NEW YORK 20th Century American Date: 1924 Size: 18" x 22 1/4" Medium: Lithograph ARTIST . later won the fight.
referees. The artist shows us all the details of the scene: the costumes.Meet the Masters Grade Two ARTIST: PRINT: HAYES.1885 Size: 12" x 19 1/8" Medium: Oil on Paperboard and Wood panel ARTIST . He used flat colors. The colors are happy. the viewer is shown a strange kind of team boxing match. mustaches and top hats of the audience. Spectators came by invitation only and were usually members of a sporting fraternity. beards. and tried to show everything in the scene. PORTFOLIO D PAIRED WITH: BELLOWS DEMPSEY & FIRPO ROCKWELL THE DUGOUT 119 . He is a 'primitive' artist. One man has even brought his dog. or managers. Boxing matches without gloves were illegal in nineteenth century America.George Hayes is an American artist who painted more than 100 years ago. it almost looks like a circus. GEORGE BARE KNUCKLES CHRYSLER GARBISCH COLLECTION National Gallery of Art Americana Date: 1870 . There are boxers in the ring as well as other men. insisted on minute detail. These men could be timekeepers. water boys.In Bare Knuckles. PRINT .
"to paint storytelling pictures. he has caught members of a Chicago baseball team looking disheartened by a turn of events on the field. Rockwell is unsurpassed as an illustrator of small town America. He portrayed uniquely American scenes and events in a warm and often humorous way. He wanted to learn as he put it. in New York City. From the bleachers behind we can almost hear the fans hissing and jeering. so he used his drawing talents to entertain his friends. New York 20th Century American Date: 1948 Size: 19"x17 7/8" Medium: Watercolor ARTIST . he started to study at the Art Students League. Sometimes he photographed his subjects and scenes and then later referred to these photos when he painted the final image. NORMAN (1894 . His family was well to do. He was not very athletic as a young boy. yet able to laugh at themselves. For the next forty years.Norman Rockwell's ability to capture a moment in time with realism and spontaneity is his trademark.1978) THE DUGOUT The Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn. 1894." At the young age of 22. At the age of 16. people looked for his illustrations of everyday American life on this magazine's cover. he sold his first five covers to the Saturday Evening Post.Meet the Masters Grade Two ARTIST: PRINT: ROCKWELL. His magic lay in his ability to position his figures and give them the exact facial expressions necessary to tell the story. PRINT .Norman Rockwell was born on February 3. In this print. His pictures made middle America proud of what they were. From the looks on the faces of the ballplayers we can guess this isn't a very good day for the Chicago team. PORTFOLIO D PAIRED WITH : HAYES BARE KNUCKLES BELLOWS DEMSEY & FIRPO 120 . Norman Rockwell was a brilliant craftsman. Even the slump of the bat boy's shoulders shows the discouraged spirits of the team.
Language Arts: Determines whether information presented is true. Show the person in motion. (fact) The main characters in each painting are men. What is different about where each fight takes place? 3. e.Meet the Masters Grade Two BELLOWS . 4. Can you imagine sounds that might accompany these fights? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. Draw a portrait showing facial expressions. Cut paper may be used for this as well. Where do you see real muscles? 6.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Uses two-dimensional techniques to depict work of art from personal experience or observation. Draw a picture of someone involved in a sport. Find other pictures in magazines showing people in everyday scenes. What is different about how the people are dressed at each fight? 4. b.BARE KNUCKLES ROCKWELL . (opinion) 2. All three paintings are about sports.DEMPSEY & FIRPO HAYES . SKILLS REINFORCED . d. 121 . (opinion) The audience is very involved in the action. (fact) The main characters are very strong. The audience is watching the action. Where do you see more colors and shapes? 5. 2. Draw or paint a picture that has a dark background and a light figure like George Bellows' fighters. Decide whether each statement below is fact or opinion: a. c. (fact) The artists show movement in the paintings.THE DUGOUT QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. 3.
C. 1405 TOBEY.Meet the Masters 900 CRITE. D. MARK Broadway 1936 Metropolitan Museum of Art New York 122 . ALLAN Parade on Hammond Street Phillips Collection Washington.
ALLAN (1910) 20th Century American Date: 1935 Size: Unknown Medium: Unknown PARADE ON HAMMOND STREET PHILLIPS COLLECTION WASHINGTON. The viewer finds the bandleader well ahead of the band. Massachusetts. PORTFOLIO E PAIRED WITH: TOBEY BROADWAY 1936 123 . ARTIST . He had an early interest in drawing. He was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University's Extension Division in 1968. As they studied the art. "Practically all my drawings are starting points for people to use their own imagination. His early works were black and white drawings of spirituals that he had heard sung. He has written of his artwork. his mother would take him to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The architecture is familiar to city dwellers as are the figures framed in the windows.Allan Crite spent his childhood in Boston.Parade on Hammond Street is a realistic treatment of a 1930's street parade. D." PRINT . Architectural elements and spectators contrast in their stillness with the action of the parade. she would sometimes tell him a story or a history about each piece. He continued to be primarily an artist of religious works. and is created by the marchers and musicians. this spacing adds to the strong feeling of movement. The movement is from left to right.C. The dull red brick facades of the buildings set the tone of warmth. to translate what they see on the canvas into their own ideas and experience. He attended the Children's Art Centre in Boston and took classes at the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts. As a child. His works hang in many churches as well as museums and galleries.Meet the Masters Grade Two ARTIST: PRINT: CRITE.
He used his invention of 'white writing. Tobey became one of the first Americans to combine oriental thinking with his paintings.Broadway 1936 is an example of the strong influence of Chinese calligraphy on his work. PORTFOLIO E PAIRED WITH: CRITE PARADE ON HAMMOND STREET 124 . towering buildings and rushing cars in crowded streets.Meet the Masters Grade Two ARTIST: PRINT: TOBEY. This trip changed his life and his art. blinking signs. The viewer feels the adventure and excitement.Mark Tobey was born in Wisconsin.' a white calligraphic line drawn on a dark background. To me. This is referred to as 'white writing. were linear drawings that represent the noise. The overall network of squiggly lines woven together shows the rhythm and excitement of the city. However some. One senses the bustling people. He often reversed the traditional tones to make white brush strokes on dark backgrounds. congestion and clutter of the large cities. In 1934." PRINT . now I write lines. he studied calligraphy in China. He then retired briefly to a Zen Buddhist monastery in Japan. like Broadway 1936. Many of his paintings were completely abstract. The monks gave him a piece of paper with a large zero drawn on it and told him to meditate. Both try to penetrate the mind and get to the inner experiences. The teachings of Zen Buddhism are similar to those of Surrealism. the dynamic line is what matters.' Tobey once said "I used to paint shapes. MARK (1890-1976) BROADWAY 1936 METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART NEW YORK Abstract Impressionism Date: Unknown Size: 26" x 19 1/2" Medium: Tempera on Masonite Board ARTIST . Tobey incorporated calligraphy into his paintings. He traveled in Europe and the Middle East before settling in Seattle.
PARADE ON HAMMOND STREET TOBEY . What noises would you hear in each painting? 4. Which painting is more realistic? Why? 3. Can you find circles.BROADWAY 1936 QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. rectangles. Do you see anything moving in these pictures? 5. Mathematics: Describes a variety of patterns and rhythms. cars and other details to your city street.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Knows various careers that are available to artists. What objects can you name in these pictures? 6. 2. Add details using shapes such as circles. 3. squares and triangles.Meet the Masters Grade Two CRITE . The artists concentrate on architecture. You may later add people. Architecture is the design of buildings. Use lines to create buildings on a city street. What shapes are repeated in each painting? 2. triangles. Can you find curved lines and straight lines? 7. and rectangles? 8. 125 . Both artists use repeating shapes and lines to show a busy city scene. People who design buildings are architects. Draw a parade uniform for a marcher or a band member. maybe gold buttons too! SKILLS REINFORCED . What time of day is it in each picture? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. Remember to give him/her a hat and boots.
England 126 .Meet the Masters 889 CURRIER & IVES Central Park: Winter Museum of the City of New York 1246 MORISOT. BERTHE Skating in the Park (SKATING IN THE BOIS DE BOULOGNE) Marlborough Gallery London.
The park and the picture are alive with all the activity. The movement of the skaters forms a swirling circular motion that winds from the foreground to the background of the picture. he became the most important publisher of colored engravings. We can feel the strong movement and rhythm created by the artists. fires and other disasters. PORTFOLIO F PAIRED WITH: MORISOT SKATING IN THE PARK 127 .4" x 26. three days after the disaster in 1840. THE SKATING POND MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK Americana Date: 1862 Size: 20. These lithographs featured portraits of notables. The white sky. the Civil War. ice and snow combined with the cool blues and greens set the winter mood. James Ives joined the firm in 1852. These lithographs reached into the farthest confines of the land and also had considerable sales abroad. For nearly 50 years they published about three new prints each week on every aspect of American life. IVES 1824-1895) CENTRAL PARK. PRINT . The prints were lithographs.Nathaniel Currier. sporting and pioneering scenes. Indians. Currier and Ives used perspective to draw the viewer into the picture. WINTER.Meet the Masters Grade Two ARTIST: PRINT: CURRIER & IVES (CURRIER 1813-1888. temperance and political tracts. hand colored using a mass production system.7" Medium: Lithograph ARTIST . The costumes give us a picture of life in the 1800's. published a highly colored print of the burning of the steamboat "Lexington" in Long Island Sound.Central Park. Wild West. The edition sold like wildfire. and the firm became Currier & Ives in 1857. Winter is a realistic representation of an ice skating scene.
The subject is feminine. Morisot vacationed in summer at the seashore and took occasional trips to the South in the winter. She became a successful painter at the age of twenty-three. Berthe Morisot formed her own style. She was the only French woman Impressionist painter. Eduardo's younger brother. the setting out-of-doors. By her early 30's. Here smaller figures emerge from patches of color and light. The application of colors in flat areas and brush strokes show Manet's influence on her work. After studying with the artist/teacher Corot for six years. BAIRT) (1841-1895) SKATING IN THE PARK (SKATING IN THE BOIS de BOULOGNE) MARLBOROUGH GALLERY LONDON. She spent most of the year in Paris working in her art studio. ENGLAND Impressionism Date: 1873 Size: 12 1/2" x 18 1/2" Medium: Oil on Canvas ARTIST . However.Meet the Masters Grade Two ARTIST: PRINT: MORISOT.Skating in the Park expresses Morisot's philosophy of painting. Morisot's theory of painting was feminine and the treatment is delicate. PORTFOLIO F PAIRED WITH: CURRIER & IVES CENTRAL PARK.Berthe Morisot was a member of a well-to-do middle-class family. PRINT . Her life from then on continued calmly. Studying masterpieces influenced Morisot's design and composition. In 1874 Berthe married Eugene Manet. The composition centers on the two figures in the front. she learned to use looser and freer brush strokes and to paint current subjects. WINTER 128 . Berthe Morisot joined the group of artists known as the Impressionists. She died in 1895 at the age of fifty-four. Morisot's use of color and light carry the viewer's eye around the figures and into the background. and the treatment is delicate. Her subjects usually create a mood of loneliness. BERTHE (MOH ree zoh. Through Manet.
What is the main idea of each painting? 2.Meet the Masters Grade Two CURRIER & IVES . SKILLS REINFORCED . The people could be skating or dancing. Remember trees have no leaves and there is lots of snow on the ground.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Language Arts: Social Studies: Social Studies: Artists express ideas according to their historical experiences.CENTRAL PARK. 2. Identifies some physical characteristics of places. Draw a picture with lots of people in it.SKATING IN THE PARK QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Could this scene take place in Florida? Why? 5. Draw a picture about a snowy cold winter. 129 . What season is it? How can you tell? 3. gray or black paper. Knows that areas can be classified as regions. Determines main idea. like Currier & Ives did. In what of the country do you think these scenes take place? Why? 4. Can you find people moving in each picture? 6. You could use white chalk on dark blue. WINTER MORISOT . Did these scenes take place recently or a long time ago? Why RELATED ACTIVITIES 1.
Meet the Masters 992 REMINGTON. Bill" Anschutz Collection 1258 DUFY. FREDERIC "Turn Him Loose. RAOUL The Race Track Annonciade Museum St. Tropez 130 .
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Grade Two ARTIST: PRINT: REMINGTON, FREDERIC (1861-1909) TURN HIM LOOSE, BILL SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM American West Date: Before 1893 Size: 25" x 33" Medium: Oil
ARTIST - Frederic Remington was an American artist born in Canton, New York. His father was a newspaper editor. He studied at Yale University Art School from 1878 to 1880 and then at the Art Students' League of New York. At the age of nineteen, he traveled West. He gained a feeling for life. Remington had a childhood love of horses and outdoor life. He became well known for his action filled paintings, drawings and sculptures that capture the spirit of the West. His realistic depiction of life on the Western plains made him the leading documentary artist of this time. He died in Connecticut from acute appendicitis. Remington's work is known for its swift action and realistic cowboys and Indians. He didn't sit home and ask Indians to come to pose for him. He went out to the wild West and painted them as he saw them in their daily lives. For example, he often painted Indians as plain everyday Indians and not dressed up in feathers and war paint. He did the same for soldiers and cowboys, showing them as real people, lazy or hard working, good or bad, dirty or clean. As for the horses that Remington painted, each horse is special, different from the others and full of life.
PRINT: Turn Him Loose, Bill shows the action filled style Frederic Remington used in his pictures of life in the Old West. Remington knew his subject well. He could show all the colors of the wiry, raw boned cowboy and his costume. The horse and all its trappings are painted in detail. One can sense the noise and commotion the wild bronco is making. Remington's love of the carefree cowboy life is sensed in this painting. He captures the intensity of the groups' efforts as they try to break the bronco. This is a lively portrait study of the jubilant cowpokes and their galloping ponies. The sun-drenched light Remington has painted into the dry plains setting heightens the realism.
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Grade Two ARTIST: PRINT: DUFY, RAOUL (doo-FEE, rah-OOL) (1877-1953) THE RACE TRACK ANNONCIADE MUSEUM ST. TROPEZ, FRANCE Fauvism Date: 1928 Size: Unknown Medium: Unknown
ARTIST - Raoul Dufy was born in Le Havre, France. He began painting in an Impressionist style. He also designed textiles and ceramics. His happy, lighthearted, decorative style was suited to his favorite subjects which were esplanades, race courses and regattas. When he listened to an orchestra play, he would close his eyes and see crimson, rose and other colors. Once when he heard Mozart's music, he painted a scribbled outline of a violin lost in a wave of burning, heavenly blue.
PRINT - In his painting, The Race Track, Dufy uses his characteristic calligraphic line for the village in the background. The horses, figures and fences are defined using this type of line also. Bright reds and greens contrast against the darker lines. He uses an odd technique of using white patches (neutrals) for shadows. The forms are simple - the feeling of movement and space is much more defined by line than forms.
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Grade Two REMINGTON - TURN HIM LOOSE, BILL DUFY - THE RACE TRACK
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. What picture has more horses? 2. What is happening in each picture? 3. Which painting is darker? Which is lighter? 4. Which one shows more movement? 5. Can you tell me the story of Turn Him Loose, Bill ? 6. Can you tell me the story of The Race Track ?
RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. Write an "A to Z" list of words that describe things you see in these pictures. You may also use words about art in your list. See how many letters you use (i.e. art, building, cowboy, Dufy, etc.) 2. Write a sentence that tells about each picture. Use as many of the words from you're a to Z list as you can. 3. Draw a picture of a horse or another animal that tells a story. Think of a good name for the picture. SKILLS REINFORCED - SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Language Arts: Language Arts: Use appropriate vocabulary to judge art. Knowledge of appropriate vocabulary Writes observations about topics.
Meet the Masters
III. Presentation of Prints Grade Three
Portfolio A BRUEGHEL - THE HARVESTERS CHAGALL - I AND THE VILLAGE Portfolio B EVERGOOD – SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET HOPPER - APPROACHING A CITY Portfolio C van GOGH - STARRY NIGHT VERMEER - LITTLE STREET Portfolio D BEARDEN - SUMMERTIME MONET - BEACH AT TROUVILLE Portfolio E BONNARD - THE ROSE ROAD UTRILLO - STREET IN MONTMARTRE Portfolio F BOUDIN - FAIR IN BRITTANY LAWRENCE - PARADE Portfolio G PISSARRO - THE VILLAGE MARKET WILLIAMS - POULTRY MARKED
Prints are not presented in the order listed above. Check at your school for the specific order of print presentations.
Meet the Masters 550 BRUEGHEL. PIETER The Harvesters Metropolitan Museum of Art New York 1214 CHAGALL. MARC I and the Village Museum of Modern Art New York 135 .
