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September 24, 2019 3 Comments

I am… Dorothea Lange: Exploring Empathy Art Lesson

empathy art

Inside: Explore empathy art with this photography analysis activity. Students study the photography of Dorothea Lange, consider the thoughts and feelings, and write an empathy art poem from the perspective of the people in the photographs.

My 8th-grade boys don’t open doors for me. The girls do. The 6th, 7th, and 9th-grade boys do, but not those stinkin’ 8th-grade boys. It’s a weird phenomenon that I’m sure is explained by science somewhere, but when I’m walking through campus with my rolling cart filled to the brim (because I am an art-on-the-cart teacher for now), my hands full, my backpack on, and the wind blowing the door so it’s hard to pull open, the boys just go on through without stopping to consider who is behind or even in front of them.

What these boys need is some empathy! Looking at art can help with that.

empathy art

Last semester in a photography unit for my 8th-graders, I brought out the “I am” character poem activity from my pack of printable worksheets to study the work of Dorothea Lange, the mastermind behind the Migrant Mother and other powerful photographs from the WPA and the Great Depression.

empathy art
Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother, 1936

As an art teacher, it is important for me to give my students experience connecting with works of art–which includes connecting with the characters and people in the artworks. Dorothea Lange was a photographer hired by the Resettlement Administration and the Farm Security Administration to document the lives of migrant workers, displaced families, and families in Japanese internment camps. Because her photographs were government-funded, they were offered for free to newspapers across the country, and her images were seen nationwide.

She had a masterful way of capturing emotion in her subjects, so her photographs are an excellent way for students to practice empathy while also connecting with the art, the past, and the people in the photograph.

Free Worksheet!

I am… Character Poem

Explore empathy in art with these free worksheets. Students write empathy art poems from the perspective of the people in Dorothea Lange’s photographs.

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Free Worksheet!

I am… Character Poem

Explore empathy in art with these free worksheets. Students write empathy art poems from the perspective of the people in Dorothea Lange’s photographs.

Dorothea Lange, Unemployed Lumber Man, 1939

Empathy Art Poem

In the “I am” character poem activity, I invited students to think as if they were one of the characters in the artwork and answer a series of prompts such as:

  • “I am…”
  • “I see…”
  • “I hear…”
  • “I feel…”
  • “I wonder…”
  • “I want…”
  • “I say…”
  • “I dream…”

empathy in art

Using clues given to us by the artists, students can come up with profound meanings for the artworks (or they can put “I want Taco Bell” which happened of course from one of the groups of boys. I’m not going to lie.).

empathy in art

 

I did this activity with students working in partners. After they created their poems, they read them to the class while we all looked at the art. After each poem, I led a short discussion inviting thoughts from the class about each photo.

empathy in art

 

Once we finished with all of the group presentations, I asked what all of the images had in common and what we can learn about the photographer based on all of these images. This launched us into a lesson on Dorothea Lange, art during the Great Depression, and debate whether or not the camera has the ability to capture the essence of a person. For example, what can’t a camera show about a person?

Artwork of the Week Lesson: Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother

This is a complete lesson with discussion questions, talking points, activities, and project ideas for Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother.

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This blog was originally posted on January 8, 2017.

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July 13, 2015 Leave a Comment

Artworks that Show Space

Inside: This is the ultimate list of good space in art examples! The list includes perspective, positive and negative space in art, foreshortening, and much more!

It’s Elements and Principles of Art time again! I’ve been working my way through all of the elements and principles of art in order to give you a one-stop resource to find great example artworks for each element and principle. So far, I’ve completed Line, Color, Shape, Balance, and Emphasis.

Today, we tackle Space. First, check out this other post I wrote about space last year. Then, check out the below list.

I will add to this list when I find more, so this is a good one to pin or bookmark! The horizontal picture collages do not have all the pictures from the categories.

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This pack of printables was designed to work in a variety of ways in your classroom when teaching the elements and principles of art. You can print and hang in your classroom as posters/anchor charts or you can cut each element and principle of art in its own individual card to use as a lesson manipulative.

