Lesson One

1
(No Transcript)
2
Lesson One

• Integrated Concepts
• Language Arts narrative, story elements, main
  idea/details
• Social Studies relationships, roles in society,
  cultural context
• Visual Art shape, color, space, rhythm,
  repetition, art history

3
Information about the art and the artists
Title The Conversation Artist Romare Bearden
( American 1911 1988) Medium Lithograph Size
18 x 25 Date 1979 Comments Romare Bearden
was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
Title Dock Street Porch 2 Artist Claude
Howell (American, 1915 1997) Medium Oil on
Canvas Size 40 x 51 ¾ Date 1973 Comments
Claude Howell lived and worked in Wilmington,
North Carolina most of his life.
4
Looking at an artwork can be like--

• listening to music.
• tasting a delicious dessert.
• watching a dance.
• hearing a story.
• solving a puzzle.

5
This picture by Romare Bearden is a story-telling
or narrative artwork.

• Narrative works often have
• a setting that shows where and when the story
  happened.
• characters who may be people or animals.
• events or actions that tell what is happening.

6
Look carefully at this artwork.

• What is the main idea? What is it about?
• Support your answer. Tell why you think that.

7
What details do you notice in the image?

• What objects do you recognize?
• What things do you not recognize?
• Is this artwork about reality or fantasy?
• Why do you think that?

8
What is the setting of this artwork?

• What period of time do you think it shows?
• What place does it show? What country or region?
• Is it urban or rural?
• What evidence or clues support your answer?

9
What is the relationship between the two
characters in the artwork?

• Are they friends or strangers?
• Are they family?
• What might they be talking about?

10
What do you think was the artists purpose in
creating this artwork?

• What point is he making?
• What is he telling us?
• Can you think of a story that is like this
  artwork?

11
Here is another artwork with two characters.

• This painting is by Claude Howell.
• What title would you give this painting?
• What is the main idea? What is happening in the
  painting?

12
Compare and contrast these works of art.

• How are they alike? How are they different?
• Think in terms of characters, mood, setting.
• What do you notice about color, shape, line,
  space?
• What is your response to these images?
• Could you write a story about either work of art?

13
Information about the art and the artists
Title The Conversation Artist Romare Bearden
( American 1911 1988) Medium Lithograph Size
18 x 25 Date 1979 Comments Romare Bearden
was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
Title Dock Street Porch 2 Artist Claude
Howell (American, 1915 1997) Medium Oil on
Canvas Size 40 x 51 ¾ Date 1973 Comments
Claude Howell lived and worked in Wilmington,
North Carolina most of his life.