Cross-Curricular Connect: Nighthawks
Teach close reading skills, the expressive potential of light, and pregnant spaces with Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks Edward Hoppers Nighthawks is in the collection of the Art Institute… Read More
Cross-Curricular Connect: Tragic Prelude
Teach close reading skills, symbolism, and shifting historical “truths” with John Steuart Curry’s Tragic Prelude Tragic Prelude is part of John Steuart Curry’s mural project for the… Read More
Cross-Curricular Connect: America Today
Teach close reading skills, the importance of a unified composition, and regionalism with Thomas Hart Benton’s America Today Thomas Hart Benton’s America Today is part of the… Read More
Cross-Curricular Connect: Cow’s Skull: Red, White, and Blue
Teach close reading skills, the power of particulars, and America’s enduring spirit with Georgia O’Keeffe’s Cow’s Skull: Red, White, and Blue Cow Skull: Red, White, and Blue… Read More
Cross-Curricular Connect: Allegory
Teach close reading, symbolism, and housing discrimination with Ben Shahn’s Allegory Ben Shahn’s Allegory is part of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth’s collection. Visit their… Read More
Cross-Curricular Connect: Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird
Teach close reading skills, the art of the selfie, and personal narrative writing with Frida Kahlo’s Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird. Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace… Read More
Cross-Curricular Connect: Parson Weems’ Fable
Teach close reading skills, satire, and mythmaking with Grant Wood’s Parson Weems’ Fable Parson Weems’ Fable is in the collection of the Amon Carter Museum of American… Read More
Cross-Curricular Connect: Migrant Mother
Teach close reading skills, compassion, and the rich tradition of Madonna and Child paintings with Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother This page from the Library of Congress provides… Read More