The Elder. The work. this painting tells a story.The Harvesters. It depicts peasants in their daily activities in the fields. hearty members of the community. humans and nature are bound together in the composition. Pee-ter) (1525-1569) HARVESTERS METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART NEW YORK CITY Northern Renaissance Date: 1565 Size: 46 1/8" x 63" Medium: Oil on Wood ARTIST . married. with structural perspective and grandeur of composition. He had a successful life as a painter and was a member of a distinguished group of humanists. and working and because of this people sometimes think of him as one of the Flemish peasants. The Elder. and Jan. flat areas of color. he moved to Brussels. feasting. PIETER (Broo-gl. Most of their activity is in the foreground. called Velvet). The name Brueghel is also spelled Bruegel depending on the reference book used. The large tree in the foreground serves to unite the whole picture. Brueghel achieves depth by painting an area of hills and trees in the middle ground. (Pieter.Meet the Masters Grade Three ARTIST: PRINT: BRUEGHEL. As with most of his works. He studied in Antwerp and was a registered member of the Antwerp Guild. was a Flemish artist of the sixteenth century. He painted peasants merrymaking. The Younger. Brueghel's peasants are stolid. particularly for Pieter. PORTFOLIO A PAIRED WITH: CHAGALL I AND THE VILLAGE 136 . and began raising a family. In 1563. Like most of Brueghel's work. He was even nicknamed "Peasant Brueghel. both became painters." He believed that peasant life was rough and saw it in relationship to the background of nature. He portrayed them in broad. was originally named August. His favorite subjects were peasants and country scenes. or front of the picture. PRINT . The figures are solid and rounded. Behind it the fading background is almost hidden in a mist of atmosphere.Pieter Brueghel. His two sons. His paintings are often called 'genre' (daily life) paintings. customs and dress of the workers are clearly seen.
(one right-side up. Mark) (1887-1985) I AND THE VILLAGE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART NEW YORK CITY School of Paris Date: 1911 Size: 63 5/8" x 59 5/8" Medium: Oil on Canvas ARTIST .In I and the Village. Chagall himself says of his paintings. The cow dreams happily of a milkmaid." PORTFOLIO A PAIRED WITH: BRUEGHEL HARVESTERS 137 . and the other upside down). He studied in St.Meet the Masters Grade Three ARTIST: PRINT: CHAGALL. They do not look realistic because they are in a free-floating composition. The images and presentation are solely Chagall's. His parents recognized his art talent and made sure he had art lessons. and a green-faced man holds a fantastic plant as he views the entire scene. MARC (Shah-gohl. reality is mixed with happy remembrances and the result is a delightfully personal style. There is a fantasy quality to his painting. The village street has some upside down houses. PRINT . Chagall has a personal style using a bright range of colors and portraying his childhood memories. Russia before he moved to Paris in 1910. because it has fractured planes. "I do not understand them at all. His paintings show fanciful scenes and simple folk-life scenes.Marc Chagall was born and spent his childhood in a small humble village in Russia. Petersburg. They are only pictorial arrangements of images that obsess me. lovers are on their way to the field. He was soon a member of a group of artists living in Montmartre. He was one of nine children in a poor family. They are not literature. France. The surface is based somewhat on Cubism.
Understand similarities and differences among different genres of art. squares.HARVESTERS CHAGALL .Meet the Masters Grade Three BRUEGHEL . You know about geometric shapes such as circles. Can you tell me a story about what the people are doing in The Harvesters ? 7. Draw a picture about living there. 138 . Can you tell me a story about the dream in I and the Village ? 6. What is alike in both pictures? 2. rectangles. Can you find any objects that overlap? (One object placed on top of the other. crayons or marker.) 5. What is different in both pictures? 3. Comprehends visual communication. Use construction paper to tear and cut geometric and natural shapes in a variety of sizes. You may overlap some. Can you show me objects that are far away in each picture? Can you show me objects that are close to you in each picture? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. Makes two-dimensional shapes. Pretend you live in a small village. Which picture contains larger shapes? What kind are they? 4.I AND THE VILLAGE QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. triangles and ovals. small houses and farms. flower. Design a composition using these shapes. Add details with colored pencils. Natural shapes are shapes found in nature such as the shape of a leaf. Fill your page just like the two artists did. bird or fish. SKILLS REINFORCED . 2. There are animals. Place smaller ones on top of larger ones.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Visual Arts: Mathematics: Language Arts: Uses elements and principles of art.
EDWARD Approaching a City Phillips Collection Washington. D. 1734 HOPPER.Meet the Masters 871 EVERGOOD. 139 . PHILIP Sunny Side of the Street Corcoran Gallery Washington.C.C. D.
PORTFOLIO B PAIRED WITH: HOPPER APPROACHING A CITY 140 . He taught both music and art to make a living. The buildings are lined with fire escapes and television aerials that pierce into the sky. Recognition of his talent was sporadic and slow in coming. we can see the towers of a bridge that crosses New York's East River. the people sitting on their stoops. We also see children playing hockey in the street. D. in concert. there are two ambulance attendants placing a patient on a stretcher.C. he moved to Southbury. PRINT . he decided to study art and went to London to study with Tonks at the Slade School. In the distance. with his teacher. Connecticut. 20th Century American Date: 1950 Size: 50" x 36 1/4" Medium: Egg-oil Varnish Emulsion with Marble Dust and Glass on Canvas ARTIST . PHILLIP (1901-1973) SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET CORCORAN GALLERY WASHINGTON. but educated primarily at Eton and Cambridge in England.In this scene of a New York City street. forming a design made of spiky lines. we can almost hear the noise that never stops.Philip Evergood was born in New York. His education included music lessons. almost unnoticed.Meet the Masters Grade Three ARTIST: PRINT: EVERGOOD. The overall feeling of this painting is one of constant activity on the crowded street. and he became a good enough musician to play. In 1952. Many people are outside to escape the indoor heat. or leaning out of windows. In the background. Evergood is noted for his deliberately awkward drawing and spontaneous bold lines. We see a blind man with a cane. In 1921.
They are constructed solidly. He found it everywhere and painted it. Returning to America. The same feeling is there for the tunnel and railroad tracks in the foreground of the painting. It could almost be a pre-dawn scene. A stillness and vague emptiness are present in his works. He abandoned painting for ten years and devoted his time to commercial illustration. His 'remembered moments' were gathered traveling about the country throughout his life. The obvious absence of people and the activity of a city give us an eerie feeling of loneliness and desertion. New York and initially studied art in New York.In Approaching a City. He paid attention to the details of the buildings. D. but the small patch of blue sky tells us a different story. he approached it as a mature man with a definite viewpoint.C. Hopper gives us his interpretation of city life.Edward Hopper was born in Nyack. Hopper was preoccupied with loneliness. A single house or isolated people remind the viewer of a suddenly remembered moment. he sold a canvas at the 1913 Armory Show. seldom entering art circles. he studied art in Paris but kept to himself. PRINT . 20th Century American Date: 1946 Size: 27" x 36 Medium: Oil on canvas ARTIST . He ignored nature and focused on man-made objects. PORTFOLIO B PAIRED WITH: EVERGOOD SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET 141 . When he took up painting again at age 43. Adding to this is the train tracks leading into the darkness of the tunnel.Meet the Masters Grade Three ARTIST: PRINT: HOPPER. In 1906. EDWARD (1882-1967) APPROACHING A CITY PHILLIPS COLLECTION WASHINGTON.
Is your school in your neighborhood? You may add trees. What shapes are repeated in both pictures? Where are these shapes? 3. or other special buildings? 2. mailboxes and any other details you can remember. What do you think happened to the people in Hopper's picture? 8. signs. Ask yourself: How many houses are there? Are there any stores. churches. fire houses. SKILLS REINFORCED . animals. police stations.Meet the Masters Grade Three EVERGOOD – SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET HOPPER . Use many shapes to draw a map of your neighborhood. people. What colors make Sunny Street look sunny? 9. Does your neighborhood have that many people? 5. Do the places in these paintings look like places in your neighborhood? Why? 2. Why do you think people choose to live in a city or in the country? 6. 142 . Fill your page. Can you find lines in the Sunny Street ? 7.APPROACHING A CITY QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Where does the road take you in each picture? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. Uses estimation strategies in real world problems Understands use of maps to gather information Understands why certain areas are more densely populated. Can you estimate how many people live here? 4.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Mathematics: Language Arts: Social Studies: Creates work of art from personal experience.
JOHANNES Little Street Rijksmuseum Amsterdam 143 . VINCENT Starry Night Metropolitan Museum of Art New York 534 VERMEER.Meet the Masters 1399 VAN GOGH.
Vincent van Gogh's life was full of heartbreak. He was determined to give happiness by creating beauty. His use of thick paint and brush strokes is seen in the tree as well as the sky. He was sensitive and gentle by nature. The strokes create a texture. Vincent van Gogh said that he sought to give comfort and consolation in his painting. loneliness and poverty. He longed to be of humble service. PRINT . He sold almost none of his paintings and depended on his brother Theo completely for his support. which explained his moodiness.Vincent van Gogh was Dutch by birth and the son of a Protestant pastor. In The Starry Night Vincent van Gogh did not paint the sky as a calm dark blue background with small twinkling stars. In many of van Gogh's paintings you can see the brush strokes in the paint. Vin-sent Van) (1853-1890) THE STARRY NIGHT MUSEUM OF MODERN ART NEW YORK CITY Post -Impressionism Date: 1889 Size: 29" x 36 1/4" Medium: Oil on Canvas ARTIST . but he failed in everything that he tried to do for these poor people. VINCENT (Go. It wasn't until later in his life that it was discovered he suffered from epilepsy. thus making himself very unpopular and even mocked. After repeated failures. He liked to use bright colors. when he was only 37 years old. He once explained. For several years he was put in a mental institution where he continued painting. He had a will to create and share. I use color more arbitrarily so as to express myself forcibly. curved cypress tree in the foreground is often found in van Gogh's paintings.The Starry Night is one of Vincent van Gogh's finest paintings. Vincent van Gogh was known to have violent mood swings. heavily applied paints. "instead of trying to reproduce exactly what I have before my eyes. particularly blue and yellow. He believed that he had a religious calling and for many years did missionary work in the slums and the mining districts of Belgium. Vincent van Gogh died alone. It was in one of these violent moods that he cut off his own ear and sent it to an old girlfriend. he was exhausted and close to despair." PORTFOLIO C PAIRED WITH: VERMEER LITTLE STREET 144 . He was known for his thick. a pattern. Vincent van Gogh turned to art.Meet the Masters Grade Three ARTIST: PRINT: van GOGH. He created a universe filled with whirling and exploding stars. or an emotional impact that is so common in his works. The wavy. full of movement and emotion.
Vermeer paints such a scene. influenced him. two others are in the front appearing to wash the walkway. A fourth woman is seen in the alley attending to another housekeeping task. An Italian painter. These paintings represent Dutch genre (daily life) painting at its climax. PORTFOLIO C PAIRED WITH: van GOGH STARRY NIGHT 145 . As one woman sits in her doorway serving.1659-1660 Size: 21 3/8" x 17 1/4" Medium: Canvas ARTIST . They reflect the values and activities of the simple domestic life style. The warm. Common items stand out in fresh beauty.Vermeer's paintings show us a shining world of calmness and order. He has preserved for us a moment in time during the daily life of the Dutch people. Simple human scenes have a quiet charm in the homes of the Holland of his day. Vermeer and his fellow artists painted men. Yo-hahn) (1632-1675) LITTLE STREET RIJKSMUSEUM AMSTERDAM. women and children engaged in household tasks or some little recreation. Vermeer was married at the age of 20 and was the father of 8 children. The scene has a quiet restfulness to it. He died at 43. PRINT . who used light and shade in paintings.Meet the Masters Grade Three ARTIST: PRINT: VERMEER. When Vermeer was 21. JOHANNES (VER-meer. Vermeer uses perspective to draw us into the picture.Johannes Vermeer was born in Delft. In Little Street. leaving behind only 39 or 40 canvases that are known to be genuine Vermeers. Here is a typical home scene of women going about their daily tasks. Caravaggio. Holland where his father was an art dealer and innkeeper. calm colors he used to paint the building and ground add to the tranquil and calm feeling. HOLLAND Dutch and Flemish Masters Date: circa . Luke. he was received as a master painter in the guild of St.
2. comments and observations that reflect comprehension of content. 4.LITTLE STREET QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. SKILLS REINFORCED . 146 . analyzes and makes judgments about a work of art.Meet the Masters Grade Three van GOGH .SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Describes. What do you think the women are doing in Little Street? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1.STARRY NIGHT VERMEER . What is the same about these two paintings? What is different? 2. 3. Can you show me textures (rough or smooth) in each picture? 5. Can you show me objects that are far away in each picture? 8. which picture looks cool? 7. washing cars. hanging laundry. Language Arts: Writes notes. Use your list to write an explanation of why you like one better than the other. Make a list of things that are alike and different about the two pictures. or another activity of your choice. Have you ever been out on a starry night with a big moon? Draw a picture about the sky on a night like this. Can you find objects that are close and some that are far away in each picture? 3. Which picture looks warm. Can you show me the movement in the sky in each picture? 4. mowing lawns. What time of day does each picture take place? 6. Draw a picture about people who work outside on your street.
Meet the Masters 925 BEARDEN. Connecticut 147 . ROMARE Summertime Shanok Collection New York 1713 MONET. CHARLES Beach at Trouville Wadsworth Atheneum Hartford.
North Carolina and grew up in New York and Pittsburgh.taken apart and reassembled in the Cubist style. the Art Students' League and the Sorbonne in Paris. Bearden uses pieces of paper. In this collage.Romare Bearden was born in Charlotte. He wrote. other men. circumstances and heritage in their work disturbed him. He was educated at New York University. photographs. Black artists who ignored their own feelings. He explored Cubism and Surrealism and the medium of collage. His success as an American artist is supported by the many honors and awards he has received.Summertime is done in a technique known as collage. or touches. PORTFOLIO D PAIRED WITH: MONET BEACH AT TROUVILLE 148 . Notice the open windows with Black faces behind them and the two figures in the street area in the foreground.Meet the Masters Grade Three ARTIST: PRINT: BEARDEN. "I am trying to find out what there is in me that is common to. Later he stopped painting realistically to study structure and form. At one point he limited his palette to black and white. These images combined with the textures and patterns of the city add to the strong feeling of this work. His art is the blending of his two passions . cloth and other materials combined with painting to achieve his final work. He died from bone cancer. including five honorary Doctorates. Bearden combines several images to show his feelings and experiences in the city during the summer. PRINT .telling about the Black culture and giving his viewpoint using new and challenging art forms. Figures and objects are treated as flat geometric shapes . ROMARE SUMMERTIME SHANOK COLLECTION NEW YORK (1912-1988) 20th Century American Date: 1967 Size: 56" x 44" Medium: Collage on Paper and Synthetic Polymer paint." He explored many techniques to achieve his goals. The word collage comes from the French word 'coller' which means to glue or to paste. on Composition Board ARTIST .
This was a device Monet used often in his early outdoor paintings to give his unbalanced compositions a sense of balance. It never occurred to him to put down his brushes and earn money for his family by some other means. the leader of the Impressionist movement. CONNECTICUT Impressionism Date: 1870 Size: 20 1/2" x 23 1/4" Medium: Oil on Canvas ARTIST . PRINT ." About 1900. PORTFOLIO D PAIRED WITH: BEARDEN SUMMERTIME 149 ..Claude Monet. he uses flat patches of color. For years Monet knew horrible poverty. rather then copy all the textures. In the foreground. he developed the luminous style associated with Impressionism. was born in Paris. "Camille has given birth to a fine big boy. Monet loved to work outdoors and to paint directly from the environment.I am tortured knowing that his mother has nothing to eat. The family moved to Le Havre on the coast of Normandy where Monet spent his youth. his interest in light. When his son was born in 1867. Here. Between 1865 and 1871. he wrote. he received the fame that was so rightfully his. introduces light by using a high key (white added to colors) palette. and learned the basics of realistic painting. Monet. water and atmosphere became intense. To read his letters is to understand a life of hardship and hunger.. because of Monet's love of color and light. CLAUDE (moh-NAY. Beach at Trouville. particularly in the beach boardwalk and architectural details.Meet the Masters Grade Three ARTIST: PRINT: MONET. The darker masses on the left give the painting a feeling of heavy visual weight. KLOAD) (1840-1928) BEACH AT TROUVILLE WADSWORTH ATHENEUM HARTFORD. reflects this training but also shows a fascination with light. Eugene Boudin. The Premier ordered that the coffin be draped in brilliant colors instead of the traditional black. When he died in 1928 the Premier of France gave the eulogy. His father was a grocer.Monet studied with a fine outdoor landscape painter. His early work.
Cut them out and paste them on your paper. Social Studies: Uses a variety of resources to understand history. What do you see in the summertime? How does that compare to these pictures?5 5.BEACH AT TROUVILLE QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Language Arts: Identifies main idea. Can you find shapes in each picture? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. What do you think the weather is like in each picture? 3. 3. Show the sand. Use paint to add some people or objects to your paper. Can you find different materials (photos. SKILLS REINFORCED .SUMMERTIME MONET . Draw a picture about the beach you go to. What do you think is the central idea in each picture? Explain. 4. Draw a picture of yourself doing something you like to do in the summer. 150 . Can you find far away objects or people in one picture? 7. You may add other people. Find pictures in a magazine about something you like. Where do the people in these pictures live? 2.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Uses two dimensional techniques to produce art based on personal experience. water and some trees or nearby buildings in your picture. 2. objects and details to your picture. cloth) in Bearden's picture? 6.Meet the Masters Grade Three BEARDEN .
