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Special Collection
Find innovative ways to integrate works of art into your teaching with this collection of resources based on video from Picturing America on Screen. The artworks are those included in the Picturing America project of the National Endowment for the Humanities, launched in2008 to introduce Americans to their artistic heritage and to the possibilities inherent in using art as a link to teaching and understanding America’s past.
Funding for the educational resources in this collection was provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
| RESOURCE | GRADE LEVEL | MEDIA TYPE |
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Picturing America - Dorothea LangeLearn about the Great Depression through Dorothea Lange’s iconic 1936 photograph Migrant Mother in this film from Picturing America on Screen. |
6-12 |
Video |
Migrant Mother: Documenting American Life in the 1930s Through PhotographyIn this lesson students are introduced to Dorothea Lange and learn how she used documentary photography to illustrate the social and economic conditions facing Americans during the Great Depression. |
8-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
Picturing America - Jacob Lawrence and Martin PuryearIn this video from Picturing America on Screen, learn about the Great Migration and the aspirations of African Americans through the artists Jacob Lawrence and Martin Puryear. |
6-12 |
Video |
Picturing America - Paul RevereLearn about legendary American hero Paul Revere through the eyes of American artists John Singleton Copley and Grant Wood in this video from Picturing America on Screen. |
6-12 |
Video |
Picturing America - QuiltsLearn about the cultural, technical, and regional influences reflected in the craftsmanship of 19th and 20th century American quilts in this film from Picturing America on Screen. |
6-12 |
Video |
Picturing America - Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Winslow HomerLearn about the Civil War through the art of Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Winslow Homer in this video from Picturing America on Screen. |
6-12 |
Video |
Picturing America - The Chrysler BuildingLearn about 1920s New York in this Picturing America on Screen film about one of the most majestic and beautiful structures in the world. |
6-12 |
Video |
Picturing America - The Brooklyn BridgeIn this video from Picturing America on Screen, learn how three 20th century artists created works of art in tribute to the Brooklyn Bridge. |
6-12 |
Video |