Examples of Space in Art

The Art Curator for Kids -Artworks that Show Space - Vast Space and Overlapping

Space in Art Examples: Vast/Open Space

  • Caspar David Friedrich, Monk by the Sea, 1809
  • Andrew Wyeth, Christina’s World, 1948
  • Maruyama Okyo, Geese Over a Beach, 18th century
  • Sanford R. Gifford, Isola Bella in Lago Maggiore, 1871

Artworks that Show Space using Overlapping

  • John Sloan, South Beach Bathers, 1907-08
  • Horace Pippin, Man on a Bench, 1946
  • Trigo Piula, Ta Tele Gabon, 1988
  • Jacob Lawrence, The Library, 1960

The Art Curator for Kids -Artworks that Show Space - Relative Size and Vertical Position on the Picture PlaceSpace in Art Examples: Relative Size

  • John Sloan, South Beach Bathers, 1907-08
  • Ben Shahn, Italian Landscape, 1943-1944
  • Abraham Bloemaert, Shepherd Boy Pointing at Tobias and the Angel, c. 1625-1630
  • Pierre Adolphe Valette, Albert Square, Manchester, 1910

Artworks that Show Space using Vertical Position on the Picture Plane

  • John Sloan, South Beach Bathers, 1907-08
  • Andrew Wyeth, Christina’s World, 1948
  • Basawan and Chatar Muni, Akbar and the Elephant Hawai, ca. 1590
  • Tom Wesselmann, Still Life #12, 1962
  • Jacob Lawrence, The Library, 1960

The Art Curator for Kids -Artworks that Show Space - Flat Space and ForeshorteningArtworks with Flat/Shallow Space

  • Byzantine, Justinian and his Attendants, Basilica di San Vitale, 547 C.E
  • Giotto, Scrovegni Chapel Frescoes, ca. 1305
  • Henri Matisse, Red Room (Harmony in Red), 1908
  • Juan Gris, Violin and Playing Cards, 1913

Artworks with Foreshortening

  • Caravaggio, Conversion on the Way to Damascus, 1601
  • Andrea Mantegna, Lamentation Over the Dead Christ, c. 1501
  • James Montgomery Flagg, I want you for U.S. Army, c.1917

The Art Curator for Kids -Artworks that Show Space - Linear PerspectiveArtworks with Linear Perspective

  • Masaccio, Trinity, 1427-28
  • Raphael, School of Athens, 1510
  • Meindert Hobbema, The Avenue at Middelharnis, 1689
  • Gustave Caillebotte, The Floor Scrapers, 1875
  • Leonardo da Vinci, Last Supper, 1498
  • Pietro Perugino, Christ Giving the Keys to St. Peter, 1481–1482
  • Dorothea Lange, The Road West, 1938
  • Salvador Dali, The Disintegration of The Persistence of Memory, 1952-54
  • Camille Pissarro, Place du Théâtre Français, Paris: Rain, 1898
  • Charles Sheeler, City Interior, 1936
  • Piero della Francesca, Ideal City, c. 1470
  • Filippo Brunelleschi, Perspective drawing for Church of Santo Spirito in Florence, c. 1428
  • Edith Hayllar, A Summer Shower, 1883
  • Vincent van Gogh, A Corridor in the Asylum, 1889
  • Anselm Kiefer, To the Unknown Painter, 1983

Artworks with Multipoint (2+) Perspective

  • Canaletto, Santa Maria Zobenigo, c.1765
  • Gustave Caillebotte, Paris: A Rainy Day, 1877
  • George Tooker, The Subway, 1950
  • Jan Vredeman de Vries, Studies in Perspective, c. 1604

The Art Curator for Kids -Artworks that Show Space - Aerial Perspective and Isometric Projection

Space in Art Examples: Atmospheric/Aerial Perspective

  • Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, c. 1503-19
  • Claude Lorrain, Landscape with Ruins, Pastoral Figures, and Trees, c. 1650
  • Albert Bierstadt, Sunrise, Yosemite Valley, c. 1870
  • Sanford R. Gifford, October in the Catskills, 1880
  • Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Hunters in the Snow, 1565
  • Pierre Adolphe Valette, Albert Square, Manchester, 1910

Space in Art Examples: Isometric Projection/Perspective

  • Chinese, Portraits of the Yongzheng Emperor Enjoying Himself during the 8th lunar month, Yongzheng period, 1723—35
  • Yi Eungnok, Scholar’s accoutrements (chaekgeori), c. 1860-1874
  • David Hockney, Self-Portrait With Blue Guitar, 1977

Space in Art Examples: Amplified/Exaggerated Perspective

  • Alexander Rodchenko, At the Telephone, 1928
  • Salvador Dalí, Christ of Saint John of the Cross, 1951
  • Giorgio de Chirico, Mystery and Melancholy of a Street, 1914

