–American Art before WWII

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Engage

1- Write a response to the following question(s) in this section of the assignment. Review your notes from What is one thing you remember from the material covered for that topic?

Explore

2- Write a response to the following question(s) in this section of the assignment. Read about an American artist of your choosing below. Write down which artist you read about. Why did you choose this artist?

The Philips Collection | Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series (Links to an external site.)

Jacob Lawrence, The Migration Series, 1940-41, 60 panels, tempera on hardboard (even numbers at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, odd numbers at the Phillips Collection, Washington D.C.)

Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti | Whitney Museum of American Art (Links to an external site.)

Ben Shahn, The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti, 1931-32, tempera and gouache on canvas mounted on composition board, 84 × 48 inches (Whitney Museum of American Art)

Explain

3- Write at least one answer to each question. To what social issue was the artist responding? How did the artist use elements of art and principles of design? What was the artist communicating about the social issue? Does this have any relevancy to similar current social issues?

Elaborate

4- Write an answer for each question. How does the artist’s choice for depicting the social issue match Modern art or avant-garde practices? In other words, how modern are these works of art?

Evaluate

Write a response to the following question(s) in this section of the assignment. What did you learn about art studying this artist?