| Museum Web Activities
Chapter 1
The
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California
You’ve seen examples of how artists get inspiration
from a variety of sources. Artists may use materials from
nature as well as depict it. Andy Goldsworthy, for example,
uses nature to create his artworks, such as the one shown
in Figure 1-4 in your textbook. View more work by this nontraditional
sculptor by clicking on the Getty Museum’s link above.
Browse the online interactive lesson about art and ecology.
What in your world could you use to create art? Write down
the different materials you could use. Create a sketch to
show how the finished artwork might look.
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Chapter 2
The
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Now that you’ve learned about the different art elements,
see them in action! Click on the link to the Minneapolis Institute
of the Arts above. Review some of the concepts you’ve
learned in this chapter. Test your knowledge of the art elements
by viewing the examples on the museum’s site. Create
your own work of art using the online activity. How many art
elements can you identify in your work?
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Chapter 3
The
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
What is a mandala? See Figure 3-1 in your textbook for an
example. What kind of balance is used in creating a mandala?
If a mandala is made out of sand, what happens to it if someone
sneezes? To find out the answer to these and other questions,
visit the Smithsonian Institution online. Click on the museum’s
link above to see how a mandala is created. What principles
of art can you find in each one? What conclusions can you
make about historical and cultural contexts?
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Chapter 4
The
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York
Test your knowledge about different art media
by clicking on The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s site
above. View the different artworks shown in the online activity.
Can you guess the correct media used in each image? In your
art journal, write a descriptive paragraph explaining your
reaction to each work of art and the media used in each piece.
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Chapter 5
National
Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Test your perceptual skills. Visit the online
collection of artworks at the National Gallery of Art by clicking
on the link above. Now that you know how to be an art critic,
analyze two of your favorite artworks. Compare and contrast
the use of art elements in each piece. What are the similarities
in each piece? What are the differences?
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Chapter 6
Louvre
Museum, Paris, France
Pretend you are an art historian traveling to the city of
Paris. You don’t need a plane ticket, though. Simply
click on the link above to visit the Louvre, one of the world’s
most famous museums. Explore the online collection of paintings.
Study the interactive time line at the museum’s Web
site. What differences do you notice between the artworks
from different time periods? Choose one of your favorite paintings
to study closely. Now investigate the work as if you were
an art historian. What facts did you learn about the piece?
Write down your thoughts in a paragraph or two.
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Chapter 7
Museum
of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
Now that you’ve learned about the different types of
drawings, view them online! Visit the Museum of Fine Arts
in Boston by clicking on the link above. Analyze the online
drawings, noticing the different styles in each image. Form
conclusions about historical and cultural contexts. For example,
what clues does each image provide about the artist’s
culture?
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Chapter 8
Museum
of Modern Art, New York, New York
As you’ve learned in this chapter, artists use several
methods to make a print. Now you can see those methods in
action at the Museum of Modern Art in New York! View interactive
print demonstrations by clicking on the link above. Explore
prints by various artists and compare them with the works
shown in this chapter. How are the techniques similar? How
are they different?
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Chapter 9
The
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
As you have learned, different paint media produce different
visual results. Click on the link above to view paintings
at this museum’s online collection. View the exhibit
An American Perspective, featuring works by American
artists Thomas Cole, Frederic Church, John Singer Sargent
and Georgia O’Keeffe. Compare and contrast the use of
oil paint in the online collection with the images in this
chapter. What similarities do you notice? What are the differences?
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Chapter 10
Amon
Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
Learn about cowboy life through the lens of photographer Erwin
E. Smith. See his work at the Amon Carter Museum by clicking
on the link above. Participate in the online lesson to learn
more about cowboy culture. Learn more about Texas culture
and history, too!
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Chapter 11
The
American Sign Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio
Check out examples of signs from the past and present at the
American Sign Museum. Click on the link above to view online
examples from the museum’s collection. Notice how art
media used to create signs have changed over the years. Create
a sketch for your own sign, using one of the media shown.
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Chapter 12
Hirshhorn
Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
D.C. Create your own sculpture online by visiting
the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Click on the musem’s
link above to create your own online sculpture. You can even
exhibit your finished piece in the online sculpture garden!
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Chapter 13
Mint
Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte, North Carolina
Participate in the online activities at the Mint Museum of
Craft and Design. Simply click on the above link to the museum’s
site, then click on Hands on Crafts and complete
the online studio lessons.
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Chapter 14
National
Building Museum, Washington, D.C.
Do you ever wonder what inspires architects? Find out by clicking
on the link above to visit the National Building Museum’s
Web site! Click on Building America, and then click
on Move Forward in the introduction section to view
themes such as Innovations, Freedom, and Conflict.
You will also discover the inspiration and purpose behind
architecture throughout the United States.
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Chapter 15
American
Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, New York
Lights, camera, action! Learn about the way movie and television
cameras work at the American Museum of the Moving Image. Visit
the museum’s site by clicking on the link above. Begin
your tour by clicking on Online Exhibitions. In this
section, visit Shutters, Sprockets, and Tubes,
where you will find interactive tutorial lessons. You can
also click on Computer Space to learn about the history
and development of video games.
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