The Art Curator for Kids - Space in Art Examples - Positive and Negative SpacePositive and Negative Space in Art

  • Henry Moore, Recumbent Figure, 1938
  • Eadweard Muybridge, Sallie Gardner at a Gallop, 1878
  • Alberto Giacometti, The Cage, 1930-31
  • Keith Haring, Pop Shop IV (Man with Hole), 1989
  • Andy Goldsworthy, Circles, Varied
  • Kenneth Snelson, Needle Tower, 1968
  • Sesshū Tōyō, Haboku-Sansui, 1495
  • Richard Serra, Sequence, 2006
  • Auguste Rodin, The Cathedral, 1908

Remember I will add to this, so don’t forget to pin this post! 🙂

Do you have a great example to teach space? Share it with me in the comments, and I will add it to the list!

There you have it! The best space in art examples for your elements and principles of art lessons. Want more elements and principles of art teacher resources? Check out the below posts.

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The Art Curator for Kids -Example Artworks that Show Space - The Elements and Principles of Art Series-300The Art Curator for Kids - Example Artworks that Show Line - The Elements and Principles of Art - 300The Art Curator for Kids - Example Artworks that Show Emphasis - The Elements and Principles of Art SeriesElements and Principles of Art - Artworks that Show Proportion in art and ScaleThe Art Curator for Kids - Elements and Principles of Art Series - Artworks that Show Shape - 300The Art Curator for Kids - Why I Hate the Elements and Principles But Teach Them Anyway - 300The Art Curator for Kids - How Artists Depict Space - Masterpiece Monday - John Sloan , South Beach Bathers, 1907-1908, Art Lessons for Kids - Elements of Art Lessons

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June 8, 2015 6 Comments

25 Views of Fathers in Art

The Art Curator for Kids - 25 Views of Fathers in Art History - Happy Father's Day!

The Art Curator for Kids - 25 Views of Fathers in Art History - Happy Father's Day!In honor of Father’s Day coming up, I’ve selected 25 artworks that show fathers in art. Enjoy!

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The Art Curator for Kids - Fathers in Art History - Dorothea Lange, Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California, Grandfather and grandson of Japanese ancestry, 1942
Dorothea Lange, Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California, Grandfather and grandson of Japanese ancestry, 1942

The Art Curator for Kids - Fathers in Art History - Gerard Sekoto,The Proud Father, Manakedi Naky on Bernard Sekoto's Knee, 1947
Gerard Sekoto, The Proud Father, Manakedi Naky on Bernard Sekoto’s Knee, 1947

The Art Curator for Kids - Fathers in Art History - Agnes Lawrence Pelton, Awakening (Memory of Father), 1943
Agnes Lawrence Pelton, Awakening (Memory of Father), 1943

The Art Curator for Kids - Fathers in Art History - Cbabi Bayoc, 365 Days with Dad, 2012
Cbabi Bayoc, 365 Days with Dad, 2012

The Art Curator for Kids - Fathers in Art History - Utagawa Kunisada, Father and Son Members of the Forty Seven Rônin from Chûshingura
Utagawa Kunisada, Father and Son Members of the Forty Seven Rônin from Chûshingura

The Art Curator for Kids - Fathers in Art History - Honoré Daumier, The Kiss, c. 1845-48
Honoré Daumier, The Kiss, c. 1845-48

The Art Curator for Kids - Fathers in Art History - Arnold Genthe, A Holiday Visit, 1895–1908
Arnold Genthe, A Holiday Visit, 1895–1908

The Art Curator for Kids - Fathers in Art History - Lucian Freud, Daughter and Father, 2002
Lucian Freud, Daughter and Father, 2002

The Art Curator for Kids - Fathers in Art History - Winslow Homer, Dad's Coming, 1873
Winslow Homer, Dad’s Coming!, 1873

The Art Curator for Kids - Fathers in Art History - Edgar Degas, Degas' Father Listening to Lorenzo Pagans, 1869
Edgar Degas, Degas’ Father Listening to Lorenzo Pagans, 1869

The Art Curator for Kids - Fathers in Art History - Barthel Bruyn the Elder, Portrait of a Man with Three Sons, 1530
Barthel Bruyn the Elder, Portrait of a Man with Three Sons, 1530

The Art Curator for Kids - Fathers in Art History - New Kingdom, Ancient Egypt, Statue of two men and a boy that served as a domestic icon, ca. 1353–1336 B.C.E.
New Kingdom, Ancient Egypt, Statue of two men and a boy that served as a domestic icon, ca. 1353–1336 B.C.E.

