Art Awareness Artist Based Curriculum Help reinforce the artists featured in our artroom curriculum

4th Grade Full Curriculum 3rd Grade Kindergarten Vincent VanGogh Art and Color Mixing Katsushika Hokusai Cave Paintings Edvard Munch Story Book Illustrators 4th Grade Norman Rockwell Jackson Pollock Pierre Auguste Renoir Claude Monet st 1 Grade Georges Seurat Native American Art Mark Rothko 5th Grade Wassily Kandinski Albert Bierstadt Grant Wood Jean Jacques Rousseau Frank Lloyd Wright Frida Kahlo Salvador Dali 2nd Grade Jasper Johns th Alexander Calder 6 Grade Chuck Close Keith Haring Ansel Adams Georgia O’Keefe Rene Magritte Leonardo Da Vinci African Masks Gustav Klimt Paul Jackson Pollock

Painter 1912 - 1956 Jackson Pollock

Born on January 28, 1912, in Cody, Wyoming he was the youngest of 5 boys

During his youth, Pollock's family moved around the West (Arizona and California) until his father left when he was 8 years old

While living in Los Angeles, Pollock enrolled in the Manual Arts High School but was kicked out for starting fights

In 1930, he moved to New York City to live with his brother, Charles, who was also an artist

Both studied at the Art Students League under Thomas Hart Bento Going West (1934) Untitled

Pollock’s earlier works reflect his youth and roots tied to the American West landscape Harbor & Lighthouse (1934) When Pollock's father died suddenly in 1933, he fell into a deep depression

The Flame 1934

Orange Head 1938 Jackson Pollock’s style is known as

Abstract Expressionism is a post World War II art movement in American painting

The technique emphasizes spontaneous, automatic or subconscious creation filled with emotional intensity

Major centers of this style were New York City and the San Francisco Bay area of California.

The Moon Women Cuts the Circle (1943)

Blue Moby Dick (1943) Stenographic Figure (1942) In 1942, Pollock met Lee Krasner, a Jewish contemporary artist, which he married in October 1945

They bought a farmhouse in the Springs area of East Hampton, Long Island

Pollock was energized by his new surroundings and wife

In 1946, he converted the barn to a private studio, where he develop his “Drip Technique” (where the paint literally flowed off of his tools and onto the canvases) that he typically placed on the floor. He used hardened brushes, sticks and turkey basters to drip paint onto canvases The “dripping” process permitted Pollock to record the force and scope of his gestures in trajectories of paint The results were huge areas covered with complex and dynamic linear patterns that fuse image and form and engulf the vision of the spectator in their scale and intricacy

Alchemy (1947) “Action Painting”

Convergence, 1952 Unformed Figure, 1953

Fall of Fathom (1947) Pollock's most famous paintings were made during this "drip period" between 1947 and 1950

He became wildly popular after being featured in Life magazine

In 1949, Pollock's show at the Betty Parsons Gallery sold out and he became the best-paid avant- garde (new, unusual or experimental ideas) painter in America

He stopped naming his paintings and just numbered them so that people would stop looking for literal meaning (stop trying to see a dog, or a person, etc.) Number 8 (1949) Fame was not good for Pollock who became dismissive

Pollock's art also became darker in color. He abandoned the "drip" method, and began painting in black and white which proved unsuccessful.

Pollock's mother came to help with Pollock’s health. He began to paint again. He completed his masterpiece, "The Deep," during this period. Jackson Pollock died on August 11, 1956 in a car accident, he was 44 years old

In November 2006, one of his paintings sold for $140 million dollars, making it the world’s most expensive painting Let’s Review!

1) What type of images did Pollock start out painting early in his Western Landscapes career? from his youth

2) Who did Pollock study under when he moved to New York? Thomas Bento

3) What style are Pollock’s paintings? Abstract Expressionism

4) What unique technique was Pollock first to use in paintings? Drip Technique

So people would stop looking 5) Why did Pollock stop naming his paintings (using only numbers)? for literal meaning & feel his work instead Project Idea

Bring in a few boxes from home – have the children lay printer paper on the bottom of the box, give them poster paint on paint brushes and have them splatter the paint onto the page with less mess. Or have marbles in the box, squirt the paint on the page and have the children roll the marbles around on the page, while keeping the paper in the box. Claude Monet (1840-1926) Painter Oscar Claude Monet

Claude Monet was born on November 14, 1840 in Paris, France. When he was 5, his family moved to Le Havre in Normandy France.

