Format
Videoconference presenters show American artworks from the museum’s collection and engage students with questions and discussion.
Objectives
After an introduction to American women artists through a pre-visit activity, participation in the videoconference, and a post-visit lesson to cement concepts, your students will be better able to:
• Understand how artwork by women reflects the artistic, social, and political influences in American culture
• Understand the obstacles faced and contributions made by American women artists
• Reflect upon and assess artworks created by women artists from the 1800s to the present
• Use visual vocabulary to articulate observations about and interpretations of artworks
Standards Alignment
National Standards
Visual Arts
K-12.3 Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas;
K-12.4 Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures;
K-12.6 Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines.
US History
K-4.1 Living and working together in families and communities, now and long ago.
K-4.3 The history of the United States: Democratic principles and values and the peoples from many cultures who contributed to its cultural, economic, and political heritage;
5-12.7 Era 7 The emergence of modern America (1890-1930);
5-12.8 Era 8 The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945).
Civics
5-12.3 Roles of the citizen.