Michelozzo, Palazzo Medici, Florence, begun 1444 A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Smarthistory.
By art21. Artist Mickalene Thomas discusses her use of craft materials, her artistic influences, and the importance of seeing oneself represented in museums. Created by Smarthistory.
The artist asks us if maintaining can be as important as creating. Mierle Laderman Ukeles, Washing/Tracks/Maintenance: Outside (July 23, 1973), Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art ©Mierle Laderman Ukeles, a Seeing America video Speakers: Patricia Hickson, Emily Hall Tremaine Curator of Contemporary Art, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Find learning related resources here: https://smarthistory.org/seeing-america-2/
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Seagram Building, 375 Park Avenue, New York City (1958) Speakers: Dr. Matthew Postal, Dr. Steven Zucker. Note: In the video we call Le Corbusier a French architect, but he was born in Swizerland and became a French citizen in 1930. Created by Beth Harris, Steven Zucker, and Smarthistory.
Sir John Everett Millais, Mariana, 1851, oil on wood, 597 x 495 mm (Tate Britain). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Sir John Everett Millais, The Vale of Rest: where the weary find repose, 1858 (partially repainted 1862), oil on canvas, 40 1/2 x 68 inches (Tate Britain, London) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Jean-François Millet (French), L'Angélus, c. 1857-1859, oil on canvas, 21 x 26 (53.3 × 66.0 cm) (Musée d'Orsay, Paris) Speakers: Drs. Beth Harris and Steven Zucker For more art history videos, visit Smarthistory.org. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Jean-François Millet (French), The Gleaners, 1857, oil on canvas, 33 x 43 in (83.5 x 110 cm) (Musée d'Orsay, Paris) Speakers: Drs. Beth Harris and Steven Zucker . Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Video by Art21. Minerva Cuevas looks back on "Crossing of the Rio Bravo" (2010), a work in which she painted a bridge across a riverbed that divides Mexico and the United States. On her visit to where the Rio Bravo / Rio Grande snakes through the Chihuahuan Desert, Cuevas found the media’s depiction of the border is inaccurate. "Violence is a very strong element in this perception of what's the border," says the artist. "Not witnessing anything connected to that kind of mediatic violence, it's the first liberation. You realize that what is intimidating is the desert itself." Minerva Cuevas is a conceptual and socially-engaged artist who creates sculptural installations and paintings in response to politically-charged events, such as the tension between world starvation and capitalistic excess. Cuevas documents community protests in a cartography of resistance while also creating mini-sabotages—altering grocery store bar codes and manufacturing student identity cards—as part of her non-profit Mejor Vida Corp / Better Life Corporation. Cuevas addresses the negative impact that humans have on animals and the environment through sculptures coated in tar and tender paintings of animal rights activists, imagining a society that values all living beings. Learn more about the artist at: https://art21.org/artist/minerva-cuevas/
Mirror-Bearer, 6th century (Classic Maya), wood and red hematite, 35.9 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) Special thanks to The Metropolitan Museum of Art A conversation with Dr. James Doyle, Assistant Curator for the Art of the Americas, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Dr. Beth Harris.
Portrait Head Bottle, 5th–6th century (Moche culture), Peru, ceramic, 32.39 cm high (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) Speakers: Dr. Sarahh Scher and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Amedeo Modigliani, Young Woman in a Shirt, 1918, oil on canvas (Albertina, Vienna). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
László Moholy-Nagy, Climbing the Mast, 1928, gelatin silver print, 5.4 x 28 cm or 13 15/16 x 11 inches (Metropolitan Museum of Art) Speakers: Dr. Juliana Kreinik and Dr. Vanessa Rocco View this on Smarthistory.org: http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/laszlo-moholy-nagy-climbing-the-mast.html. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
László Moholy-Nagy, Composition A.XX, 1924, oil on canvas, 135.5 x 115cm (Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
László Moholy-Nagy, EM1, EM2, and EM3 (Telephone Pictures), 1923, porcelain enamel on steel, 95.2 x 60.3 cm, 47.5 x 30.1 cm, and 24 x 15 cm (The Museum of Modern Art, New York) Speakers: Dr. Elizabeth Otto and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Learn about the history and key elements of the Mona Lisa, one of the most famous paintings in the world. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Mona Lisa Fact or Fiction
A Copyrighted Activity Re-Posted with Permission from
Cheryl Trowbridge
www.teachkidsart.net
Objectives:
The participants will be introduced to interesting facts surrounding the painting of the Mona Lisa
Audiences:
This lesson is perfect for anyone, regardless of age, who is interested in learning more about art and history. Use Cheryl’s wonderful plan with your group and consider using her format to explore other art, traditions, cultures, artists and subjects. We are all enriched when we are life-long learners.
Piet Mondrian, Composition No. II, with Red and Blue, oil on canvas, 1929 (original date partly obliterated; mistakenly repainted 1925 by Mondrian). Oil on canvas, 15 7/8 x 12 5/8" (40.3 x 32.1 cm) (The Museum of Modern Art) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Claude Monet, Cliff Walk at Pourville, 1882, oil on canvas, 26-1/8 x 32-7/16 inches / 66.5 x 82.3 cm (Art Institute of Chicago). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Claude Monet, Poplars, 1891, oil on canvas, 36-5/8 x 29-3/16 inches / 93 x 74.1 cm (Philadelphia Museum of Art). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.