His family wanted him to go into the family grocery business, but he knew he wanted to be an artist.

At an early age, Monet developed a love of drawing. In 1851, he entered art school. He filled his schoolbooks with sketches of people, including caricatures of his teachers which he sold for 10 to 20 francs. Caricatures In Normandy he met artist Eugene Boudin, a local landscape artist, who taught Monet to use paints and to paint “en plein air” (outdoors) which would become the cornerstone of Monet’s work.

When Monet visited the Louvre in Paris, he saw other art students copying the paintings of the masters. Monet sat at the window and painted what he saw outside.

His painting Camille (or woman in the green dress) brought him recognition. It was the first of many paintings of the woman who would become his wife. On the Bank of the Seine, Bennecourt (1868) (the woman is Camille) From 1861 to 1862, Monet served in the military, but he was discharged for health reasons

Returning to Paris, Monet studied with Charles Gleyre, The Bodmer Oak (1865) Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley and Frederic Bazille

Johann Barthold Jongkind, a landscape painter, proved to be an important influence to the young artist

Garden at Sainte (1969) Monet won acceptance to the Salon of 1865, an annual juried art show in Paris. Though Monet's works received some critical praise, he still struggled financially.

The following year, Monet was selected again - showcasing a portrait of his future wife, Camille Doncieux

Doncieux served as a muse (someone who provides inspiration) for him, sitting for numerous paintings during her lifetime

Women in Green (1866) The couple experienced great hardship around the birth of their first son, Jean, in 1867.

Monet and Camille married in June 1870, and following the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War, the couple fled with their son to London, England. There, Monet met Paul Durand-Ruel, who became his first art dealer.

Camille Monet on a Garden Bench (1870) Returning to France after the war, in 1872, he banded together with several other artists to form the Société Anonyme des Artistes, Peintres, Sculpteurs, Graveurs, to exhibit their works together

The society's April 1874 exhibition proved to be revolutionary. One of Monet's most noted works in the show (see left) depicted Le Havre's harbor in a morning fog.

Impression, Sunrise (1872) Critics used the title to name the distinct group of artists "Impressionists," saying that their work seemed more like sketches than finished paintings The Artist’s House at Argenteuil (1873)

Woman with a Parasol (1875) (the artist’s wife and son) Poppy Field (1875) While Impressionism was meant to be derogatory, the term seemed fitting. Monet sought to capture the essence of the natural world using strong colors and bold, short .

He and his contemporaries were turning away from the blended colors and evenness of classical art.

Port Le Havre (1874) Monet also brought elements of industry into his landscapes, moving the form forward After Camille's death in 1878, Monet painted a grim set of paintings known as the Ice Drift series. Monet gained financial and critical success during the late 1880s and 1890s, and started the serial paintings for which he would become well-known

In Giverny, the water lilies found in the pond had a particular appeal for him, and he painted several series of them throughout the rest of his life

In 1918, Monet would donate 12 of his waterlily paintings to the nation of France to celebrate the Armistice

Bridge over a pond of water lilies (1899) Water Lilies (1906)

Water Lilies Pink (1916)

Water Lilies (1920) Monet remarried in 1892 to Alice Hoschede

He spent much of the rest of his life painting in and around their property in Giverny, France

Haystacks, sunset (1890-91) Monet liked to paint “controlled nature”

He invested much and money into his property and gardens, creating specific scenes for himself to paint over and over again

As he became more successful, he hired a crew of seven gardeners

The Garden in Flower (1900) Weeping Willows (1918-19)

During World War I, Monet painted a series of Weeping Willow trees as a tribute to the French soldiers who had fallen at battle. Monet’s second wife died in 1911, and his older son, Jean, died in 1914.

Monet developed cataracts, which are a film that forms over the eye, making it hard to see clearly. He would have surgery twice to try to clear his vision.

Claude Monet died on December 5, 1926 at the age of 86. He is buried in Giverny.

His only surviving son, Michel, left the house & gardens to the French Academy of Fine Arts. Today, the house and gardens are open to the public. Let’s Review!

1) What was Monet known for creating in his childhood? Caricatures

2) Where did Monet like to paint? Hint: “en plein air” Outdoors

3) Who was Monet’s muse? His first wife, Camille

4) What style of painting did Monet & his friends create in which the Impressionism paintings didn’t look quite finished?