The Art Curator for Kids - Fathers in Art History - Henry Mosler, Just Moved, 1870
Henry Mosler, Just Moved, 1870

The Art Curator for Kids - Fathers in Art History - Michelangelo, The Creation of Adam, 1512
Michelangelo, The Creation of Adam, 1512

The Art Curator for Kids - Fathers in Art History - Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Thankful Poor, 1894
Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Thankful Poor, 1894

The Art Curator for Kids - Fathers in Art History - Raphael Soyer, The Artist's Parents, 1932
Raphael Soyer, The Artist’s Parents, 1932

The Art Curator for Kids - Fathers in Art History - Walker Evans, Floyd and Lucille Burroughs on Porch, Hale County, Alabama, 1936
Walker Evans, Floyd and Lucille Burroughs on Porch, Hale County, Alabama, 1936

The Art Curator for Kids - Fathers in Art History - Sherrie Levine, After Walker Evans: 2, 1981
Sherrie Levine, After Walker Evans: 2, 1981

The Art Curator for Kids - Fathers in Art History - Domenico Ghirlandaio, Francesco Sassetti (1421–1490) and His Son Teodoro, ca. 1488
Domenico Ghirlandaio, Francesco Sassetti (1421–1490) and His Son Teodoro, ca. 1488

The Art Curator for Kids - Fathers in Art History - Eugène Delacroix, The Natchez, 1835
Eugène Delacroix, The Natchez, 1835

The Art Curator for Kids - Fathers in Art History - Corneille, Father and Sons, 1951
Corneille, Father and Sons, 1951

The Art Curator for Kids - Fathers in Art History - Vincent van Gogh, First Steps, after Millet, 1890
Vincent van Gogh, First Steps, after Millet, 1890

The Art Curator for Kids - Fathers in Art History - Rembrandt van Rijn, The Return of the Prodigal Son, c. 1662
Rembrandt van Rijn, The Return of the Prodigal Son, c. 1662

The Art Curator for Kids - Fathers in Art History - Miriam Schapiro, Father and Daughter, 1997
Miriam Schapiro, Father and Daughter, 1997

The Art Curator for Kids - Fathers in Art History - Theodor Severin Kittelsen, My Son Tred Always Follow Father's Footsteps, 1894
Theodor Severin Kittelsen, My Son Tred Always Follow Father’s Footsteps, 1894

I came upon some great links while finding art for this post. Check these links out as well for more fathers in art history. Please note, this post includes Amazon affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

  • Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Fathers
  • Fatherhood Connection, Met Museum
  • The Art Of Fatherhood: The Best Representations Of Fathers In Art
  • Cbabi Bayoc, 365 Days with Dad Calendar

Which one was your favorite artwork from the list? Let me know in the comments!

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April 29, 2015 8 Comments

Artworks that Show Line

Inside: This is ultimate list of example artworks that show the different types of line in art for your elements and principles of art lessons. The list of types of line in art includes implied lines, diagonal lines, gesture lines, outlines, contour lines, expressive lines, and more!

I don’t know about you, but I often find myself needing to teach a lesson on one of the elements and principles of art, but it takes a bit of digging to find good examples of art that teach that particular element. To help those in that situation, I have created an elements and principles series that includes lists of example artworks you can use in your elements and principles of art lessons.

To start, I am going to focus on example artworks that use the different types of line in art.

I will add to this list of the types of line in art when I find more, so this is a good one to pin or bookmark! The horizontal picture collages do not have all the pictures from the categories, FYI.

Download the Free Elements and Principles Printable Pack


This pack of printables was designed to work in a variety of ways in your classroom when teaching the elements and principles of art. You can print and hang in your classroom as posters/anchor charts or you can cut each element and principle of art in its own individual card to use as a lesson manipulative.

