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Cross, Kate – Arts & Activities, 1999
Describes a thematic, interdisciplinary unit for seventh grade that unites social studies and art. Focuses on the history of Native American art in Arizona, especially Navajo weaving. Discusses the weaving project. (CMK)
Descriptors: American Indian History, Ancient History, Art Education, Art History
Sartorius, Tara Cady – Arts & Activities, 2001
Focuses on the painting done by John Sloan called "Grand Central Station" and provides background information on the subject matter and the artist. Includes projects in social studies, language arts, mathematics, and visual arts appropriate for upper-elementary through high school students. (CMK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art History, Art Products, Artists
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Cotner, Teresa L. – Art Education, 2001
Focuses on the use of classroom art talk, addressing how to talk about art in school and the scope of classroom art talk. States that there are at least four reasons to study high school classroom art talk. (CMK)
Descriptors: Aesthetics, Art Criticism, Art Education, Art History
Gamble, Harriet – Arts & Activities, 1998
Presents a lesson where students make faux Chinese bronze vessels through slab or coil clay construction after they learn about the history, function, and design of these vessels. Utilizes a variety of glaze finishes in order to give the vessels an aged look. Gives detailed guidelines for creating the vessels. (CMK)
Descriptors: Art Expression, Art History, Art Products, Ceramics
Basso, Robert – Arts & Activities, 1998
Presents a lesson plan that enabled students to create their own portraits in the style of Pablo Picasso; students utilized their initial collages/drawings, enlarging them with an overhead projector, to paint their final products using oil pastels. Indicates the students also learned about the different "periods" of Picasso's artistic…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Expression, Art History, Collage
Sartorius, Tara Cady – Arts & Activities, 2000
Describes the work of art titled "Aftermath" by Michael Olszewski, who has described it as the aftermath of intense anger. Includes background information on Olszewski. Includes activities in science and chemistry, art history, social studies/psychology, mathematics, visual arts, and language arts. (CMK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Expression, Art History, Art Products
Shields, Joanne – Arts & Activities, 2001
Describes an art project for seventh-grade students in which they choose motifs based on Incan, Aztec, and Mayan Indian materials to incorporate into two-dimensional designs. Explains that the activity objective is to create a unified, balanced and pleasing composition using a minimum of three motifs. (CMK)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Art Education, Art History
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Carlisle, Dana Kletchka; Friday, Rhonda – Art Education, 2000
Presents an instructional resource on Native American beadwork that is recommended for upper elementary students. Focuses on different art products such as wampum, a wedding basket, charms, and a peyote fan. Includes background information, discussion questions, and activities and discusses how to evaluate the students. (CMK)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indians, Art Education
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, CA. – 1990
Sacred women have been portrayed throughout the history of India and Southeast Asia. Some were depicted as consorts to the Hindu gods and regarded as the necessary force that activates male energy. Other images arose out of local fertility cults and represented uncontrolled feminine energy that could be terrifying in aspect. The calmer Buddhist…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Art, Art Education, Art History
Kordich, Diane D. – 1994
This teacher's resource guide is designed to accompany resource packets that include fine art reproductions. The resource introduces students to the accomplishments and contributions of eight 20th century women artists: Isabel Bishop; Jenny Holzer; Kathe Kollwitz; Maya Ying Lin; Mary Ellen Mark; Maria Martinez; Alice Neel; and Faith Ringgold. This…
Descriptors: Art, Art Education, Art History, Artists
1991
Proceedings from the Sunbird Seminar for artists, art historians, and art educators from the California State University campuses are documented in this volume. The presentations included discussions about the national context for art education and teacher credentialing in California, the Snowbird projects sponsored by the Getty Center for…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Activities, Art Criticism, Art Education
Kaelin, Eugene Francis – 1989
Discipline-based art education (DBAE) is a movement to incorporate aesthetics, studio production, art history, and art criticism into a curriculum of instruction in the arts. The 10 essays in this book focus on the role of philosophical aesthetics in the discipline of art education. Divided into two parts, part 1 of the book is an attempt to show…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Art Activities, Art Criticism, Art Education
Getty Center for Education in the Arts, Los Angeles, CA. – 1990
Proceedings from a seminar devoted to a discussion of issues related to discipline-based art education (DBAE), this document features three scholars addressing a given topic from the perspective of their particular discipline and experience in the field. Six topics were explored: (1) "New Voices on the Integration of Art Disciplines";…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Criticism, Art Education, Art History
Fitzpatrick, Virginia – 1991
An inquiry method for learning art history assumes that students will be more interested if they conduct their own research about artists, works of art, and cultures. The collection of the following types of information will help guide their inquiry: description of the work of art, techniques and materials used, where the artist lived, purpose of…
Descriptors: Art Criticism, Art Education, Art History, Artists
Mitchell, Vicki L. – Innovation Abstracts, 1984
While researching the lives of well-known artists for a new unit in an art survey course, the instructor developed the idea of dressing in costume and presenting their lives in the first person. The primary goal of each lecture is to provide memorable information about the artist; a secondary goal is to integrate the social and political climate…
Descriptors: Acting, Art Education, Art History, Artists
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