MAURICE Street in Montmartre Musee d'Art Moderne Paris. PIERRE The Rose Road Annonciade Museum St.Meet the Masters 1278 BONNARD. France 151 . Tropez 1044 UTRILLO.
as a nude. Pee-air) (1867-1947) THE ROSE ROAD ANNONCIADE MUSEUM ST. or as a shadowy figure at a table. Occasionally. posters and illustrations. window or in a boat. PIERRE (Boh-Nahr. We can see the Impressionist influence in the use of light in the colors and forms. PORTFOLIO E PAIRED WITH: UTRILLO STREET IN MONTMARTRE 152 . TROPEZ. She appears in many of his paintings. combing her hair. FRANCE Post Impressionism Date: 1934 Size: Unknown Medium: Unknown ARTIST .Pierre Bonnard lived quietly and unobtrusively. The house also serves as a counterpoint to the broken brush strokes of the road and landscape. Very early in his life. However. His intense reds and blues painted in broken brush strokes create an overall feeling of pattern and texture on his canvas. we can see its full intensity on the front of the house.The Rose Road is a beautiful example of Bonnard's love for texture. he turned to painting professionally after having sold a poster to advertise champagne. he designed for Louis Tiffany. he met the young woman whom he married in 1925. He gradually became successful by selling lithographs.Meet the Masters Grade Three ARTIST: PRINT: BONNARD. PRINT . At first Bonnard was destined for a career in law. Although we only see the light worked into the roads and shrubs.
He was an average student attracted by the risks of truancy.Street in Montmartre is an example of Utrillo's ability to combine perspective with Parisian architecture. sometimes timid. A doctor first suggested to his mother that he try drawing or painting as a cure for his alcoholism. MAURICE (you-TRILL-oh. The brush strokes in the trees and on the road add texture to the 'white' mood. In view of this. here he has given us an almost white street. This began a series of failures that affected Utrillo's health and character development. Although some of Utrillo's streets are bathed in rich colors. PRINT . the eye is drawn to the patterns in the windows and on the roofs. Suzanne Valadon. there are greens and yellows in the trees.Meet the Masters Grade Three ARTIST: PRINT: UTRILLO. They all encouraged her and taught her to paint. PORTFOLIO E PAIRED WITH: BONNARD THE ROSE ROAD 153 . France School of Paris Date: 1910 Size: 70 7/8" x 124 7/16" Medium: Oil on Cardboard ARTIST . On the left and right of the canvas. Maw-reez) (1883-1955) STREET IN MONTMARTRE MUSEE d'ART MODERNE Paris. With these limited colors. taught her son what she had learned. She. These same greens and yellows are used for the shadings and details on the buildings. and Degas. Utrillo lived with the reputation of a madman. Utrillo's mother was a model for Toulouse-Lautrec. Renoir. He struggled with bouts of alcoholism and was confined to sanitariums many times. his mother's first husband put him into an unsuccessful apprenticeship in 1899. He was a dreamy boy. We find a faint hint of blue in the sky.Maurice Utrillo was born in Paris on Christmas Day to an artist's model. in turn. Utrillo was an artist endowed with a talent for solid composition and a true sense of color. sometimes fearless.
doors. Remember to put lots of windows in your buildings. See how many letters you can use. Which painting is lighter? 2. Can you tell a story about the things you would see if you walked down one of these roads? 2. Can you show me the different textures you see? 6. Which painting has brighter colors? 3. Which painting has more far away objects? 4. Language Arts: Generates a glossary of theme based words.THE ROSE ROAD UTRILLO . 5. Use bright colors like Bonnard did in his picture. 4. evergreen. From your class list. SKILLS REINFORCED .STREET IN MONTMARTRE QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Where does the road take us in each picture? 5. Using lines draw a city street with lots of buildings.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Understands similarities and differences in works of art.Meet the Masters Grade Three BONNARD . chimney. like Utrillo did on his. use the words to write a description of your walk down the road. Draw or paint a picture with a road or street that takes you somewhere. blue. (Example: Architecture. What do you think the blue in The Rose Road is? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. Have the class make an A to Z list of things they would see. 154 . Add adjectives to your description. fences…) 3.
D.C. EUGENE Fair in Brittany Corcoran Gallery Washington.Meet the Masters 1305 BOUDIN. 912 LAWRENCE. H. JACOB Parade J. Hirschhorn Collection New York 155 .
Oo-Jeen) (1824-1898) FAIR IN BRITTANY CORCORAN GALLERY 19th Century Realism Date: 1874 Size:10 1/2" x 18" Medium: Oil on Canvas ARTIST .Eugene Boudin was a direct forerunner of Impressionism. Millet. a farming area in northwestern France. He was destined for a life at sea until he fell overboard and his mother decided he had better work on land. we can see the white caps and collars that mark the costumes of women of this time and region. He also painted still lifes. EUGENE (Boo-deen. Boudin's art was not appreciated by the public but was admired by other artists. PORTFOLIO F PAIRED WITH: LAWRENCE PARADE 156 . landscapes and a few portraits. His favorite subjects were charmingly dressed ladies and gentlemen promenading on Normandy beaches.In the Fair in Brittany. We can also see thatched cottages and a church spire in the distance which tell us about the architecture of this part of France. A French artist. France. son of a harbor pilot.Meet the Masters Grade Three ARTIST: PRINT: BOUDIN. Boudin painted a country fair in the province of Brittany. PRINT . He was born in Honfleur. bought art supplies at the shop and gave the young man criticism on his drawings. If we look closely. He began to paint seascapes and harbor scenes. Boudin worked as a clerk in an art supply store.
hopeful storyteller. hard edged style. Lawrence's treatment of the people in Parade is characteristic of his angular.are in contrast with the accents of black in Jacob Lawrence's Parade.The strong warm colors . with strong composition. Positioning the blacks between and beside the warm colors creates a rhythmical color pattern. the government had set up the WPA/Federal Arts Project to help artists during the depression. JACOB (1917 . He is a compassionate. where he had excellent teachers who took an interest in him and he learned quickly. PORTFOLIO F PAIRED WITH: BOUDIN FAIR IN BRITTANY 157 .red. The viewer can almost feel the music and the involvement of the crowd. He became interested in history and painted several series of paintings on such subjects. Even at that young age.Jacob Lawrence. When he was twelve. Fine artists were employed as teachers in community centers. The young Lawrence worked on odd jobs to help his struggling family. the nation plunged into the Depression and his family moved to New York City. orange and yellow . This led to an art scholarship and his first art exhibit. His style is expressionistic.Meet the Masters Grade Three ARTIST: PRINT: LAWRENCE. This style adds to the movement and rhythm and gives an overall festive feeling. PRINT . was born in Atlantic City.2000) PARADE HIRSHHORN COLLECTION NEW YORK 20th Century American Date: 1960 Size: 23 7/8" x 30 1/8" Medium: Tempera on Fiberboard ARTIST . Jacob lived near the Harlem Community center. Lawrence has added to this rhythm with the repeated diagonal movement of the people in the parade. a Black American artist. Fortunately for Jacob. he knew he wanted to be an artist. His family moved shortly after his birth to Philadelphia. New Jersey. Neighborhood people are alive with excitement and practically bursting out of their apartment windows. People in the street are dressed for the event. movement and rich color.
date.Meet the Masters Grade Three BOUDIN . price. Which picture has the same shape and color repeated? Which color and shape are repeated? 4.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Visual Arts: Mathematics: Language Arts: Understands that people create art for various reasons. art show or parade. Include information such as: name of the event. Use bright colors and patterns in your design. SKILLS REINFORCED . location. Do you think the fair in Boudin's picture happened recently or long ago? Explain.FAIR IN BRITTANY LAWRENCE . 3. time. What are the people in each picture doing? 2. Can you tell me something about where the people in each picture live? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. How is this fair the same. Describes a wide variety of patterns.PARADE QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. service or event. from fairs you have been to? 5. Add words to complete your poster. Knows various careers that are available to artists. or different. Includes central and related ideas. etc. Design a poster advertising an outdoor event such as a fair. Advertisers are artists and writers who sell a product. 158 .
CAMILLE The Village Market Kramarsky Collection 926 WILLIAMS.Meet the Masters 1231 PISSARRO. WALTER Poultry Marked Whitney Museum New York 159 .
shadowy browns and accents of red. CAMILLE (pah-SAHR-o. All these women are bathed in the same yellow light. He could make one sense the atmosphere. almost oblivious to the bustle of the crowd. The viewer's eye is led through the busy crowd by the use of light and color. Unfortunately after 1895.Meet the Masters Grade Three ARTIST: PRINT: PISSARRO. He came to Paris when he was 25. Pissarro was highly skilled at capturing the feeling of a place through color and mood. He was a bit older. The eye first focuses on the woman in the foreground. struggling artists live on his property in the country. He was born in the West Indies. After that. he painted many town views from windows in Paris. Pissarro contrasts the warm lights with cool shadowy blues. determined to be an artist. He was blind when he died in 1903. Pissarro gives us a busy scene of village life. his eye trouble forced him to give up working out of doors. He often bought their work to keep them from starving. but a good friend of the other Impressionists. PORTFOLIO G PAIRED WITH: WILLIAMS POULTRY MARKED 160 . He also let many of the young. cool blues.Camille Pissarro worked both in Paris and the surrounding countryside. The light takes the eye all the way to the buildings in the background. The figures form an overall pattern of movement through the use of light yellows. PRINT . then moves to the woman with her back to the viewer. Cah-MEAL) (1830-1903) THE VILLAGE MARKET KRAMARSKY COLLECTION Impressionism Date: 1882 Size: Unknown Medium: Unknown ARTIST . is a good contrast to the light and the movement. He was especially helpful to the young Paul Cezanne.In The Village Market. the time of day and season of the year. then on to the seated woman. The quiet man in the foreground.
participated in many group shows. WALTER (1920 . When Williams' name is mentioned the word nature comes to mind. PRINT . Did they stop for another reason? Did the contrast of dark and light. Note the repetition of shapes in the rooster's tail and the wind blown hair.Williams has painted this window display as a colorful part of a city street. he remembers when part of the city was a tree-lined area and children could escape the hard pavement and enjoy the sights and sounds of birds and summer evenings. The small neighborhood poultry store window presents a striking contrast between the highly colored rooster and the eggs and the dead chickens behind the glass. Are they contemplating a purchase here or somewhere else on this street? The artist leaves this question unanswered.) POULTRY MARKED WHITNEY MUSEUM NEW YORK 20th Century American Date: 1953 Size: 46" x 38" Medium: Unknown ARTIST .Walter Williams is an American painter. He has had many one-man shows. He was born in Brooklyn. catch William's eye? PORTFOLIO G PAIRED WITH: PISSARRO THE VILLAGE MARKET 161 . and won many awards. His art education included studying at the Brooklyn Museum and a scholarship to the Skowhegan Art School in Maine. He received a Whitney Fellowship that permitted him to travel and work in Mexico. Perhaps they are wondering whether or not they have enough money to make their purchase.Meet the Masters Grade Three ARTIST: PRINT: WILLIAMS. The two figures outside look at coins in the younger child's hand. Although raised in New York City. print-maker and sculptor. New York where he attended public schools.
Can you find light and dark areas in each picture? 6. 2. There is a person in the corner of each picture. As a class project. Can you tell a story about what they are thinking or doing? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. Can you tell me about the pointed shapes the artist uses in the Poultry Market ? 4.Meet the Masters Grade Three PISSARRO . the class could design a window display for a store to be set up in the classroom. What is the difference between the shoppers at each market? 2.POULTRY MARKED QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. 162 .THE VILLAGE MARKET WILLIAMS . Can you find the round shapes in The Village Market ? 5. Can you tell me about where each market is located? 3. Draw a picture about where your family shops.
163 .THE HARVESTER'S MEAL TOYOHARU .THE ACROBAT DEGAS .BALLET SCHOOL Portfolio B GAINSBOROUGH .THE POOR FISHERMAN Portfolio C PICASSO . Check at your school for the specific order of print presentations.OYSTER GATHERERS AT CANCALE Prints are not presented in the order listed above.WASHERWOMEN SARGENT .ACROBAT ON A BALL LEE-SMITH .CHRISTINA'S WORLD Portfolio F VILLAMIL .BOY WITH A TIRE Portfolio D BRUEGHEL .Meet the Masters III. Presentation of Prints Grade Four Portfolio A CHAGALL .INTERIOR AND LANDSCAPE Portfolio E HOMER .THE BULLFIGHT PIPPIN .FOG WARNING WYETH .BLUE BOY GAUGUIN .THE DOMINO PLAYERS Portfolio G RENOIR .
MARC The Acrobat Musee d'Art Moderne Paris. EDGAR Ballet School Corcoran Gallery Washington.C. 164 . France 1306 DEGAS.Meet the Masters 1145 CHAGALL. D.
His parents recognized his art talent and made sure he had art lessons. Even though Chagall worked in Paris. France. Chagall's paintings have a richness of color that he would call his "primordial palette. FRANCE ARTIST .Marc Chagall was born and spent his childhood in a small humble village in Russia. Petersburg. The whole picture. He was one of nine children in a poor family. Chagall has a personal style using a bright range of colors and portraying his childhood memories. His canvases are filled with glowing colors showing men and beasts that hover in a world between dream and reality.Meet the Masters Grade Four ARTIST: PRINT: CHAGALL. Chagall was one of the first artists to capture in paint the fairy tale wonders of his memories. He looks as if he's whispering something to her. There is a fantasy quality to his painting. The girl has on a bright red outfit and the buildings are painted in bright blues and greens. His paintings show fanciful scenes and simple folk-life scenes. his paintings were able to maintain a child-like wonder of real folk art. PRINT . PORTFOLIO A PAIRED WITH: DEGAS BALLET SCHOOL 165 . The figures look like they are floating through the air." meaning the colors are in their original state. MARC (shay-Gohl) (1887-1985) Surrealism Date: 1930 Size: 16 1/2" x 12 5/8" Medium: Oil on canvas THE ACROBAT MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PARIS.In The Acrobat. He was soon a member of a group of artists living in Montmartre. They do not look realistic because they are in a free-floating composition. because of the placement of the figures. takes on a dream-like quality. He studied in St. Russia before he moved to Paris in 1910. Chagall portrays a girl balancing herself on something with a man floating down from the sky.
He never married. born in Paris was an unusual man. Besides being a painter." Degas took this advice and became a master of line drawing. When he was starting his career as a painter. PRINT . He was also interested in the way he could suggest movement and space in his art. the frame cuts off the spiral staircase. D. His favorite medium was pastels. The figures are not centered and we almost feel as if we were in the room also. Later. which he could feel with his hands. Here the ballerinas are captured in a variety of different poses and exercises. ARTIST . and devoted himself to his art. but he also drew horses at the racetrack. France. fresh colors associated with the Impressionists. Ingres. He spent much of his time alone. ed-GAHR) (1834-1917) Impressionism Date: circa 1873 Size: 19" x 24 5/8" Medium: Oil on Canvas BALLET SCHOOL CORCORAN GALLERY WASHINGTON. the doors in the background. Degas' horses were usually drawn from models. He was not interested in the ballerinas because they were pretty girls. His favorites were ballerinas. he left Degas a small inheritance. and the figures in the right foreground. His finished paintings were stacked and piled around his studio. It is in this way that you will become a good painter. He liked to take note of women in many different poses and painted them in many occupations. Degas was mainly interested in painting two subjects: women and horses.Meet the Masters Grade Four ARTIST: PRINT: DEGAS.ballerinas. he did mostly sculpture. He did not care to impress anyone. He was near-sighted from birth and his eyesight got worse as he got older. Degas also liked to look at his subject from new and unexpected angles. many lines. young man. the son of a banker. he used both his drawing and painting skills when depicting his favorite subject . He switched to using charcoal.C. EDGAR (da-GAW.In the painting the Ballet School. He also uses large flat areas of color and prefers the bright. When Degas' father died. from memory or from nature. This money kept Degas from having to sell his paintings unless he so desired. "Draw lines. because of their fresh and bright colors. When Degas got older he could no longer see fine pencil lines. or sell to anyone. crayon and chalk. nor in telling a story in his painting.Degas was born in Paris. He was interested in the way light and shade affected the human form. advised him. This was one of the ways he used to bring the observer into the pictorial space. In the Ballet School. a famous painter. Degas was also a sculptor. PORTFOLIO A PAIRED WITH: CHAGALL THE ACROBAT 166 . Degas.
2. Draw a picture that includes both things from a dream and things that are real. SKILLS REINFORCED . techniques and processes. What are the people doing in these pictures? 4.Meet the Masters Grade Four CHAGALL . Language Arts: Recognizes fact and opinion. Don't be afraid if parts of your drawing look strange or unreal. Which one of these pictures looks more realistic? Why? 3. Tell two opinions about each picture. 167 . Make a painting of a dream you once had. It can be pleasant.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Understands and applies media. Which one of these pictures looks dream like? Why? 2. Which picture feels warmer to you? Why? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. funny or even scary. What do you think the face at the top of the picture The Acrobat is telling the girl? 6. Tell two facts about each picture. 4. How do the artists show motion? 5.BALLET SCHOOL QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. 3. Paint the dream as you saw it.THE ACROBAT DEGAS .