Examples of Types of Line in Art

The Art Curator for Kids - Example Artworks the Show Types of Line in Art - General

Artworks that Show Line, General

  • Richard Long, A Line Made by Walking, 1967
  • Richard Long, Cornish Slate Line, 1990
  • Frank Stella, Jarama II, 1982
  • Roy Lichtenstein, Brushstroke, 1965
  • Charles Sheeler, Classic Landscape, 1931
  • Joan Miró, The Farm, 1921–1922
  • Rembrandt van Rijn, Two Studies Of A Bird Of Paradise, 1630
  • John Singer Sargent, El Jaleo, 1882

The Art Curator for Kids - Example Artworks the Show Types of Line in Art - Horizontal and Vertical Lines in ArtHorizontal and Vertical Lines in Art

  • Stonehenge, ca. 2600-2000 B.C.E.
  • Ancient Greece, The Parthenon, 447-438 B.C.E.
  • Frank Lloyd Wright, Fallingwater, 1936-7
  • Piet Mondrian, Composition in Red, Blue, and Yellow, 1937-42
  • Byzantine, Justinian and his Attendants, Basilica di San Vitale, 547 C.E

The Art Curator for Kids - Example Artworks the Show Types of Line in Art - Diagonal Lines in ArtDiagonal Lines in Artworks

  • Edgar Degas, Blue Dancers, c. 1899
  • Gustave Caillebotte, Le Pont de L’Europe, 1881-1882
  • Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith Slaying Holofernes, 1614–20
  • Franz Marc, Fate of the Animals, 1913
  • Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, The Crucifixion of Saint Peter, 1600-1601
  • Francisco Goya, The Forge, c. 1817
  • Rembrandt van Rijn, Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq, known as the ‘Night Watch’, 1642

The Art Curator for Kids - Example Artworks the Show Types of Line in Art - Contour Lines and OutlinesContour Lines and/or Outlines

  • Leonardo da Vinci, Self-Portrait, c. 1512
  • Paul Signac, Still Life with Pitcher, 1919
  • Carl Krull, Olmec Drawings and Scroll Drawings
  • Yoruba artist, Shrine Head, 12th-14th century
  • Andy Warhol, Red Lenin, 1987
  • Amedeo Modigliani, Jacques and Berthe Lipchitz, 1916

Gesture Lines examples artwork

Gesture Lines, Lines that Show Movement

  • Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The Swing, 1767
  • Utagawa Hiroshige, The Whirlpools of Awa: Naruto Rapids, ca. 1853
  • Giacomo Balla, Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash (Leash in Motion), 1912
  • Natalia Goncharova, The Cyclist, 1913
  • Henri Matisse, Dance (I), 1909
  • Marino Marini, Miracle (Miracolo), 1952
  • Jacob Lawrence, Harriet Tubman Series, No. 4, 1939-40
  • Keith Haring, Untitled, 1985

Implied Lines artwork examples

Lines that Help Guide The Viewer’s Eye through the Picture and/or Implied Lines

  • Marc Chagall, I and the Village, 1911
  • Georges de La Tour, The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs, late 1620s
  • Frederic Remington, Dash for the Timber, 1889
  • Suzanne Caporael, Seeing Things: Rain, 1990
  • Fernando Botero, The Musicians, 1991
  • Grant Wood, Parson Weems’ Fable, 1939

expressive lines artwork examples

Lines that Show Feeling/Emotion, Expressive Lines

  • Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night, 1889
  • Mark Di Suvero, Are Years What? (for Marianne Moore), 1967
  • Jean-Michel Basquiat, Untitled, 1984
  • Egon Schiele, Portrait of Paris von Gütersloh, 1918
  • Odilon Redon, Death: “My irony surpasses all others!”, 1889
  • Jackson Pollock, Lavender Mist No. 1, 1950

The Art Curator for Kids - Example Artworks the Show Line - Repetition and PatternRepetition of Line, Pattern Using Line, Decorative Line

  • Henri Matisse, Purple Robe and Anemones, 1937
  • Berenice Abbott, El, Second and Third Avenue Lines from the portfolio Retrospective, 1982
  • Aubrey Beardsley, The Peacock Skirt, 1893
  • Albrecht Dürer, The Rhinoceros, 1515
  • Benin, Memorial head, 1550-1650
  • Richard Anuszkiewicz, Deep Magenta Square, 1978

The Art Curator for Kids - Example Artworks the Show Line - Lines in ArchitectureLines in Architecture

  • Frank Lloyd Wright, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NYC
  • Frank O. Gehry, Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain
  • Stonehenge, ca. 2600-2000 B.C.E.
  • Ancient Greece, The Parthenon, 447-438 B.C.E.
  • Frank Lloyd Wright, Fallingwater, 1936-1937