5) What are 2 of the primary subjects in his “series” work during the Water Lilies & Haystacks 1880’s & 1890’s? Project Idea

 Have the class recreate an impressionism painting by painting with fingerprints Painter, Print Maker, Film Maker 1928-1987 Andrew Warhola (Andy Warhol)

Andy Warhol was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 6, 1928 to parents who immigrated from Slovakia.

In 3rd grade, Andy became ill with complications from Scarlet Fever. While in bed, he drew, listened to the radio, and collected pictures of movie stars.

When his mother bought him a camera at the age of 9 he took up photography as well, developing film in a makeshift darkroom he set up in their basement. Warhol studied commercial art at the school of fine arts at Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh.

In 1949, he moved to New York City and worked as an illustrator for magazines & advertising.

He landed a job with Glamour magazine in September, and went on to become one of the most successful commercial artists of the 1950s.

He was hired by RCA records to design album covers and promotional materials. In the late 1950s, Warhol began devoting more attention to painting.

Female Fashion Figure (1950s)

Sprite Heads Playing Violins (1948) In 1961, he debuted the concept of "“ with paintings that focused on mass-produced commercial goods.

Soup Cans (1961) Coca Cola (1961) Pop Art is an art movement that emerged in the 1950s

Pop Art includes imagery from popular culture & mass media such as advertising, news, etc.

Pop artists celebrated commonplace objects and people of everyday life, seeking to elevate popular culture to the level of fine art

The Pop Art movement aimed to blur the boundaries between "high" art and "low" 100 Dollar Bills (1962) culture “What’s great about this country is that the richest consumers buy the same things as the poorest. The president drinks Coke, Liz Taylor drinks Coke, and you can drink Coke, too. A Coke is a Coke, and no amount of money can get you a better coke. All the cokes are the same and all the cokes are good.” – Andy Warhol

100 Coke Bottles (1962) Mick Jagger (1975)

Warhol also painted celebrity portraits in vivid and garish colors

As these portraits gained fame and notoriety, Warhol began to receive hundreds of commissions for portraits from socialites and celebrities His portrait "Eight Elvises" eventually resold for $100 million in 2008, making it one of the most valuable paintings in world history He called his art studio “The Factory”, and surrounded himself with other artists, poets, musicians and writers

He began making Silk Screens of his work (a process of print making where many copies of an image are reproduced)

His work was popular and controversial. Critics said it was too commercial.

This prompted a big question: What is Art? Marilyn Monroe (1962) In 1968, a disgruntled fringe member of “The Factory” shot Andy Warhol.

He was wounded seriously and barely survived.

He would suffer physical and emotional side effects of the ordeal for the rest of his life.

It changed his art, and the way he lived his life. Moving forward, he sought out rich patrons and made portraits. In the 1970s, Warhol began expanding into new artistic mediums.

He put together his first book, Andy Warhol's Index, in 1967, and released several other titles such as The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again and Exposures

Warhol also experimented extensively with video art, producing more than 60 films during his career. Some of his most famous films include Sleep (which depicts poet John Giorno sleeping for six hours) and Eat (which shows a man eating a mushroom for 45 minutes)

Empire (1964) Self Portrait Self Portrait

Andy Warhol died in New York City on February 22, 1987 of complications from gall bladder surgery. Warhol’s entire estate was left to a Andy Warhol also left behind 612 foundation dedicated to the “time capsules” – cardboard boxes “advancement of visual arts”. He had filled with photos, newspapers, so many possessions, it took 9 days letters, magazines, phone messages to auction it off after his death. The and ads for concerts and poetry auction raised more than $20 million. readings. Let’s Review!

1) What were Andy Warhol’s first jobs (i.e. what did he first create)? Magazine Ads & Record Covers

2) What art movement did Andy Warhol help create in the 1950’s? Pop Art

Common Objects from Popular 3) What is the subject/inspiration behind Pop Art? Culture, Media, News

Soup Cans, Coke Bottles, 4) What did Warhol paint in some of his more famous artwork? Famous People Portraits

5) Why technique did Warhol use to print many copies of an image? Silk Screening

6) What other ways did Warhol artistically express himself? Books & Movies Project Idea

 Have the kids try and recreate the Campbells Tomato Soup Painting the Warhol created

 Discuss ideas of objects that are part of current pop culture (Mindcraft, Minnons, Frozen, etc.) and then have kids draw/paint an Andy Warhol inspired picture. Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) Painter Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Fox Lichtenstein was born on October 27, 1923, in New York City, the son of Milton & Beatrice Lichtenstein

As a boy growing up on Manhattan's Upper West Side, Lichtenstein had a passion for both science and comic books

In his teens, he became interested in art. He took watercolor classes at Parsons School of Design in 1937 Following his graduation from the Franklin School for Boys in Manhattan in 1940, Lichtenstein attended Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.

