Presents a lesson plan which exposes students in grades 10-12 to the visual symbols and historical references contained in Grant Wood's "American Gothic." Includes background information on the artist and the painting, instructional strategies, a studio activity, and evaluation criteria. (GEA)

Presents a lesson on George Wesley Bellows's 1910 painting, "Polo At Lakewood." This lesson is designed to introduce senior high students to the theme of genre painting. (BSR)

Uses Gerald Murphy's painting "Watch" to encourage students in grades 7-9 to recognize design elements and principles in everyday objects and discover how shapes from such objects were combined in overlapping arrangements in the painting. Provides student objectives, background information on the artist and the paining, instructional strategies,…

Based on Maynard Dixon's oil painting, "Free Speech," this lesson attempts to expand high school students' understanding of art as a social commentary and the use of works of art to convey ideas and ideals. (JDH)

Presents a lesson on John F. Peto's 1904/1906 painting "A Closet Door." The lesson is intended to introduce students in grades four through six to still life painting. (JDH)

Based on Stuart Davis's 1925 painting, "Super Table," the goal of this lesson is to introduce students in grades 10 through 12 to the formal characteristics of early twentieth-century modernism and to show how Davis captures the unique atmosphere of U.S. life in the 1920s by his abstract style. (JDH)

The first art lesson helps middle-school students to understand characteristics, methods, and the historical significance of Cubist paintings as shown in Picasso's "Still Life with Compote and Glass." In the second lesson high school students learn about Cezanne's work and his relationship to the Impressionists and 20th century artists.…

The clustering strategy increased the metaphoric nature of college students' written interpretations for realistic, abstract, and nonobjective paintings. Relaxed attention exercises significantly increased metaphoric interpretations of realistic paintings only. (Author/RM)

Describes an art activity aimed at the creation of a free-flowing design of lines and shapes. (Author/RK)

Article described a group project in which students painted a mural. (RK)

Teacher prompted his students to think inventively toward new methods of controlling paint on paper. (Author/RK)

Pleads for funds to expand art activities in schools. (DS)

Painting cloth with crayons is suggested as a challenging art project, especially for students who have difficulty with the complex tools and processes typical of more advanced textile work. Instructions are given for creating decorative banners with this technique. One of seven articles in this issue on fiber arts. (Author/SJL)

Described is a program developed by parents and school personnel which provides art education to students in the Palo Alto (California) district in an after school setting. There is a fee; the teachers are professional artists. (KC)