Brazil 168 . THOMAS Blue boy Huntington Library California 1159 GAUGUIN. PAUL The Poor Fisherman Sao Paulo Museum Sao Paulo.Meet the Masters 210 GAINESBOROUGH.
The pride of birth and destiny is obvious in every detail. It appears he used very long brushes and diluted his oil paints with turpentine to make them thinner and more like watercolors. Dressed in satin and feathers. PORTFOLIO B PAIRED WITH: GAUGUIN THE POOR FISHERMAN 169 . PRINT . Not only was he able to capture the likeness of his subjects. but he was also skilled at capturing textures. Gainsborough shows his skill as a portrait artist. He is considered mainly a landscape and portrait artist.Thomas Gainsborough was born in Sudbury. He had 2 daughters and died from a disease of the throat.In Blue Boy. this young gentleman poses haughtily in front of a country landscape. He was also very skilled in his handling of paint. the fluffy feather. smooth satin. THOMAS BLUE BOY HUNTINGTON LIBRARY CALIFORNIA (GANZ-bor-uh) (1727-1788) British School Date: circa 1770 Size: 70" x 48" Medium: Oil on canvas ARTIST .he never hired anyone to help him. He was able to capture a likeness of the subjects in his portraits that made him a much sought after portrait artist.Meet the Masters Grade Four ARTIST: PRINT: GAINSBOROUGH. Gainsborough painted all of his paintings himself . England. He spent most of his life living in England. The shiny. Gainsborough liked to match the unspoiled beauty of the landscape with the natural beauty of his subjects. and the soft landscape show his skill. Full-length. life-sized canvases like this decorated the grand stairways of the country houses of wealthy people in England. Gainsborough was the most famous portrait painter of his time in England.
Gauguin felt that you should not be afraid to use color. As his love and knowledge of art grew. PAUL (GO-gan) THE POOR FISHERMAN SAO PAULO MUSEUM SAO PAULO." When he sent some of his paintings to France. "How does that tree look to you? Green? All right. The painting is bright with the colors of the tropics. He was a stockbroker who collected modern art on the side. rest and work. Gauguin used bold bright colors to express his ideas. PRINT . the greenest of your pallet. the shadows on the man are painted a deep blue violet.13" x 25. so did his dissatisfaction with Western life and society. When he was 35 he left his family. The light colors in the background bring the idea of sunlight onto the gentle people and into the Pacific world that Gauguin loved. BRAZIL (1848-1903) Post Impressionism Date: 1896 Size: 29. For the rest of his life he experienced suffering. As he said. Paint it as blue as you can.Meet the Masters Grade Four ARTIST: PRINT: GAUGUIN. and often hunger. It shows in the brightness of the island people in their play. And that shadow. the people were shocked because they were not used to such bright colors. the boat a vivid blue violet and the water a bright green. At first.Gauguin was born in Paris. painting was only a hobby for him. then use green. his home.Characteristic of Gauguin's style are large areas of intense color. In The Poor Fisherman. poverty. The subjects for his paintings were the people and objects that he saw on the islands. which are clearly painted with rhythmic flowing lines.98" Medium: Oil Canvas ARTIST . These techniques are obvious in The Poor Fisherman. PORTFOLIO B PAIRED WITH: GAINSBOROUGH BLUE BOY 170 . a little bluish? Don't be afraid. and his business to go live on an island in the South Seas and become a painter.
Is he happy or sad about his life or where he is? Try to make us understand something about the person's feelings. In what part of the world do you think these pictures take place? Why? 3. What is the background for each portrait? 6.Meet the Masters Grade Four GAINSBOROUGH . or where he is. Try to capture his or her expression and position.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Knows varied tasks performed by artists. SKILLS REINFORCED . Both portraits show young men with thoughtful expressions. Draw a picture of a person in some type of situation. by his expression. In what period of history do you think these pictures take place? Why? 2. Language Arts: Understands the world in spatial terms.THE POOR FISHERMAN QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Do you think that these two people would enjoy fishing together? Why? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. 171 . See if you can tell me what this person is thinking about. You may then add bright colors. textures and a background to the picture. What do you think each young man is thinking? 4.BLUE BOY GAUGUIN . Draw a picture of this person. A portrait artist often draws or paints a figure based on looking at a model. Choose one friend in class who will sit as a model. How has each artist used colors differently? 5. 2.
Michigan 172 . HUGHIE Boy with a Tire Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit. PABLO Acrobat on a Ball Pushkin Museum Moscow 926 LEE-SMITH.Meet the Masters 1154 PICASSO.
He lived a long and very productive life of 92 years.Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga. Between 1906-07. cold and hungry. He achieved this in his paintings by breaking apart the object and assembling the parts in an odd way . By the time he was 16 years old. a professor at the Barcelona Academy of Art. PORTFOLIO C PAIRED WITH: LEE-SMITH BOY WITH A TIRE 173 . he still was an excellent draftsman and could draw realistically. was his first teacher.No method or technique satisfied Picasso for long. Acrobat on a Ball is an example of Picasso's Rose Period. which led to modern art. Picasso's father. Picasso wanted to 'free' the form in art. Spain.emphasizing geometric shapes. His 'blue period' from 1901-1909 for example. drawing. In this picture Picasso has chosen softer and toned down.Meet the Masters Grade Four ARTIST: PRINT: PICASSO. Picasso has used more of a realistic style to represent his subject. RUSSIA School of Paris Date: 1905 Size: 57 1/2" x 37" Medium: Oil ARTIST . Even though Picasso wanted to "free the form" and often worked in a style called Cubism. Georges Braque. Picasso. PABLO (pi-KAHS-so. He was fond of changing his methods and turned occasionally from the boldest experiments in image making to traditional forms of art. PAH-blow) (1881-1973) ACROBAT ON A BALL (YOUNG GIRL ON A BALL) PUSHKIN MUSEUM MOSCOW. He experimented in painting. which included people from the circus. invented Cubism. In Acrobat on a Ball. occurred when he was lonely. Here the young female acrobat balances on a ball while a man is looking on. he was working on his own. His paintings of that period show very thin invalids. He was fond of painting scenes. PRINT . beggars and outcasts portrayed with only a few colors. shaded colors. and his friend. Throughout his career he passed through many periods which reflected what was going on in his own life. ceramics and sculpture.
The boy stands in a surrealistic nightmare of emptiness: cracked walls. side by side with empty spaces that were once filled with life. The artist is very skilled at showing textures. Florida but went to school in Cleveland. Lee-Smith adds one. Ohio. aged neighborhoods as wastelands where old buildings stand isolated. PORTFOLIO C PAIRED WITH: PICASSO ACROBAT ON A BALL 174 . but he is not a dream. We see empty windows. and taught at Rex Goreleigh's Studio-on-the-Canal in Princeton.Meet the Masters Grade Four ARTIST: PRINT: LEE-SMITH. PRINT . HUGHIE (1915 . He is a very intense and honest artist. a rubber tire. was head of the Department of Drawing and Painting at Claflin University. each is unaware of another's presence. MICHIGAN 20th Century American Date: 1952 Size: 23" x 29" Medium: Oil on Prestwood Panel ARTIST . which add to the overall feeling of grief and ruin." He has been an instructor in art. New Jersey.A sense of loneliness comes from this painting. In the midst of all this emptiness he is alive. he completed a series of paintings entitled "The History of the Negro in the United States Navy. He stands facing what we sense is a wasteland. cement. His settings show dying.Hughie Lee-Smith was born in Eustis. His only companion is another inanimate object.2000) BOY WITH A TIRE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS DETROIT. When there is one individual added. He details objects such as crumbling plaster. He graduated from The Cleveland School of Art with high honors and a grant for post-graduate study. When two or three individuals are added. he looks depressed. He stands on a barren street occupied only by inanimate debris. empty broken windows. While serving in the Navy during World War II. wire and wood. He is as lonely as a figure in a dream. he is seemingly unaware of his surroundings. We sense the indifference. with hopes and dreams. To these wastelands. lifeless houses. Hughie Lee-Smith is a realistic and yet magical painter of the loneliness of decaying urban life. two or three individuals.
How does each picture make you feel? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1.ACROBAT ON A BALL LEE-SMITH .SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Mathematics: Creates and communicates a range of symbols and ideas. In the picture Acrobat on a Ball. What are the figures doing in each painting? 2. What kind of activities did you have to practice before you could do it? Draw a picture of yourself or someone you know practicing how to do something. Put yourself on the left of the center line. 175 . Artists balance art work using rules of math. the girl is practicing balancing on the ball. Imagine a horizontal line and a vertical line drawn through the middle of each picture.BOY WITH A TIRE QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Draw a small picture of yourself holding an object.Meet the Masters Grade Four PICASSO . SKILLS REINFORCED . 3. Balance the picture with a larger object placed on the right of the center line. Make your subject interesting. What is the setting for each painting? 3. Uses coordinate geometry to locate objects. What small figures has each artist placed on the left side of the center line? What larger object has he placed to the right of the center line to balance the work? 2. The lines cross in the center of the picture.
PIETER Harvester's Meal Private Collection Brussels 419 TOYOHARU.C. 176 . D. UTAGAWA Interior and Landscape Freer Gallery Washington.Meet the Masters 547 BRUGHEL.
Typically.Meet the Masters Grade Four ARTIST: PRINT: BRUEGHEL. and working and because of this people sometimes think of him as one of the Flemish peasants. called Velvet). BELGIUM Northern Renaissance Date: Unknown Size: Unknown Medium: Unknown ARTIST . The name Brueghel is also spelled Bruegel depending on the reference book used. hearty members of the community. flat areas of color. His two sons. In this picture some of the peasants (farm laborers) are working in the fields. The Elder. He ignores the traditional Flemish concern for detail and emphasizes active. married. He painted peasants merrymaking. He had a successful life as a painter and was a member of a distinguished group of humanists. while a group of people in the foreground are enjoying a simple meal. PIETER. (Pieter. solidly drawn figures. The artist handles the entire scene in a most characteristic way and records it in a broad technique.Pieter Brueghel. both became painters. He portrayed them in broad. His paintings are often called 'genre' (daily life) paintings. (Broo-gl. PEE-ter) (1525-1569) THE HARVESTER'S MEAL PRIVATE COLLECTION BRUSSELS. with structural perspective and grandeur of composition. PRINT . Brueghel's peasants are stolid. The Younger. was a Flemish artist of the sixteenth century. He studied in Antwerp and was a registered member of the Antwerp Guild. His favorite subjects were peasants and country scenes. He combines strong local colors to give the painting a popular robustness suited to its subject.The painting The Harvester's Meal is very typical of the type of picture Brueghel painted. feasting. In 1563. PORTFOLIO D PAIRED WITH: TOYOHARU INTERIOR AND LANDSCAPE 177 . He was even nicknamed "Peasant Brueghel. particularly for Pieter. and began raising a family. and Jan. The Elder. he moved to Brussels." He believed that peasant life was rough and saw it in relationship to the background of nature. the activities of man are Brueghel's dominant theme in his painting.
D. Toyoharu also made engravings for prints showing views of Venice and other foreign cities and countries. His prints of theatrical subjects were painted for the stage and for various temples. Notice the type of meal and food utensils that they are using.Meet the Masters Grade Four ARTIST: PRINT: TOYOHARU. the artist lets you see a scene from Japan.C.In this print Interior and Winter Landscape.Utagawa Toyoharu was the founder of the Utagawa School of wood engraving.brightly colored and boldly printed. The clothing is also in the style of their culture . Even the picture of the landscape behind them reflects the landscape of their country. He worked in a lively and original style. The hair-do's have ornaments. UTAGAWA INTERIOR AND LANDSCAPE FREER GALLERY WASHINGTON. These show the same excellent design as his prints of purely Japanese inspiration. They are having a meal in their own tradition. PORTFOLIO D PAIRED WITH: BRUEGHEL THE HARVESTER'S MEAL 178 . PRINT . (1733-1814) Oriental Art Date: Unknown Size: Unknown Medium: Unknown ARTIST . Two of the people are playing instruments.
Write a paragraph describing one of the paintings so that a person who could not see would be able to create a mental picture of the work. 179 . SKILLS REINFORCED . How are these pictures alike? 5.THE HARVESTER'S MEAL TOYOHARU . Social Studies: Locates and describes physical and cultural features of world regions. In what part of the world do you think each picture takes place? Why? 2. In what ways are these pictures different? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Understands the visual arts in relation to history and culture.Meet the Masters Grade Four BRUEGHEL . Language Arts: Writes for a variety of audiences and purposes. You and some of your friends find a tree to sit under and have lunch. 2. What is happening in each picture? 3. Draw this scene.INTERIOR AND LANDSCAPE QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. How are the landscapes different? 4. You are a peasant (farm laborer) working in the field and have just stopped for your lunch break. What are you eating? What kind of clothes are you wearing? What kind of field are you in? Include details.
Meet the Masters 828 HOMER. Massachusetts 869 WYETH. ANDREW Christina's World Museum of Modern Art New York 180 . WINSLOW Fog Warning Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
He began his art career as an illustrator. Delicate coloring and dramatic use of highlights add to the mood of this painting. He felt he had to be alone to work well. Homer was a great story teller. When he was six.Meet the Masters Grade Four ARTIST: PRINT: HOMER. in time?" PORTFOLIO E PAIRED WITH: WYETH CHRISTINA'S WORLD 181 . "Will I make it to shore. You can almost hear the fisherman wondering to himself. "Harper's Weekly.to capture the people and the landscapes.not those of other artists . PRINT . He developed a love for the outdoors which we see in his art." In the middle of his successful career as an illustrator. He added drama by using broad fluid brush strokes and restricting his pallet to only a few colors.Homer's watercolor painting of the fisherman looking over his shoulder at the approaching storm is a good example of his dramatic story-telling ability.Winslow Homer lived in America all his life. MASSACHUSETTS ARTIST . Homer was a polite and independent man. There were no photographers at that time so people had to paint and draw pictures of what happened around them. He moved to a quiet spot overlooking the ocean in Maine. he moved from the city life of Boston to the country. His work appeared in a popular magazine of that time. WINSLOW (1836-1910) 19th Century American Date: 1885 Size: 30" x 48" Medium: Watercolor FOG WARNING MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON. He trusted only his own eyes . He learned to paint on his own. Homer was interested in painting the 'real' America. he took up painting. You can almost feel the anxiety of the fisherman as he looks at the approaching fog. His pictures were so realistic that he became famous.
PRINT . His father was a famous illustrator and mural painter who trained Andrew. The people portrayed in his paintings are usually his wife. This is the highest honor a civilian in our nation can receive. Wyeth puts great amount of feeling into his paintings. PORTFOLIO E PAIRED WITH: HOMER FOG WARNING 182 . It shows a girl. He also pays close attention to texture and detail. the long playing record album (LP) was invented. Details are important to Wyeth. Wyeth was trying to portray the environment in which Christina spent her whole life. crippled by polio. and Christina shows a refusal to meet defeat. the date this was painted. Pennsylvania. crawling through a field picking berries. When he starts a new piece of art. the broken window and the abandoned roof add the finishing touches to this painting.Meet the Masters Grade Four ARTIST: PRINT: WYETH. he makes a very careful pencil drawing of his subject. Then he decides whether he is going to use watercolor or tempera for his paint. The simple composition with its sweep of grass. and courage. ANDREW (1917 ) 20th Century American Date: 1948 Size: 32 1/4" x 47 3/4" Medium: Tempera on gesso panel CHRISTINA'S WORLD MUSEUM OF MODERN ART NEW YORK CITY ARTIST . Historical Reference: In 1948. his two sons or his neighbors. In Christina's World. lonely houses. He did this by showing us the world as she saw it bordered by the house and the sea.Christina's World is perhaps one of Wyeth's most famous paintings. the struggle for existence. He tries to paint his subjects the way he sees and feels about them.Andrew Wyeth was born in Chadd's Ford. The ladder. In 1963 Andrew Wyeth was awarded the 'Medal of Freedom' by President Kennedy. Wyeth usually paints objects and landscapes from his own life.
Make the work as realistic as you can. Understands the different ways numbers are used. Can you show us how you feel about this object by the way you draw it? SKILLS REINFORCED . Explain why you think these pictures are among the world's most famous? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. Draw a picture that tells a story. Draw a picture of an everyday object that is very familiar to you. The sky occupies the top one-third of the picture. 2. Try to be as detailed and realistic as you can. Tell the main idea of each painting. 183 . What do you think each figure is feeling? 4. Determines the main idea. Make the background show texture. techniques and processes. How has each artist used texture in the bottom two-thirds of the paintings? 2. How has each artist made the main character become important in his picture? 3. Look at the background and the main figure in each painting.CHRISTINA'S WORLD QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1.Meet the Masters Grade Four HOMER .FOG WARNING WYETH . Understands the contributions of museums.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Visual Arts: Mathematics: Language Arts: Applies media. 5. Each artist has divided the canvas into thirds.
C. 975 PIPPIN.Meet the Masters 302 VILLAMIL. EUGENIO LUCAS The Bullfight National Gallery of Art Washington. D. D. 184 . HORACE The Domino Players Phillips Collection Washington.C.
