Jan 29 2008
Artist’s Biographies
STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS
1. Pair up with another student at your table.
2. Look at the 15 pictures you have. These pictures are by five different artists (That’s right – 3 paintings per artist!). Your job is to determine which paintings are by the same artist. You should have five stacks of three pictures each.
3. When you have finished, I will give you five slips of paper with the names of the 5 artists. Match each stack with a name. When you’re done, share this at your table, and make any corrections you feel are necessary.
4. At my signal, walk around the room to see what other pairs have done. Return to your table and make any corrections you feel necessary.
5. Now I will be handing out strips of paper with the titles of the paintings, their dates, and what medium they were done in. Please match the titles to the works of art.
6. Each pair will draw the name of one of the five artists. You will need to do some research about that artist, and post your findings on a wiki. Make sure that you cite your sources, and that your information is understandable!
a. Artist
b. Dates of the artist’s life
c. Artist’s nationality and education
d. Some biographical information on the artist
e. Some information on the artist’s work:
i. Was this artist associated with a particular artistic movement or group of artists?
ii. How would you describe this artist’s work? Subject matter? Use of color?
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