His college studies were interrupted in 1943, when he was drafted and sent to Europe for World War II

After his wartime service, Lichtenstein returned to Ohio State in 1946 to finish his undergraduate degree and master's degree— both in fine arts Lichtenstein briefly taught at Ohio State before moving to Cleveland and working as a window-display designer for a department store, an industrial designer and a commercial-art instructor. M-maybe (1963) (1963)

Lichtenstein was part of the Pop Art movement that started in the 1950’s Favoring as his main inspiration, Lichtenstein produced hard-edged, precise compositions that had a tongue-in- cheek humorous overlay Drowning Girl – 1963 Lichtenstein's best-known work from this period is "Whaam!," which he painted in 1963, using a comic book panel from a 1962 issue of DC Comics‘ All-American Men of War as his inspiration. Lichtenstein began experimenting with different subjects and methods in the early 1960s

His work was both a commentary on American popular culture and a reaction to the success of Abstract Expressionist painting by artists like Jackson Pollock and

Rather than emphasize his own inner emotional life in his art, he mimicked an impersonal-looking stencil process using thick lines, bolder colors, and ben-day dots just like a printer would create in mechanical printing used for commercial art

Other works of the 1960s featured cartoon characters like Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck and advertisements for food and household products.

He created a large-scale mural of a laughing young woman (adapted from an image in a comic book) for the New York State Pavilion of the 1964 World's Fair in New York City. In the 1970s his focus turned to creating paintings that referred to the art of early 20th century masters like Picasso, Henri Matisse, Fernand Léger and Salvador Dalí. Peace Through Chemistry (1970)

In the 1980’s & 1990’s he painted modern house interiors, brushstrokes, mirror reflections all in his cartoon style

Bedroom In Arles (1992) Head with Blue Shadow Brushstrokes in Flight (1984) Barcelona Head (1992)

Lichtenstein also started sculpting.

He received several major large-scale commissions, including a 25-foot-high sculpture titled "Brushstrokes in Flight" for the Port Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio and a five- story-tall mural for the lobby of the Equitable Tower in New York. Lichtenstein died of complications from pneumonia on September 29, 1997, at the New York University Medical Center in Manhattan. Let’s Review!

1) What art movement did Roy Lichtenstein help create in the Pop Art 1950’s?

2) What inspired Lichtenstein’s art style? Comic Books

Ben-day dots that look like a 3) What distinguishing technique(s) did Lichtenstein commonly use ? printer, Bold Colors, & Thick Lines

4) What were some of the subjects of Lichtenstein’s later paintings Mickey Mouse, Household (1970’s)? Products, House Interiors

5) What other type of art did Lichtenstein produce in the ’80s/‘90s ? Sculpture Project Idea

 The Sunday comics in the newspaper are still printed using Benday dots. Pass out a piece of Sunday comic strip to each student. If you can find small, inexpensive plastic magnifying glasses pass these out also. Most of the Benday dots are easy enough to see with the naked eye. Tell the class to look at the colored sections of the comics very closely. Discuss the fact that they will notice that large areas of SOLID color found in the comics are really areas with many small DOTS of color. The only ink colors used are the PRIMARY colors—red, yellow and blue, along with the black outlines. All of the other SECONDARY colors—orange, green, or purple—were created in the comic by combining two or more PRIMARY colors of ink in the printing process.

 When you see the dots through the magnifying glass, you might notice that some dots are larger than other dots. Some dots are father apart, to create lighter colors, and some dots overlap, to create heavier color.

 Benday color printing was invented by an American printer named Benjamin Day. Benjamin created a stencil of small dots, which he used for shading the printing plates, to print colored maps and pictures. The word “Benday” comes from the name of the inventor of this process—Benjamin Day.

 ACTIVITY: Have the children cut out one frame of a comic and create the next frame differently than the comic writer. Have them fill up the page with the image similar to Lichtenstein.