He relies on broad hasty stokes to show crowds of people. a group of young men cluster about what is probably a greased pole. They never occured in the same small area. Lucas Villamil modeled his father's painting style. A oo HAY neeo LOO kass) THE BULLFIGHT NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART WASHINGTON. The second action. Through further research the National Gallery of Art has now assigned this painting to Eugenio Lucas Villamil. In Spain and Mexico. PORTFOLIO F PAIRED WITH: PIPPIN THE DOMINO PLAYERS 185 . is probably an amateur bullfight in which many men taunt the bull.Lucas Villamil was the son of a famous 19th Spanish Century painter. Eugenio Lucas Valazquez. Climbing this pole was a favorite sport at country fairs. In the painting The Bullfight. Neo Classicism & Romanticism Date: circa . as professional bullfighters do in the bullring. In The Bullfight. Although both these activities were popular at the time. Lucas Villamil lived a modest life in Madrid. In fact.1827 Size: 29" x 43 1/4" Medium: Oil on canvas PRINT: ARTIST . as in this the picture. they only took place in a large village square during a fiesta. EUGENIO LUCAS (1858-1918) (VEE yah meel. Although his father died when he was only 12. The people look as if they are fused together into one untidy mass of bright strident color. he had one major patron. In Portugal and in some bullrings in France. During his painting career. PRINT . One of the reasons for this confusion was that the painting shows both a bullfighting scene and the popular game of climbing a greased pole in a small formal area. Both he and his father continued to produce copies and imitations of the works of Francisco Goya. Spain has more than 400 bullrings. at the right. which is now the Museum Lazaro Galdiano. On the left. This collector hired him to paint a fresco in his Madrid hacienda.C. it is illegal to kill the bull. you can almost feel the excitement of the crowds. D.Meet the Masters Grade Four ARTIST: VILLAMIL. Lucas Villamil gives little attention to the spectators in the arena. and the cruelty and horror of the bullfights.For many years the National Gallery of Art experts thought that the famous Spanish painter Francisco Goya had painted this picture. the matador kills the bull. They are wearing brightly colored cloaks in front of the bull. the younger Lucas' paintings are often confused with his father's works.
PRINT .Horace Pippin was born in Goshen.1946) Americana Date: 1943 Size: 12 3/4" x 22" Medium: Oil THE DOMINO PLAYERS PHILLIPS COLLECTION WASHINGTON. He used subdued colors. PORTFOLIO F PAIRED WITH: VILLAMIL THE BULLFIGHT 186 . As a young man.C. ARTIST . He always liked to draw but his family was too poor to buy him art supplies. D. New York. he learned to paint with it by using his left hand to hold it up. He was wounded in the right shoulder and as a result his right arm was useless. the polka-dot blouse and the detailed needlework. In 1917 Pippin joined the Army to help fight in World War I. This started him in his art career.The Domino Players is typical of the type of picture Pippin created. His grandparents had been slaves and his parents worked as domestics. His work was also exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art. His work became quite popular and was collected by people in the Philadelphia and New York areas. The dominos themselves are a bridge between the red cap. he entered an art contest advertised in a magazine.Meet the Masters Grade Four ARTIST: PRINT: PIPPIN. Horace Pippin was discovered when he was 49 years old by a famous art critic and illustrator. Pippin attended a one room school for Black children through the 8th grade. HORACE (1888 . The prize he won was water paints and colored pencils. This work is a masterpiece of pattern. Although his right arm was disabled.
THE DOMINO PLAYERS QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. What is happening in each picture. Mathematics: Describes a wide variety of patterns. How are the games and the feelings of the players different? 3. Both pictures show games that have been played for a long time.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Understands art in relation to history and culture. Which picture shows more movement? Where? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. Draw a picture of people playing a modern game.THE BULLFIGHT PIPPIN . Think about games or activities that people from the past or people from other countries play. find a book in the library about this subject. Social Studies: Understands broad categories of time in years. 5. Locate and describe the different patterns he used. 187 . If you can't think of any. Include a variety of geometric patterns in your drawing. 2. SKILLS REINFORCED . Draw a picture of an activity that you think you might have enjoyed. Look at Pippin's picture.Meet the Masters Grade Four VILLAMIL . 2. What kinds of games can people play today that they could not play long ago? 4.
D.C. JOHN SINGER Oyster Gatherers Corcoran Gallery Washington. 188 . PIERRE AUGUSTE Washerwomen Baltimore Museum of Art Maryland 878 SARGENT.Meet the Masters 1010 RENOIR.
Renoir painted in the Impressionist style using lot of color to make the picture light and warm. Renoir's figures are not posed. PORTFOLIO G PAIRED WITH: SARGENT OYSTER GATHERERS AT CANCALE 189 . which give a different feeling from photographs. His colors are bright and sunny. By the age of 13. Because he wanted to be original. sparkling. Renoir and his friends left school and began to paint together.Pierre Auguste Renoir was a very famous Impressionist painter. They are quite unconscious of being watched and go about their business. PRINT . he went to the Paris Art School. MARYLAND Impressionism Date: 1887 Size: 22 1/4" x 18 1/2" Medium: Watercolor ARTIST . he was earning money as an assistant painter of porcelain. but Renoir did not like the strict rules and he felt the classes were boring. He was a talented. Renoir shows us how he uses color to "bathe his canvases in warmth and light. and moving. skilled artist who painted realistically because he studied the important art of the past. He was born in Limoges. When Renoir was 21 years old. Renoir and the Impressionists did painting after painting of water -. he sometimes used color itself without form.Meet the Masters Grade Four ARTIST: PRINT: RENOIR. The casual placement of the figures and the suggested continuity of space spreading out in all directions draws us into the very scene and makes us feel a part of it. Renoir tried to capture nature and light as it was. OH-gust) (1841-1919) WASHERWOMEN BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART BALTIMORE. PIERRE AUGUSTE (REN-wahr. France. PEE-air. This work helped him gain decorative skill. The Impressionists painted very quickly. They used small strokes of bright color to get the effect of sunlight and movement. as if you can almost feel the sunlight. They painted their "first impressions" of scenes of everyday life. He enjoyed being with other art students. right on the canvas." You can see the small brush strokes of built up paint that the artist uses to portray The Washerwomen.flowing.In The Washerwomen.
capturing the way the light reflects off surfaces.Sargent was born to American parents in Florence.Sargent's Oyster Gatherers at Cancale. Some of which were hung in the Boston Public Library. (1856-1925) 19th Century American Date: 1878 Size: 31" x 48 1/2" Medium: Oil on canvas ARTIST .S. his family moved to Paris where he studied with Carolus-Duran. He painted this scene as he found it. until he was 20. he began painting lessons. Italy. as a mural artist. is a seaside view in Brittany which appears almost untouched by man. Sargent uses deeper colors to define each subject. Sargent was also known in the U. He was very good at capturing his subject's personality in these paintings. PORTFOLIO G PAIRED WITH: RENOIR THE WASHERWOMEN 190 . The movement of the painting is from right to left as we follow the oyster gatherers down the little slope. Sargent skillfully painted the landscape and the figures. By the time he was 12.portraits of women in beautiful and stylish gowns. PRINT . a painter who was famous for his portraits of fashionable people. an amateur artist. he often went on sketching trips with his mother. Sargent's paintings were mostly society portraits . He grew up in Europe and did not make his first visit to the U.C.S. two women engaged in conversation or on a child walking patiently at his mother's side. He also managed to capture some of the personalities of the people as they gaze off into the distance.Meet the Masters Grade Four ARTIST: PRINT: SARGENT. JOHN SINGER OYSTER GATHERERS AT CANCALE CORCORAN GALLERY WASHINGTON. When he was 19. D. As a boy. Our eyes stop now and again to gaze upon a young boy eagerly pulling up his trouser legs. away from the lighthouse at the top.
OYSTER GATHERERS AT CANCALE QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Did the people in Sargent's picture go to the beach to work or to have a good time? 4.cleaning. etc. What is the setting for each picture? 3. 191 . SKILLS REINFORCED . Language Arts: Uses complete sentences Social Studies: Understands historical chronology. Write a complete sentence to describe what each figure is doing. shopping. By the way you draw the people and their surroundings. 3. Describe what is happening in each picture. What kinds of things could the children do while the adults were working? Draw what the child might do. Describe the colors in each picture . 2. 4. Pick out one adult and one child from each picture.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Understands art in relation to history and culture. in our country or another country. Think about all of the jobs that have to get done in order to run a home . show whether your picture takes place during the past or present. 2.how are they different? 6. Think about how we do them today. and how people did them during other times. Compare the type of clothing the people are wearing in each picture? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. Draw a picture of people doing some type of job. cooking.Meet the Masters Grade Four RENOIR . How are the textures different in each picture? 5. Each picture has a child in it.THE WASHERWOMEN SARGENT . Draw a picture that shows people from earlier times in history doing their work. Include an adjective to describe each figure.
WAITING FOR THE STAGE HASSAM .THE SCOUT: FRIENDS OR ENEMIES BINGHAM . 192 . Presentation of Prints Grade Five Portfolio A REMINGTON .YELLOW CACTUS Portfolio C WOODVILLE .WEDDING IN THE 1830's WARHOL .QUESTIONABLE COMPANIONS Portfolio F STELLA .MARILYN MONROE Prints are not presented in the order listed above.Meet the Masters III.RANCHOS CHURCH ANONYMOUS . Check at your school for the specific order of print presentations.FUR TRADERS DESCENDING THE MISSOURI Portfolio B O'KEEFFE .BANJO LESSON HANSEN . MAY 1917 Portfolio D WOODRUFF .THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE CURRIER & IVES .MISSISSIPPI HOME O'KEEFFE .ALLIES DAY.THE WHALE FISHERY Portfolio E TANNER .POOR MAN'S COTTON CURRIER & IVES .ACROSS THE CONTINENT Portfolio G HENRY .
Meet the Masters 856 REMINGTON. Massachusetts 863 BINGHAM. FREDERIC The Scout Clark Institute Williamstown. GEORGE CALEB Fur Traders Descending the Missouri Metropolitan Museum of Art New York 193 .
At the age of nineteen. looking off into the distance to see what lies ahead. FREDERIC THE SCOUT CLARK INSTITUTE WILLIAMSTOWN. he often painted Indians as plain everyday Indians and not dressed up in feathers and war paint. good or bad. He studied at Yale University Art School from 1878 to 1880 and then at the Art Students' League of New York. lazy or hard working. His pictures help us understand what it must have been like to live in those times. Remington had a childhood love of horses and outdoor life. He died in Connecticut from acute appendicitis. He gained a feeling for life. New York. showing them as real people. His father was a newspaper editor. MASSACHUSETTS (1861-1909) American West Date: circa 1900-1905 Size: 27" x 40" Medium: Oil ARTIST . Both the Indian and his horse are painted realistically. he traveled to the American West. He didn't sit home and ask Indians to come to pose for him. For example. His realistic depiction of life on the Western plains made him the leading documentary artist of this time. PORTFOLIO A PAIRED WITH: BINGHAM FUR TRADERS DESCENDING THE MISSOURI 194 . This is a picture of an Indian. PRINT . drawings and sculptures that capture the spirit of the West.The Scout. He became well known for his action filled paintings.Frederic Remington was an American artist born in Canton. As for the horses that Remington painted. Remington's work is known for its swift action and realistic cowboys and Indians. dirty or clean. The colors he selected are bright and he uses shading and value to make his objects look less flat. each horse is special. is the type of painting which made Remington famous.Meet the Masters Grade Five ARTIST: PRINT: REMINGTON. He did the same for soldiers and cowboys. friends or enemies. different from the others and full of life. He went out to the Wild West and painted them as he saw them in their daily lives. You can almost imagine what The Scout is thinking. dressed in common clothing.
Bingham also painted scenes including raftsmen. PORTFOLIO A PAIRED WITH: REMINGTON THE SCOUT 195 . GEORGE CALEB (1811-1879) FUR TRADERS DESCENDING THE MISSOURI METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART NEW YORK CITY 19th Century American Date: circa 1845 Size: 29" x 36" Medium: Oil on canvas ARTIST . Louis. Leaning on the well-wrapped cargo of furs is a youth with a gun with which he has just bagged a duck.George Caleb Bingham was born in the Blue Ridge mountain region of Virginia. Bingham painted a series of paintings of everyday river life and as a result he was regarded as the historian of Jacksonian democracy. the old trader paddling in the rear of the boat. the figures in the dugout are beautifully silhouetted against the mist and the remote clumps of trees in the middle ground. and they eagerly bought his paintings. They must have delighted in the details of Fur Traders: the rugged scowling face under the bizarre peaked hat.In Fur Traders Descending the Missouri. Is it a fox or a cat? Bingham added a great deal to our knowledge of the West at this time through his paintings of the backwoods and river life. At the age of 16. Bingham's boatmen represented the untamed spirit of the West. hunters and frontier elections. Bingham set up his own studio and painted portraits. When he was 8 years old.Meet the Masters Grade Five ARTIST: PRINT: BINGHAM. Later the artist became involved in politics and he helped candidates by painting huge banners. Later in St. and the gaudy shirts. Louis to study at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. His finest work was completed between 1845 and 1855. He laid out his compositions carefully. fur traders. To Easterners. he was apprenticed to a cabinetmaker in Columbia. Bingham received painting lessons from Harding. He left St. This is a sealedoff world of men. and drew his figures from life. who painted a portrait of Daniel Boone. Of special interest must have been the little animal chained in the bow. his family moved to Franklin. PRINT . His decision to pursue an art career was due largely to the influence of a painter named Harding. Missouri. but he had leanings toward law and the ministry. Missouri. realistically and sometimes humorously.
Draw a scene from that day.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Understands art in relation to history. How would you get to the West Coast of the United States today? 5. How do you think they felt? Why? 4. Pretend you are a settler during the colonial days. Both pictures show people traveling west in the 1800's. Shows beginning. middle and end Social Studies:Knows changes in modes of transportation. trains and planes? 6. 2. How did people get to the west before the invention of cars. Describe the beginning. Language Arts: Logical organization. their advantages and disadvantages. middle and end of one day during your trip.THE SCOUT BINGHAM . buses. Put as many details in the picture as you can. SKILLS REINFORCED . How are they different? 2.FUR TRADERS DESCENDING THE MISSOURI QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. 196 . What would you do for a living? Where would you live? Draw a picture of yourself in this role. Describe the environment in each picture. Pretend you are a traveler in the 1800's. 3. Are these pictures quiet or noisy? How can you tell? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. What do you think they could see and hear on their trip? 3.Meet the Masters Grade Five REMINGTON .
Meet the Masters 1735 O'KEEFFE. 924 ANONYMOUS Mississippi Home Garbisch Collection 197 . D.C. GEORGIA Ranchos Church Phillips Collection Washington.
who nominated Meet the Masters for this cash award. was added to the Meet the Masters collection through the generosity of the Sun Sentinel's "People Plus Employee" Volunteer Program. 1993 198 . GEORGIA Yellow Cactus Maler Museum of Art Randolph-Macon Woman's College Lynchburg. a Sun Sentinel employee and Meet the Masters Volunteer. by Georgia O'Keeffe. Virginia Special Acknowledgment Yellow Cactus. Lynn Sheft.Meet the Masters 1811 O'KEEFFE. Broward County Public Schools thanks Ms. June.
Afterwards. she lived half of the year in New York City with her husband. and she knew she wanted to become an artist when she was 10 years old.. She studied at the Chicago Art Institute and Art Students' League in New York. Her gifts as an artist were clear early in her life. Wisconsin. Even though she has left out details such as doors and windows. and as an art teacher in Texas and South Carolina. O'Keeffe married Stieglitz in 1924. She always got her forms from the real world. A famous photographer. In Ranchos Church. Her colors are limited to different shades of blues. Alfred Stieglitz. grays and tans. Georgia O'Keeffe had her first one-person show in New York City in 1917.O'Keeffe's love of the land is clearly expressed in her paintings. PRINT . the painting has depth due to her use of shading. one of the best known and most outstanding is Georgia O'Keeffe. She worked as a commercial artist in Chicago. Georgia O'Keeffe combines abstraction with a very precise realism. D. She simplifies her forms and does away with surface detail to bring out the underlying patterns.1986) RANCHOS CHURCH PHILLIPS COLLECTION WASHINGTON. She has kept this painting very simple. PORTFOLIO B PAIRED WITH: ANONYMOUS MISSISSIPPI HOME O'KEEFFE YELLOW CACTUS 199 . and decided to show her art in his '291 Gallery'. Born in Sun Prairie. 20th Century American Date: 1929 Size: 24" x 36" Medium: Oil on canvas-covered board ARTIST . she spent her childhood on a large farm and never lost her love for nature and the land. GEORGIA (1887 .S.C.Among the women painters in the U. Even though some of the shapes are painted in a flattened-out manner. recognized her talent. Her work is always based on some visual reality such as these adobe (sundried brick) buildings of the Southwest. The rest of the year she spent in New Mexico painting the countryside that she loved so much. the forms still suggest a church-like building. saw her work.Meet the Masters Grade Five ARTIST: PRINT: O'KEEFFE.
In the South. activities.Meet the Masters Grade Five ARTIST: PRINT: ANONYMOUS MISSISSIPPI HOME GARBISCH COLLECTION Americana Date: circa 1865 Size: Unknown Medium: Unknown PRINT . proportion and placement often resulted. building an imposing mansion to replace the original cabin or farmhouse was a sign of success and wealth. In the distance a steamboat is seen cruising down the Mississippi River. were untrained and often painted to preserve a special event in their lives. Horse drawn buggies are passing by the Manor house. Mississippi Home. like the anonymous artist of this painting. and costumes characteristic of their time. Yet the artist's sympathetic handling of the subject serves as a valuable source of historic material. This style adapted the temples of Periclean Athens to the needs of the nineteenth century. The four people on the front lawn are seen playing a game of croquet while another couple watch. PORTFOLIO B PAIRED WITH: O'KEEFFE RANCHOS CHURCH O'KEEFFE YELLOW CACTUS 200 . Between 1820 and 1860.Primitive American artists. It is interesting to note that Currier and Ives produced a lithograph entitled. A Home on the Mississippi. This picture depicts the people. which is very similar to this print. Distortions in perspective. the most frequent architectural style in these mansions was Greek Revival.
Wisconsin. VIRGINIA ARTIST . The simple beauty of nature's forms becomes exalted.Meet the Masters Grade Five ARTIST: PRINT: O'KEEFFE. O'Keeffe married Stieglitz in 1924. She worked as a commercial artist in Chicago. The rest of the year she spent in New Mexico painting the countryside that she loved so much. A famous photographer. The Yellow Cactus is a celebration of the desert flower. Afterwards. PRINT . PORTFOLIO B PAIRED WITH: O'KEEFFE RANCHOS CHURCH ANONYMOUS MISSISSIPPI HOME 201 . This painting is a study of the desert cactus in a rare moment of blooming. she spent her childhood on a large farm and never lost her love for nature and the land. undergo a transformation as a result of their magnification. and she knew she wanted to become an artist when she was 10 years old. and as an art teacher in Texas and South Carolina. one of the best known and most outstanding is Georgia O'Keeffe. Georgia O'Keeffe had her first one-person show in New York City in 1917.1986) 20th Century American Date: 1940 Size: 12" x 16" Medium: Oil on canvas YELLOW CACTUS MAIER MUSEUM OF ART RANDOLPH-MACON WOMAN'S COLLEGE LYNCHBURG.S. saw her work. the lovely yellow flowers create a sharp contrast to the prickly thorns and dull green color the mother plant wears the rest of the year. recognized her talent. Born in Sun Prairie. enlarged to fill the entire canvas.Among the women painters in the U.O'Keeffe's flower studies. Alfred Stieglitz. a thing of mystery. she lived half of the year in New York City with her husband. GEORGIA (1887 . The enlarged petals form a decorative pattern that moves diagonally across the surface of the canvas. Her gifts as an artist were clear early in her life. She studied at the Chicago Art Institute and Art Students' League in New York.. and decided to show her art in his '291 Gallery'.
Language Arts: Compares and contrasts. What shapes did the artists use to represent these objects? 2. How are they different? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. What could you make from this shape? Glue the shape to a larger paper.MISSISSIPPI HOME O'KEEFFE . How are the two buildings alike. if you want. What other details do you see in the picture? 4. Tear a shape from a piece of construction paper.Meet the Masters Grade Five O'KEEFFE . Study the shape. Also include people. Where do you live? What does your house look like? Draw a picture of the neighborhood that you live in or the house (the inside or outside) where your family lives. pencil or markers.RANCHOS CHURCH ANONYMOUS .YELLOW CACTUS QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Compare and contrast the two buildings. Draw the rest of the details for your picture with crayon. Find the larger objects in each picture. Pretend you live long ago during one of the times you've studied in Social Studies. Include details. 2. SKILLS REINFORCED . Where are they placed in the picture? 3. 202 .SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Assesses and responds to characteristics of works of art.
906 HASSAM.C. May 1917 National Gallery of Art Washington. CHILDE (FREDERICK) Allies Day. D.Meet the Masters 881 WOODVILLE. D.C. 203 . RICHARD CATON Waiting for the Stage Corcoran Gallery Washington.
He died in London. ready to go when the stage arrives. and a blackboard with messages written.In Waiting for the Stage. Woodville sent his paintings back to America. The one man's bag is leaning beside him on the floor. from an accidental overdose of morphine. (1825-1855) Americana Date: 1851 Size: 15" x 181/2" Medium: Oil on Canvas ARTIST . Before he died. He decided he didn't want to be a doctor. Their fresh color. We have all had to wait at some time and had to find ways to pass the time. warm hues and subtle shading enhance the familiar homey feeling we get from this painting. he was allowed to go with his new wife to Europe to study art.C. D. From 1845-1851 he studied in Dusseldorf. One man reads the newspaper. Woodville spent the remaining years of his life in Paris and London. Woodville created a setting in which most spectators could picture themselves. MAY 1917 204 . At 20.Woodville came from a well-to-do prestigious Baltimore family. RICHARD CATON WAITING FOR THE STAGE CORCORAN GALLERY WASHINGTON. a mirror with notes stuck on it. In the tradition of Dusseldorf artists. Woodville's rich. excellent draftsmanship and cheerful or kind humor gained them an eager audience. In the background there is a stove with a teakettle. PORTFOLIO C PAIRED WITH: HASSAM ALLIES DAY. Most people can relate to this scene. while the other two men are engaged in a game of cards. he included many minute details to enrich the story.Meet the Masters Grade Five ARTIST: PRINT: WOODVILLE. PRINT . Woodville was considered to be a genre or daily life painter because he painted people in their everyday environments at work and at play. He attended fine schools and finished his education at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. at the age of 30.
pleasant. PRINT . He studied at The Boston School of Art. He also favored rural New England scenes. May 1917 embodies Impressionism so strongly that New York City takes on a French atmosphere.Childe Hassam was born in Dorchester. Influenced by Impressionism during its peak in Paris. Massachusetts. The gray stone sparkles with a hundred tiny brush strokes of color. white and blue flags swing across the avenue in graceful arcs and a clear light bathes the entire painting. The red. D. Chill-dee) (1859-1935) 20th Century American Date: 1917 Size: 36 1/2" x 30 1/4" Medium: Oil on Canvas ALLIES DAY. PORTFOLIO C PAIRED WITH: WOODVILLE WAITING FOR THE STAGE 205 . CHILDE (HAS-um. was apprenticed to an engraver and then became an illustrator. he became a member of "The Ten.C. MAY 1917 NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART WASHINGTON.Meet the Masters Grade Five ARTIST: PRINT: HASSAM. highly decorative manner. ARTIST . Hassam was a resident of New York and used New York life as one of his favorite subjects endowing it with a light.Allies Day. It is typical of Hassam's light." a group of artists who rebelled against academic styles. sparkling color.
ALLIES DAY. What is the main idea in each painting? 2. 206 . 4. We waited a long time for Worle War I to end. SKILLS REINFORCED . Hassams's picture shows flags waving. MAY 1917 QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. How would waiting today be different from waiting in the 1800"s? 6. Add as many details as you can. Where might they wait? How long might they wait? 5. techniques and process. List some things that people wait for today. Understands U.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Language Arts: Social Studies: Social Studies: Understands and applies media. What tells us about current events in each picture? 7. Which picture do you have to think about more to understand it? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. Woodvilles' picture shows people waiting for the stage coach in the middle 1800's. How are the artists' styles different? 8. Draw a picture of people waiting for something.S.Meet the Masters Grade Five WOODVILLE . 3. history from 1880 to the present. history to 1880.S. Understands U.WAITING FOR THE STAGE HASSAM . Communicates information effectively.
HALE Poor Man's Cotton Newark Museum New Jersey 961 CURRIER & IVES Whale Fishery Museum of the City of New York New York 207 .Meet the Masters 928 WOODRUFF.
In 1945. HALE POOR MAN'S COTTON NEWARK MUSEUM NEWARK. His use of bright reds. During the years at Atlanta. You can almost feel what it would have been like to work as a cotton picker as you gaze at this picture. His use of free. He founded the annual Atlanta University Art Exhibit that is one of the most important contributions to the development of black art. deep blues. help to make this a strong. He is also an important mural painter. yellows.In his painting. clear. His free. Illinois. the New York University Alumni Association named him "Teacher of the Year. he received the Harmon Foundation Award and went to Paris.Hale Woodruff was born in Cairo.Meet the Masters Grade Five ARTIST: PRINT: WOODRUFF. Woodruff traveled to Mexico studying mural painting with Diego Rivera and received a Rosenwald Fellowship for Creative Painting in 1943. broad brush strokes helps show us the movement of the workers and how hard they are working. He lived there for four years studying at the Academie Moderne and the Academie Scandinave. His talent for design gives unity and interest to the historical subjects he chooses. PRINT . In 1967. In 1927. He received his early art training at the John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis and The Fogg Art Museum of Harvard University. Poor Man's Cotton. In 1931 Woodruff became Art Director at Atlanta University. These strokes are presented in bright. he became a teacher at New York University. reds and pinks. rusty browns. PORTFOLIO D PAIRED WITH: CURRIER & IVES THE WHALE FISHERY 208 . dynamic painting." Woodruff's abstract and semi-abstract oils show strong ties with art of modern European masters. broad-brush strokes are colorful impressions of rhythmic movements in nature (the rushing sea or the rippling plain). Woodruff depicts a scene of workers in the cotton field. NEW JERSEY (1900-1980) 20th Century American Date: 1944 Size: 30 1/2" x 22 1/2" Medium: Watercolor on Paper ARTIST . yellows and blues in combination with the white cotton falling against the dark background. intense colors such as whites.
Water is coming from the dying whale's spout. Wild West. Indians. These lithographs featured portraits of notables. the Civil War. The edition sold like wildfire. and the firm became Currier & Ives in 1857. You see the small rowboat close to the whale. 1824-1895) THE WHALE FISHERY MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK Americana Date: Unknown Size:17. waiting for the men to kill the whales. For nearly 50 years they published about three new prints each week on every aspect of American life. Whale Fishery. 1813-1888. James Ives joined the firm in 1852. fires and other disasters. with the man in the bow of the boat ready to throw his harpoon at the whale.In the lithograph. These lithographs reached into the farthest confines of the land and also had considerable sales abroad. The prints were lithographs. During the 18th century.8" x 23. PRINT .8" Medium: Lithograph ARTIST . published a highly colored print of the burning of the steamboat "Lexington" in Long Island Sound. temperance and political tracts. and sea gulls hover over him. he became the most important publisher of colored engravings. hand colored using a mass production system. In the background. whale oil was used to light lamps and whalebones were used in the clothing industry. Currier & Ives depicts a scene from the days when men hunted whales with harpoons. there are similar rowboats with men hunting more whales. IVES.Meet the Masters Grade Five ARTIST: PRINT: CURRIER & IVES (CURRIER. The three large ships are set towards the back. PORTFOLIO D PAIRED WITH: WOODRUFF POOR MAN'S COTTON 209 . Currier & Ives has tried to document for us what the whaling days were like. three days after the disaster in 1840. sporting and pioneering scenes.Nathaniel Currier.
THE WHALE FISHERY QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. On a 8" x 12" paper. Make some horizontal. With a ruler. How has the artist shown movement in each picture? 3.Meet the Masters Grade Five WOODRUFF . On a 4" x 6" paper. 4. Think of all the activities and jobs that people did during the Colonial Days that we do not do any more. draw lines of various lengths. draw yourself at this job. Draw a picture of one of those jobs or activities. 3. Find triangles and circles. Estimates and compares measurements. Describe the jobs you see people doing in each picture? 2. 210 . vertical and diagonal. Add circles and triangles of various sizes to your composition. measure the lines you see in Woodruff's painting. How do you think the measurements compare to the actual size of the objects in real life? 2.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Mathematics: Uses elements and principles of art with sufficient manipulative skills. Find the lines and curves in each picture. Make each line and shape two times its original size.POOR MAN'S COTTON CURRIER & IVES . Do people still do these jobs today? Why or why not? Where? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. SKILLS REINFORCED . copy your picture exactly.
H. HENRY Banjo Lesson The Hampton Institute Hampton.W.Meet the Masters 978 TANNER. Virginia 865 HANSEN. New York 211 . Questionable Companions Rockwell Gallery Corning.
Meet the Masters Grade Five ARTIST: PRINT: TANNER. and his experiences in World War I. Tanner shows activity as incidental. PRINT . intimate mood that the artist is trying to create between the old man and his student. VIRGINIA (1859-1937) 20th Century American Date: 1893 Size: 49" x 35 1/2" Medium: Oil on canvas ARTIST .Henry Tanner. religious subjects. seen in Tanner's The Banjo Lesson. where he studied with Benjamin Constant at the Academie Julian. PORTFOLIO E PAIRED WITH: HANSEN QUESTIONABLE COMPANIONS 212 . There is a new sentimentalism. Tanner's dramatic use of light and shade contributes to the caring. His paintings include impressions of life in Brittany and Normandy.. Later he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under Thomas Eakins. This stems from awareness on the part of the artist of environmental pressures. where his family settled when he was 7 years old. HENRY OSSAWA BANJO LESSON THE HAMPTON INSTITUTE HAMPTON. Tanner left America for Paris in 1891. born in Pittsburgh. In his paintings there is an interest in the inner life. a famous American painter. grew up in Philadelphia. He also studied in Palestine.The Banjo Player was clearly based on Tanner's memories of his youth in Philadelphia and visits to the highlands of North Carolina. There is a feeling of sympathy for the people in the situation.
elaborate beaded boots. PORTFOLIO E PAIRED WITH: TANNER BANJO LESSON 213 . a gully filled with foliage lies along side the track. and began his painting career in Hamburg. The other horse is raising a proud head in a leather harness. His work is illustrative. the Indian's buckskin shirt. and patches of sage lean away from the wind. NEW YORK ARTIST . Hansen's interest in western life took him on several trips to various parts of the West. however. gun and lariat. he immigrated to the United States and studied at the Art Institute in Chicago. in the distinction between the two riders and their horses. In 1882.Hansen was born in Dithmarschen. We are most interested. The flat land stretches out to violet and golden hills. Other details to be noted here are the rancher's horned western saddle and fringed leather gloves. The facial expressions are very expressive and the landscape touches are bright and natural. H. knife. One has an improvised rope bridle and reins. with lively figures set against typical western backgrounds. The Indian and rancher are holding a spirited conversation as their horses move along. he settled in San Francisco.Meet the Masters Grade Five ARTIST: PRINT: HANSEN. In 1877.It is possible to invent several stories to fit the title of this watercolor. Germany. (1854-1924) Americana Date: 1915 Size: 20" x 30" Medium: Watercolor QUESTIONABLE COMPANIONS ROCKWELL GALLERY CORNING. He became interested in western life and was particularly good at painting horses.W. PRINT .
where and why this happened. Write a paragraph about a time when you learned something important from someone. Social Studies: Understands responsibility and the benefits of being responsible. You may illustrate your paragraph. presidents.QUESTIONABLE COMPANIONS QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Think of all the different people you have learned about in American History: settlers. Which artist has used more darks and lights? Where? 4. slaves. 214 . explorers. Both pictures show a relationship between two people. Try to tell a story or something about what relationship these two people have in your picture. Language Arts: Writes to communicate ideas. what. Include who. when. 2. factory workers. In what part of the country do you think each picture takes place? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. SKILLS REINFORCED . What do you think their relationship is? 2.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Understands how artists express ideas based on their experiences. What could the people in each picture learn from one another? 3. etc.BANJO LESSON HANSEN . We learn many lessons through our experiences with people from all walks of life. plantation owners. Learning takes place in many settings. Draw a picture with two people in it.Meet the Masters Grade Five TANNER .
JOSEPH The Brooklyn Bridge Whitney Museum New York 884 CURRIER & IVES Across the Continent Museum of the City of New York New York 215 .Meet the Masters 806 STELLA.
He was very impressed and excited by the urgent speed of American Urban life. cables. This delight of industrialization is a positive expression of twentieth century technology. and later returned to Italy. geometric shapes and interlocking forms. Stella frequently used the Brooklyn Bridge as the subject of his paintings.Joseph Stella came from Italy to the United States when he was twenty-five years old. form and color.The painting The Brooklyn Bridge is a visual song of praise to a structure that was considered an industrial and engineering triumph. light. he created a dynamic painting praising the bridge. tunnels and water to create a dynamic vision of united space. While working on a commission to draw steel mills for a magazine. perspective. PORTFOLIO F PAIRED WITH: CURRIER & IVES ACROSS THE CONTINENT 216 . By using bright colors. and beams of light were all combined with distant skyscrapers.Meet the Masters Grade Five ARTIST: PRINT: STELLA." PRINT . Towers. JOSEPH (1877-1946) THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE WHITNEY MUSEUM NEW YORK 20th Century American Date: 1939 Size: 70" x 42" Medium: Oil on canvas ARTIST . He became a serious artist after being trained as a commercial artist and worked as an illustrator for popular journals in New York. "I was thrilled." he said. Steel and electricity had created a new world. "to find America so rich with so many new motifs to be translated into a new art. It was the opposite of the German Expressionists. who thought that such mechanization was dehumanizing. he decided that modern industrial subjects should form the subject matter of his art.