Pop Art Movement Native American Art 4th Grade Lesson Native American Art

 Native American art history has developed over thousands of years and includes many styles from different unique Indian tribes such as Navajo, Hopi, to Plains Indians

 Native American art has an extremely deep connection with spirituality and Mother Nature

 Artifacts include beadwork, jewelry, weaving, baskets, pottery, carvings, masks, totem poles, drums, flutes, pipes, dolls and more

 Over the years the types of materials used has evolved from rocks, feathers, cloth, clay, turquoise, silver, glass and fabric Utilitarian Native American Art

 Utilitarian means something designed to be useful. Everything Native Americans created was done with time and care so that even ordinary utensils are often considered pieces of art.

 The legacy of Native American pottery dates back two thousand years.

 Native Americans are thought to have lined their woven baskets with mud to create a stronger vessel. These mud-lined baskets were used to cook or steam foods.

 Heating the clay created hard containers with imprints from the patterns of the woven baskets. These hard baskets made of clay were more stable and animals couldn’t get into them.

Zuni Water Jar Utensils Karok twined basket Clay, Slip, Native American, Zuni Pueblo, late 19th– Carved from bone (1890) early 20th century; in the Brooklyn Museum, New York. Weaving Rugs and Blankets

 Textiles (a flexible woven material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibers often referred to as thread or yarn) were originally utilitarian blankets for use as cloaks, dresses, saddle blankets

 The Navajo Indians are well known for their textiles which have strong geometric patterns

 In Navajo weaving, the warp is one continuous length of yarn not extending beyond the weaving as fringe on a loom (a device used to weave cloth) shown below

 Toward the end of the 19th century, weavers began to make rugs for tourism and export.

Looms Woven Rug Native American Jewelry

 Native Americans created jewelry for adornment, ceremonies, or for trade

 They used naturally occurring materials such as: various metals, hardwoods, vegetal fibers, gemstones, animal teeth/bones/hides, shells and some man- made materials like beadwork and quillwork

 Apache jewelers use virtually any color, but do tend toward traditional favorite color combinations, including black and white, red and yellow, or pale blue and dark blue

 Hopi Indian silversmiths today are known for their overlay technique used in silver jewelry designs

 The Navajo began working silver in the 19th century making buckles, bridles, buttons, rings, canteens, hollow beads, earrings, crescent-shaped pendants, bracelets, crosses, etc. Dream Catchers

 Dream Catchers are handmade objects based on a willow hoop with a woven loose net or web over it. It is then decorated with sacred items such as feathers and beads.

 Originated with the Ojibwe people and were later adopted by neighboring tribes The Story Behind Dream Catchers

The Spider Woman, known as Asibikaashi, took care of the children and the people on the land. Eventually, the Ojibwe Nation spread to the corners of North America and it became difficult for Asibikaashi to reach all the children. So the mothers and grandmothers would weave magical webs for the children, using willow hoops and plants. The dreamcatchers would filter out all bad dreams and only allow good thoughts to enter their minds. Once the sun rises, all bad dreams just disappear. Totem Poles  Tall wooden sculptures known as totem poles are one of the most elaborate forms of Native American art

 Totem poles serve as important illustrations of family lineage and the cultural heritage of native peoples who live in the islands and coastal areas of North America's Pacific Northwest, especially British Columbia, Canada, and coastal areas of Washington and southeastern Alaska in the United States.

 Makers of these poles include the Haida, Tlingit, Tsimshian, Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwakiutl), Bella Coola, and Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka).

From left to right, the One-Legged Fisherman pole, the Raven pole, and the Killer Whale pole  A lot of totem poles would include Wrangell, Alaska characteristics of animals, considered spirit animals, standing as a symbol of Native American heritage and stories Let’s Review – Native American Art

1) What does Native American art have a Mother Nature strong connection with?

2) What is an example of an Utilitarian Pottery, Utensils, artifact? Baskets

A woven material made 3) What is a textile? of natural or artificial thread/yarn

4) What are some the popular symbols in Sun, Moon, Bears, Native American art? Eagles, People

5) What is the purpose of a dream catcher? To catch bad dreams

6) What is an elaborate art form that depicts Totem Poles family lineage? Project Idea

 Make dreamcatchers out of paper plates

 Need thread, beads, and feathers for decorations

 Make a totem pole out of a paper towel tube

 http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/na/totempole

 Make beaded jewelry