It would be interesting to know what they thought of the train. the Civil War. The prints were lithographs. gazing at the train. In the town you see the people coming out of the building to watch the train as well. James Ives joined the firm in 1852. seen just in front of the smoke. One of the men has taken a moment to watch as the train passes. PORTFOLIO F PAIRED WITH: STELLA THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE 217 .1" x 27. The children running out of the school are particularly excited by this event. 1813-1888. are two Indians on horses. fires and other disasters. To the right of the train. three days after the disaster in 1840.In Across the Continent.Meet the Masters Grade Five ARTIST: PRINT: CURRIER & IVES (Currier. Indians. The edition sold like wildfire. and the firm became Currier & Ives in 1857.3" Medium: Lithograph ACROSS THE CONTINENT (WESTWARD THE COURSE OF EMPIRE TAKES ITS WAY) MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK ARTIST . Currier & Ives depict a typical small village clustered near a railroad station. hand colored using a mass production system. he became the most important publisher of colored engravings. 1824-1895) Americana Date: 1862 Size: 20. sporting and pioneering scenes. Wild West. temperance and political tracts. In the background you see covered wagons pulling out of town as if they're about to begin a journey. For nearly 50 years they published about three new prints each week on every aspect of American life. similar to log cabins. The houses and other buildings are all rustic. These lithographs featured portraits of notables. The men in the foreground are at work cutting down trees. published a highly colored print of the burning of the steamboat "Lexington" in Long Island Sound.Nathaniel Currier. These lithographs reached into the farthest confines of the land and also had considerable sales abroad. PRINT . Ives.
then open it. You have just made a symmetrical design. Pick your favorite and draw a picture of it. 3. Both pictures are about travel. horseback. Use a dark crayon to draw shapes and lines on the left side of the paper. wagon. Think of all the ways that Colonial people traveled: stagecoach. Describe how these places are different. Can you explain why? 2. Mathematics: Understands the concept of symmetry. You may add color to your design.SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Understands the effectiveness of different art media. Fold your paper closed. What is man-made in each picture? 4. train. Each picture is set in a different part of the country.ACROSS THE CONTINENT QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Stella used many lines and shapes to make a symmetrical composition (the same on the left and on the right.) Fold your paper in half. 2. Social Studies: Knows people view regions differently. techniques and processes. SKILLS REINFORCED . Keep the colors symmetrical.THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE CURRIER & IVES . It will transfer onto the right side of the paper. 218 . etc.Meet the Masters Grade Five STELLA . riverboat. What takes our eye into the distance or background of each picture? RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. Use a ruler to rub the back of your design.
Meet the Masters 853 HENRY. ANDY Marilyn Monroe Tremaine Collection Connecticut 219 . EDWARD LAMSON Wedding in the 1830's Hanley Collection Bradford. Pennsylvania 1403 WARHOL.
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Grade Five ARTIST: PRINT: HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON WEDDING IN THE 1830's HANLEY COLLECTION BRADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA (1841-1919) 19th Century American Date: 1885 Size: Unknown Medium: Unknown
ARTIST - Edward Lawson Henry was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He studied in France under Courbet at the same time as Renoir and Monet. Henry returned to the United States in 1863 and for two years sketched realistic scenes of Civil War soldiers and encampments. After the war he set up a studio in New York and specialized in realistic historic paintings. His paintings successfully reconstructed moments of the past, frequently of the South before the Civil War.
PRINT - This painting depicts the departure of a bridal couple in the 1830's. Historical details in this painting include the Empire style clothing which was then fashionable in the South. Note also that the children were dressed exactly as their parents were. On the porch, the Ionic columns show that the architecture of the house was in the Greek Revival style. Henry was concerned with showing the humanity of the scene, careful attention is given to facial expressions and posture. The activity on the porch is mirrored in a semi-circle of slaves who are partially hidden in the foliage as they watch the festivities.
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Grade Five ARTIST: PRINT: WARHOL, ANDY (1925 - 1987) MARILYN MONROE TREMAINE COLLECTION CONNECTICUT 20th Century American Date: 1962 Size: 6'11" x 4'7" Medium: Synthetic polymer paint silk-screened onto canvas
ARTIST - Andy Warhol was born in Pennsylvania and attended art school at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh. He was once quoted as saying that he wanted to be a machine. Before becoming a painter, Warhol was a successful fashion illustrator of shoes. He wanted to produce art that would appeal to everybody. His 'products' ranged from paintings of soup cans, soft-drink bottles, cheesecake, and Brillo to Marilyn Monroe and Jacqueline Kennedy. He is the most popular of a group of artists called "Pop Artists." The artists of the 1960's painted in styles that were calculated to be cool and detached. By neither commenting on nor transforming the object, Pop artists were not criticizing commercialism and advertising, but simply reporting them.
PRINT - Marilyn Monroe is a good example of the type of art done by Andy Warhol and other Pop artists. The artist takes a subject that is a common everyday object and then merely repeats it over and over. The paintings look like advertising signs, labels on cans, or comic book pages blown up. In some cases the paintings looked like the original, or real thing. In Marilyn Monroe, a portrait of a famous and well-known celebrity is printed over and over, half of it in very bright colors, almost like a large bright design. This portrait of Marilyn Monroe tells the story of a woman transformed into a commercial property. She has been carefully manufactured, packaged and sold like a can of soup. Some people were disturbed by this new art, saying that the subjects chosen to paint were too ordinary. A Pop painter might have replied: "We paint objects which are everywhere and are around us constantly; objects which govern our lives." Pop painting was presented as a "new realism," an accurate measure of reflection of contemporary life in America.
PORTFOLIO G PAIRED WITH: HENRY A WEDDING IN THE 1830's
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Grade Five HENRY - WEDDING IN THE 1830's WARHOL - MARILYN MONROE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. Give the main idea of each picture. 2. Each picture tells something about the time during which the artist lived. What can you tell about the time during which each artist lived? 3. Why do you think the artist made the Marilyn Monroe picture? 4. Can you find texture in each picture? Where?
RELATED ACTIVITIES 1. There are 10 Marilyn pictures in row one. There are 5 rows. Write a number sentence that shows how many pictures of Marilyn are repeated in this picture. (5 x 10 = 50) 2. Fold a paper into four blocks (fold in half vertically and then in half horizontally). Write a number sentence to show how many blocks are on your paper. (2 x 2 = 4) 3. Draw a simple design in one block. Repeat the design in the other blocks. 4. Think of all the times or occasions that people celebrate, such as weddings, holidays, birthdays, etc. Draw a picture of one of these celebrations. Put it in any time you like. It can be a picture drawn in the past, present or even the future.
SKILLS REINFORCED - SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS Visual Arts: Understands art in relation to history and culture. Mathematics: Analyzes data to recognize patterns. Language Arts: Understands historical chronology and perspective.
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IV. Appendix Original/Reproduction
The original painting is the one created by the artist. It is often very valuable because it is the only one in the world.
In the art gallery or museum, where the original usually hangs, someone takes a photograph of the painting.
The photographic film is used to make hundreds and hundreds of prints or reproductions of the original painting.
The original painting can be reproduced in books or as posters and postcards which you can put on the wall
Adapted from Looking at Paintings, by Frances Kennet and Terry Meash.
line. SECOND GRADE As children mature mentally and physically. They become more aware of the beauty around them. They enjoy looking at storybook pictures. Looking at paintings will help children develop an awareness of shapes and colors. and become sensitive to this visual and tactile world. As red as a fire truck As yellow as a lemon As blue as the sky As rough as tree bark As smooth as a kittens back As soft as snow FIRST GRADE The first grade children are curious about the environment around them. Appreciation includes understanding as well as enjoyment of tasteful creative works. Point out curved and straight lines. This awareness is the result of continuous aesthetic guidance by the teacher. explore. Encourage children to make comparisons.Meet the Masters Grade Level Characteristics KINDERGARTEN and PRE-FIRST GRADESensitive awareness in young children is an evolving process. Children should become sensitive to the similarities as well as the differences in the world around them. watch and make selections. the teacher guides their natural curiosity. The goal is to guide children to discover. explore. They become more aware of the color. select. form and feel of objects. They learn to listen and notice. the teacher helps them discover. 224 . In addition. They develop appreciation as they discover. and use items of good functional and decorative quality. It is also important for children to experience the joy of creating.
such as rocks. Children must understand line. Through knowledge of organization and arrangement. in nature. shape.Meet the Masters Grade Level Characteristics THIRD GRADE The children will grow in appreciation by: Increased use of senses to learn about and to enjoy the world around them. fabrics. working critically. Noticing color. FOURTH GRADE Appreciation evolves from direct experience. line. FIFTH GRADE Genuine art appreciation is emotional as well as intellectual. fabrics and materials they see. reject. in the room and in the school. An awareness of color combined with texture. An understanding of various types and ways of painting and materials used. They learn to select. Understanding of the color in dress. and form both in nature and in buildings and other man-made forms. enjoy. Increased awareness of the beauty about them. form. They can realize that people have made use of their art. and use these elements of art.noticing everything. symmetric design of a butterfly. 225 . In the use of line: wires crisscrossing. lines and shapes. the child will enjoy being in an orderly environment. Children continue to develop awareness to the beauty about them: In the design of space: plantings in parks. thoughtfully and discriminatingly. grouping of buildings and windows. and in the environment. curbing. Sensitivity is gained by learning to judge. In the use of colors and textures: in their clothing. natural and man-made forms. In nature: curve of a shell. Growing appreciation of their own creations and the art expressions of others. A sensitivity to sound and touch in relation to line. veins in a leaf. bark. sidewalks. decide and test. color and rhythm. color and texture. A response to light and dark. Developing sensitivity to everything . and trees against the sky.
purpose unknown. Art served religious purpose . Continued architectural style but added painting and sculpture . Glorified the spread of Greek civilization in Asia. Architecture. Spain Primitive paintings of daily activities.began to move away from religion as only Middle Ages (Dark Ages) Romanesque Early Gothic Late Gothic subject.000 10. Began when Constantinople was made new capitol of Roman Empire. Basically an architectural style Notre Dame .Meet the Masters Periods of Art DATE 15. All Western Europe had Christian base . From hunting to farming . France and Altamira. 226 .monuments to dead.start of crafts.building of churches. Parthenon Greek art produced during rule of Alexander the Great. Subjects dealt with new Christian faith. 1400 BC 3000 1225 BC 1100 700 BC Stonehenge Egyptian Middle Kingdom Greek - Classical 400 100 BC Hellenistic - 100 476 AD 500 1000 1200 500 1500 1000 1200 1200 1400 1450 1550 Roman Early Christian Byzantine - Similar to Greek art which the Romans admired tributes to prosperity. sculpture . up to present.000 BC PERIOD Cave Paintings Neolithic - DESCRIPTION Lascaux. Empty interval between Classical and Renaissance.worship of Gods greatly influenced architecture.began with Crusades. Structure in England .
Gauguin. Bach to nature . Revolt against classical balance .irregular.picturesque . Renoir. ToulouseLautrec. Most modern artists were involved in several of these movements. Started in England . Michelangelo.not a style but a state of mind. grotesque. Monet. Impressionism Variety of types. 1900 Present This period of art is made up of many movements. Spiritual Reformation: During the Middle Ages it was believed that history was made only in Heaven. but continued the philosophy of the Impressionists.relied on own experience. In the Renaissance it was believed human achievements on earth were also worthwhile. Each movement brought a new style. were involved in most of them. 227 . Exploration of New World. Cezanne. van Gogh. some.outgrowth of Baroque . 1880 1900 PostApplies to any painting completed between 1880-1900.Claude Lorrain Outgrowth of Romanticism .Meet the Masters Periods of Art DATE 1500 1600 PERIOD Renaissance (rebirth) DESCRIPTION Historic events coinciding with the Renaissance Fall of Constantinople. Seurat. French movement . and a new expression of the artists' reaction to the ever-changing modern world.artificial style first experimentation in art. Modern Art Impressionism Painting needed to be rescued from competition with camera: canvas was material covered with color: impressions of light and atmosphere. a new name." 1850 1880 Degas. Spirit of Counter Reformation . Manet. Return to Greek style . "I cannot paint an angel because I haven't seen one. like Picasso.represented everyday 15501563 1600 1750 1750 1750 1800 1800 1850 Mannerism Baroque Rococo gaudy. Neo-classical Romanticism Naturalism events Realists Art for art's sake . These movements came and left quickly and overlapped in time.ornate. da Vinci.used by early American colonial painters and architects.
Shock effect . colors . In the end.de Chirico Art must not imitate nature . Don't rely on your first impression. Reserve judgement until you have gathered some information on the painting. No one knows what these look like. Each painting is an experiment.Picasso. you may still decide you wouldn't hang this painting in your house. The following list includes many of the major movements of Modern Art: 1900 "les fauves" (wild beasts) Expressionism 1911 1907 1912 1917 1922 1917 Constructivism Cubism Braque Futurism Dadaism Reacted against Impressionism . the better it is. glorified .poetic creation .Mondrian Breaking apart of shapes to create new style . Many modern artists never intended to have their paintings appear realistic. they believe that the more realistic a painting. It was still interesting to find out about it and you may appreciate it for its unique qualities. Magritte 228 . investigating the potential of paint and canvas.Matisse Started in Germany . Have an open mind. Dali.Arp 1940 1914 Surrealism Symbolic imagery of dreams .devoid of depressing subjects Kandinsky No symbols . Like many adults. The artist is free to explore the many ways of presenting the unknown.Miro. This is true if the artist's goal was to achieve a realistic representation.destruction is creation. Many dealt with the expression of feelings and sensations.Meet the Masters Periods of Art DATE 1900 Present PERIOD Modern Art - DESCRIPTION The period of Modern Art is the most difficult to explain to children. Forms of originality.geometric shapes. The best way to approach modern art is to meet each painting as you would meet a new person.
colorful.Pollock Suprematism Purism - 1940's Abstract Expressionism 1950's 1960's 1960's 1970 - Pop Art Represents everyday objects . elaborate . There are also those who continue to explore unique ways of representing the world.Warhol Psychedelic Art Represented drug induced images .Max Op Art Optical designs that create a vibrating visual reaction .Malivich A purification of motif Also called action painting . uniform Modrian (neoplasticism) Reality in art is the affect of color .relied on color and shape . deliberate.Meet the Masters Periods of Art DATE PERIOD Mid 1900's 1912 1920 1925 de Stijl - DESCRIPTION Started as architectural movement (Frank Lloyd Wright) later principles applied to paintings. it is the object . a culmination. 229 .Vasarely 1980 Modern Realism Return to realistic image but not camera image Individual artist's representation of the world through individual style.splatters and drips of paint to express feelings .painting doesn't reveal an object.reaction to mass production . The artists of today may choose to model their style after any of a combination of these periods of art.
horizontal lines as quiet as sleep. action. its darkness or lightness. Diagonal lines . The broken line is more nervous. Each kind of line gives a different feeling. a. textured. crayon. A curved line is gentle or graceful. dark/light. It lies flat like the horizon line. direction or motion. curved or horizontal. gaiety d. joy. Curved lines . Artists also use active. rest. Line is used to show energy. speed. Broken lines are used to show direction. When it shoots off at a diagonal the line suggests falling or motion. and space. peace . etc. surprise.convey conflict. The quality of a line is its thinness or thickness. Line: Line is a movement in space. It stands upright like a house or a tree. excitement e. Horizontal lines . fright. The lines move and interweave all over the surface and create a feeling of form in space. It has a sharp. The straight line has strength.convey peacefulness. Lines may portray characteristics: straight. direction. sadness. weary or frivolous. the personality of lines shows in their quality and direction. Each kind of tool (pencil.convey stability. color. wavy. its roughness or smoothness. These elements are line. Curved lines also make us feel movement and rhythm. jagged quality that shows more motion than a straight line. happiness. paint brush. It makes us think of clouds and waves and soft or rounded objects.. A line is a path made by a point moving through space. Lines can also express ideas like action. Vertical lines .) makes its own kind of line. Diagonal lines speak of action or imbalance or of rhythm and flow.convey sadness or gracefulness S- 230 . shape. texture. curved lines . tranquility b. power. strength c. thick/thin. unrest. pen.. Direction can make lines majestic. curved lines to make overall patterns that are very dynamic. Lines can be straight or broken.Meet the Masters Elements of Art The elements of art are the visual units that individually or collectively make up work of art. strength.convey happiness. sorrow. A line is also a path that describes the outline or contour of an object to define its shape or form. crosshatched. hatred. dotted.
Happy colors: bright. and rectangle. a flat continuous surface which doesn't change direction. Hue: refers to the color name. attract the eye. An area having specific character and defined by a contour which may result from line. green. white added. Strong colors: intense. a graduation from white to black. Shade: a dark value of color. and cylinder. Three-dimensional shapes: sphere. Exciting colors: bright strongly contrasting. pyramid. jump out. yellow or blue. object or mass. shadows: areas receiving little or no light. Cool colors: blue. cube. strong and pure in intensity. Emotional or psychological meaning of color: Warm colors: red. Irregular shapes resembling freely developed curves found in nature. yellow. square. cone. Two-dimensional geometric shapes: circle. tints. and purple. Value: the lightness or darkness of a color. Black and white are not colors. Polygons: many-sided shapes. Tint: a light value of color. (Black absorbs all colors and white reflects all colors. Weak colors: weak intensity.) Pigment: the substance which makes color in paint when mixed with a binder such as oil or water. 231 . triangle. and orange. Color: The emotional element of art. which may exist at any angle in space. Highlight: areas receiving greatest amount of light. but tones. value or texture. or contrasting color. Plane: A two-dimensional shape. appear to recede into background. Biomorphic (free form): shapes that don't follow any set rule. Quiet colors: soft colors. Boundaries. black added.Meet the Masters Elements of Art Contour: Shape: The outline of a figure. Shades. for instance red.
When neutral colors are mixed with a color.the colors from which all colors are made. Monochromatic colors: one color plus its tints and shades. Complimentary colors: opposites on the color wheel. white. Yellow Orange Green Red Blue Purple White Gray Black 232 . Intensity: the pigment strength -. Secondary colors: made when two primary colors are mixed -orange (yellow + red). Neutral colors: black. blue -. purple (red + blue).brightness. Analogous colors: colors next to each other on the color wheel. Primary colors: red. green (blue + yellow). they make that color less intense. yellow. gray: When neutral colors are put next to a color they make the color more intense.Meet the Masters Elements of Art Color: Triad colors: based on colors at points of equal sided triangle placed on the color wheel.
Picture plane: an imaginary plane of reference through which a picture is seen in terms of advancing and receding space. actually there is none. Three-dimensional space: possessing depth as well as length and breadth. Tactile: quality of artwork that appeals to sense of touch. Perspective: the appearance of objects or scenes as determined by their relative distance and position. Collage: composition created by combining a variety of materials.Meet the Masters Elements of Art Texture: The way a surface feels or is represented to feel to the touch: the roughness or smoothness of an object Actual texture: it feels the way it looks. creates texture. but lacking depth. Implied texture: painted to look like there is texture. giving depth to a two-dimensional surface: 233 . Space: The interval between pre-established points: Two-dimensional space: surface has measurement in length and breadth. actual texture or surface.
The result of integrating all parts of the composition to produce a well organized piece of art work -. This can be achieved by: large size. unusual detail. or grouping of shapes. central position. color or value contrast. color.too much unity creates monotony. Changing the elements of art in size. or direction: overuse may result in confusion. or both sides having identical design. which can be relieved with rhythm and variety. Rhythm: Repeating lines.Meet the Masters Principles of Design The principles of design are the rules or guides to follow in arranging the elements of art in a composition: Balance: Equal distribution of weights or forms in a composition. Symmetrical or formal balance: equal distance from center of design. colors or shapes to create a feeling of movement from one point to another in a composition. 234 . opposing forces neutralize each other. Unity: Variety: Emphasis: The dominance of the central idea and the subordination of other parts. Asymmetrical or informal balance: lacking correspondence of parts. movement toward something.
script-like or fluent lines A flat symbolic illustration. opposite of experimentalism. simplification. or found materials to a background Organization of all elements of a work into a harmoniously unified whole. an art form in which there is little if any indication of the physical object perceived in nature. may be two or three dimensional. more advanced than primitive art Made up of one or several kinds of materials. stresses the standard rules of organization Has a real existence The study of beauty in art and nature A type of etching which allows an artist to combine a variety of tonal values with etched lines. relation of parts to one another and to the whole Organization of elements into an idea. a simplified humorous drawing Technique which concentrates on the effects of light and shade on the forms in the composition A technique in which the artist glues materials such as paper. conventionalized style. rearrangement of elements of form to express the artist's feeling Art based on a completely developed theory and philosophy. which is used to spread the ink on a block Sharp pointed tool used in engraving a line in wood or metal (Also called a graver) Writing as a decorative art. cloth. an essence or summary. resin dust is applied to the metal plate and then heated so the acid can attack the plate Referring to objects belonging to an early. or a collage The area behind the main subject or work of art A free form or natural shape of an object The roller.Meet the Masters Glossary of Art Terms Abstraction: An idea stripped of its concrete accompaniments. made by learning or experience The arrangement of interdependent parts to form a coordinated whole Academic: Actual: Aesthetics: Aquatint: Archaic: Assemblage: Background: Biomorphic: Brayer: Burin: Calligraphy: Cartoon: Chiaroscuro: Collage: Composition: Concept: Design: 235 .
parts get smaller as they recede in space A three-dimensional aspect of a shape Subject matter depicting every day life Refers to geometric symbols of circle. or in relief Changes in size from large to small. in perspective. and rectangles A drawing of movement and direction of basic form A Greek method of proportion based on a line that is divided so that the small part is to the larger part. the etched lines print (intaglio process) The center of interest in a design or drawing The bottom area of pictures. for engraving. square. an 8 to 13 proportion Opaque watercolor painting. what the larger part is to the whole. the area closest to the viewer A method of drawing or painting an object or person so that it seems to recede in space. giving the illusion of three dimensions. the focal point A linear design made by pushing a v-shaped cutting tool across the surface of the plate so a small shaving of metal is removed (intaglio process) A fine line print made by scratching through a waxed surface on a plate and then treating with acid so that the lines are made deeper by the acid. or value from dark to light Focal Point: Foreground: Fore-shortening: Form: Genre: Geometric: Gesture Line: Golden Section: Gouache: Gouge: Gradation: 236 .Meet the Masters Glossary of Art Terms Distort: Dominance: Dominate: Drypoint: process) Emphasis: Engraving: Etching: To deform or stretch something out of its normal shape The featured or controlling parts of a work of art To make more important by size or value Much like the engraving process except that the sharp tool raises a ridge on each side of the gouged line making a blurred indistinct print (intaglio The principle of art that deals with the development of the most important area. A sharpened tool used to cut the design in a block.
the level of the viewer's eye Something that deceives the eye. a consistent and orderly whole The area of a surface that receives the most light Used in perspective. bulk The material used to produce an art object. said to be high or low key Pictures that represent nature and outdoor scenes To fill in an area with flat color Linear perspective: A mechanical system of creating the illusion of a three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface Lithography: A form of printing where the design is put on a flat stone or metal plate with a greasy material. not an actual scene but an implied perception Intaglio: Process in which the line to be printed is incised or depressed below the surface (engravings. also the pigments are mixed to make them suitable for painting (plural: media) The center section of the picture plane and the middle depth in perspective A sculpture that depends on balancing for movement Local Color: Mannerism: Mass: Medium: Middle ground: Mobile: 237 . or other surface (Plural: graffiti) Art presented on a two-dimensional surface: includes drawing. fence. etchings. and painting A pleasing arrangement of elements to show unity. mechanical printing. water and printing ink are applied and the greasy area absorbs the ink. aquatints) Invented texture: Key: Landscape: Lay in: Texture created by man Refers to averaging the tone or values.Meet the Masters Glossary of Art Terms Graffito: Graphic: Harmony: Highlight: Horizon: Illusion: An unrefined drawing or inscription on a wall. this is run through a press to transfer the design The actual color of an object not subjected to variations from light An exaggerated theatrical style characterized by elongated bodies The form of matter sticking together in one body.
Meet the Masters Glossary of Art Terms Modeling: Monoprint: Motif: Movement: Natural color: Shading from light to dark around the edges A process of drawing on an inked slick surface (or with ink) and pulling a single print A featured composite of the elements of art. direction of attention throughout a picture A system of drawing to give the illusion of depth The area within which the design exists. frame. generally of measurable dimensions and bounded by mat. a design within a design. a theme Refers to the rhythmic repetition of elements to create a path for the eyes to follow The color variations caused by light and reflections Neutralized Color: A color that has been "grayed" or reduced in intensity by mixture with a complementary or a neutral color Non-objective: Objective Color: Palette: Papier Colle: Patina: Pattern: Perspective: Pictorial area: Picture plane: Pigments: Planographic: Referring to paintings or sculpture that show no resemblance to natural objects as they are Natural color of objects such as green grass. or lines The flat surface on which the artist works the image Coloring matter or substances used by the artist to create the effect of color on a surface Prints made from a flat surface. blue sky. A flat surface on which an artist mixes paint A technique invented by the Cubists in which scraps of paper were pasted to the canvas for decoration and tactile embellishments A film or encrustation on the surface of copper or bronze produced naturally by oxidation or by treatment with acid Decorative motif involving repetition. lithograph prints: 238 . etc.
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Pointillism: A method of painting in which the paint is applied in dots or points that are nearly the same size and shape; a system of broken or divided color - developed by Seurat in the Post-Impressionist period (Also called Divisionism) Positive areas are definite units that are explicitly laid down; (foreground positions are positive); Negative areas are the unoccupied or empty spaces; (background positions are negative) The relationship of the parts to the whole Two or more forces around a center point to create equilibrium Shape composed of basically straight lines Process in which portions of the design not to be printed are cut away and lowered below the printing surface; a linoleum print is an example A re-emphasis of visual units over and over again Cutting down size to correct proportions Artistic license to use what is needed and imply the rest A method of creating a print in which a screen is used on which portions of the design have been blocked out; ink is forced through the open areas (Also called stencil process) Gradual value transitions to model a figure An area enclosed by line, the two-dimensional object A method of drawing essential information quickly A band of colors resulting when a beam of light is broken up into its component wave-length hues Inanimate objects used as the subject of a picture A series of dots grouped to model a form A rolled up cardboard, pointed and used to smooth shading dominant form; trends of certain times or periods of art Tones chosen by the artist without regard to the actual color of the object color
Proportion: Radial balance: Rectilinear shape: Relief printing: Repetition: Scale down: Selectivity: Serigraphy:
Shading: Shape: Sketch: Spectrum: Still life: Stippling: Stump: Subjective:
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Symmetrical: Tactile: Technique: Tenebrism: A method of balancing which is based on axis, both sides having duplicate elements Referring to the sense of touch A method of executing the technical or manual details of art A style of painting that exaggerates the effects of chiaroscuro; large amounts of dark value appear in the painting close to smaller areas of highly contrasting lights
Three-dimensional: A type of value organization in which the changes of light and dark seem to create an illusion of depth at the back of the picture plane, or a projection in front of the picture plane Tonality: Trompe l'oeil: Two-dimensional: Value: A color combination or color scheme chosen by the artist French term meaning "fool the eye"; in a painting, a copy of nature that is so real it is mistaken for the object itself A type of value organization where the changes of light and dark seem to occur only on the surface of the picture plane
The relationship of one part or detail in a picture to another with respect to lightness or darkness That point on the horizon where parallels converge
Vanishing point:
Visual perception: The unique "seeing" by artists Volume: Wash: A third dimension in a shape that gives the illusion of solidity or mass A transparent layer or coating of color applied to a surface allowing the under painting to show through, using a lot of water or medium with little pigment Earliest print-making technique; a relief process in which the negative areas have been cut away from the surface of the block (relief process)
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Suggested Reading List
Children enjoy having books about the artists they are studying in their classroom. In this way they can see other examples of the artists' work and learn more about their life. Schools are encouraged to start their own art library. Art books can be found on sale at bookstores and museum shops. This list includes many of the favorite titles that will provide additional reading for Meet the Masters volunteers, teachers and students. Most can be found in public libraries, and some are paperbacks that can be ordered from most bookstores. Many are written at the elementary level and can be found in the Children's Department of the library. We especially recommend the Art for Children series by Doubleday. We also recommend two easy-reader storybooks from Barrons Educational Series, Inc., 113 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, New York, 11797; Leonardo da Vinci , and Pablo Picasso by Ibi Lepscky. A particularly excellent book for both volunteers and children is: Looking at Paintings, by Frances Kennet and Terry Measham, Van Nostrand Reinhold, Co. Art for Children Series, Ernest Raboff A Child's History of Art, V.M. Hillyer and E.G. Huey History of Art for Young People, H.W. Janson The Story of Painting for Young People, H.W. Janson and Dora Jane Janson The First Book of Paintings, Lamont Moore What is a Masterpiece?, Charlotte Willard Learning to Look, Joshua Taylor Just Imagine, Robert Cumming Understanding Paintings: The Elements of Composition, Frederick Malins The Many Ways of Seeing: An Introduction to the Pleasures of Art, Janet Gaylord Moore Art for the Fun of It: A Guide for Teaching Young Children, Peggy Davidson Jenkins Let's Go to the Art Museum, Virginia K. Levy Looking at Paintings, Frances Kennett and Terry Measham The First Book of Paintings, Lamont Moore Let's Look at Pictures, Christine Walkling Impressionism, Francesco Abbate
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The Story of American Painting, Abraham A. Davidson 100 Masterpieces of Art, Marina Vaizey Discovering Art History, Gerald E. Brommer Discovering Art History Guide for Teachers, Gerald E. Brommer Paintings of the Western World, Casper de Jong Key to the Prado, Consuelo de Tena and Manuela Mena Picasso, Josep Palau I. Fabre Famous Artists of the Past, Alice Elizabeth Chase Musical Instruments in Art, Donald Celender Metropolitan Seminars in Art, John Canaday Dictionary of Art and Artists, Peter and Linda Murray Twentieth Century Art, Michael Batterberry Art for Children Series: Chagall Durer Gauguin Klee Leonardo McGraw-Hill Great Masters Series: Brueghel Cezanne Chagall Degas Gauguin Goya Homer Leonardo Crown Art Series: Cassatt Cezanne Chagall Degas Gauguin Klee Manet 242 Matisse Monet Pissarro Renoir Toulouse-Lautrec Turner Van Gogh Michelangelo Picasso Rembrandt Renoir Rubens Toulouse-Lautrec Titian Van Gogh Michelangelo Picasso Raphael Rembrandt Remington Renoir Rousseau Toulouse-Lautrec Van Gogh Velazquez
....The Whale Fishery .........43 Bellows Dempsey and Firpo ..166 Girl at Ironing Board ....59 The Ironers ...........48 217 127 101 209 Degas Ballet School ..........195 Bonnard The Rose Road ....119 Chagall The Acrobat ..........177 Cassatt Child with Red Hat ..200 Bearden Summertime ...........47 22 Gainsborough Blue Boy ............148 Beckmann Self Portrait .....30 I and the Village ...140 Fragonard Le Billet Doux ..51 76 Dufy The Race Track ........Central Park......... May 1917 ............................... l ......................- 85 Anonymous Mississippi Home .................Currier & Ives Across the Continent ..................213 Hassam Allies Day...Happy Family .......144 Hansen Questionable Companions ........Frankenthaler Blue Atmosphere ......156 Bronzino Eleanore and Son .................170 van Gogh Starry Night ...................196 Brown Bareback Riders ..137 Crite Parade on Hammond Street .....105 Brueghel The Harvesters ..............123 243 ........ Winter… .....92 Demuth Figure Five in Gold ...............Meet the Masters Index By Artist Alston Family... No.152 Boudin Fair in Brittany .....136 Harvesters' Meal .132 Evergood Sunny Side of the Street .........118 Bingham Fur Traders Descending the Missouri ............169 Gauguin The Poor Fisherman ....165 Chambon sur Lac ......................205 Hayes Bare Knuckles ............Woman with Dog ....
..............Matisse The Purple Robe ........Moilliet In the Circus ..Pickett Coryell's Ferry .Portrait 1938 ...................Renoir Children on the Seashore ....Modigliani Bride and Groom .The Enamel Saucepan ...35 63 26 52 97 19 Remington The Scout .......84 Sargent Black Brook .....Rockwell The Dugout ............72 18 Lawrence Parade .......................- Monet Beach at Trouville ..............Rousseau Self Portrait .......81 Fog Warning .........Child with a Dove ........................109 Boys in a Pasture ............34 Hopper Approaching the City ....100 Lee-Smith Boy with a Tire ..............Pippin The Domino Players ................................In the Meadow .Head of a Harlequin ..........Turn Him Loose.........Surprised! Storm in the Forest ....93 Skating in the Park .....181 Snap the Whip ..220 O'Keeffe Ranchos Church ..71 190 194 131 80 23 1899 1207 60 110 55 199 201 38 173 88 77 42 113 68 31 186 160 27 Homer Breezing Up ..............174 Lindner Cyclist .......................Washerwomen ....................................................Rubens Head of a Boy ..........Picasso Acrobat on a Ball .........Pollock Composition ..Overstreet Justice and Peace .............157 Le Nain Family of Peasants .....Yellow Cactus ...Pissarro The Village Market ....Miro Portrait #1 ...........The Artist's Son ......149 Moore Family Group ..Meet the Masters Index By Artist Henry Wedding in the 1830's ..........128 244 ...........................Head of a Man .- Morisot The Cradle .Oyster Gatherers at Cancale .........141 Klee Girl with Flag ........... Bill ..................Guernica ..........
..........178 Uccello Battle of San Romano .....Whistler Study in Grey and White: The Artist's Mother ................. Kuerner ......- 208 Woodville Waiting for the Stage ..................106 Stella The Brooklyn Bridge ..124 Toyoharu Interior and Landscape ...Velazquez Prince Balthazar Carlos on a Pony .144 Vasarely Tridem K ...................212 Tobey Broadway 1936 .....Watteau Three Negro Boys ..185 Warhol Marilyn Monroe ..............Meet the Masters Index By Artist Seurat The Circus ........67 64 Vermeer Little Street ...........161 245 ....153 van Gogh Starry Night ..182 Mrs.............39 Woodruff Poor Man's Cotton ......114 Utrillo Street in Montmartre ....145 Villamil The Bullfight ................221 56 89 Williams Poultry Marked ...........216 Tanner The Banjo Lesson ..................204 Wyeth Christina's World ...........
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