Lines in Sculpture artwork examples

Lines in Sculpture

  • Kenneth Snelson, Needle Tower, 1968
  • Songye, Mask (kifwebe), 19th century AD
  • Mark Di Suvero, Are Years What? (for Marianne Moore), 1967
  • Benin, Memorial head, 1550-1650
  • Yoruba artist, Shrine Head, 12th-14th century
  • Marino Marini, Miracle (Miracolo), 1952

Lines that Show Texture and/or Shading

  • Vincent van Gogh, Garden of Flowers, 1888
  • Rembrandt Van Rijn, The Three Crosses, 1653
  • Käthe Kollwitz, Self Portrait, 1921

Lines that Show Space and/or Linear Perspective

  • Gustave Caillebotte, The Floor Scrapers, 1875
  • Leonardo da Vinci, Last Supper, 1498
  • Pietro Perugino, Christ Giving the Keys to St. Peter, 1481–1482
  • Dorothea Lange, The Road West, 1938

Lines the Show Emphasis

  • Grant Wood, Parson Weems’ Fable, 1939
  • Francisco Goya, Third of May, 1808
  • Jonathan Borofsky, Walking to the Sky, 2004
  • Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper, 1494-99
  • Richard Anuszkiewicz, Deep Magenta Square, 1978
  • Rembrandt van Rijn, Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq, known as the ‘Night Watch’, 1642
  • See more artworks that show emphasis.

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There you have it! The best types of line in art examples for your elements and principles of art lessons. Want more elements and principles of art teacher resources? Check out the below posts.

The Art Curator for Kids -Example Artworks that Show Space - The Elements and Principles of Art Series-300The Art Curator for Kids - Example Artworks that Show Line - The Elements and Principles of Art - 300The Art Curator for Kids - Example Artworks that Show Emphasis - The Elements and Principles of Art SeriesElements and Principles of Art - Artworks that Show Proportion in art and ScaleThe Art Curator for Kids - Elements and Principles of Art Series - Artworks that Show Shape - 300The Art Curator for Kids - Why I Hate the Elements and Principles But Teach Them Anyway - 300The Art Curator for Kids - How Artists Depict Space - Masterpiece Monday - John Sloan , South Beach Bathers, 1907-1908, Art Lessons for Kids - Elements of Art Lessons

Photo Credits:

  • Stonehenge, Diego Delso
  • Parthenon, Steve Swayne
  • Laocoön and His Sons, LivioAndronico
  • Needle Tower, Onderwijsgek

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November 17, 2014 Leave a Comment

Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother

We’ve been looking at art all over the world this month, and today, I’m staying home in the United States of America. As with all places I have covered so far, it is hard to pick just one. This was the first artwork to pop in my head when I thought of the US thought, and I think it’s one of those images that sticks with you.

the Art Curator for Kids - Art Around the World - USA - Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother, 1936In the 1930s, a Great Depression engulfed the country. Many people lost their savings, their jobs, and their homes. Business, farms, banks, and factories failed. (Side Note: I originally wrote about the Stock Market crash of 1929 leading to the Great Depression, but it turns out it is much more complicated than that so I took it out. Watch this excellent Crash Course video to find out more.)

You would think that this period of devastation would lead to less art being produced, because people had to focus on things like survival, but the Franklin D. Roosevelt and Congress, in an effort to stimulate the economy and create jobs, created the New Deal. In the New Deal, there were many job programs to both help people support themselves and to help the country’s infrastructure.

Artists, sculptors, and photographers were hired to create art in public places, build buildings and bridges, and document the plight of the American people. Around 1,300 murals and 300 sculptures were commissioned in public spaces like courthouses, post offices, schools, federal buildings, and more.

“The New Deal arts projects provided work for jobless artists, but they also had a larger mission: to promote American art and culture and to give more Americans access to what President Franklin Roosevelt described as “an abundant life.” The projects saved thousands of artists from poverty and despair and enabled Americans all across the country to see an original painting for the first time, attend their first professional live theater, or take their first music or drawing class.” (Source: The National Archive: A New Deal for the Arts)

One program specifically was enacted by the Farm Security Administration. The FSA hired photographers to chronicle the lives of out-of-work farmers and migrant workers, and that was the assignment that led to our feature image today by Dorothea Lange. (It took me a minute to get there, but I got there! 🙂 )

Photographer Dorothea Lange worked for this program from 1935 to 1939. She took pictures and distributed them free to newspapers across the country. Her work “brought the plight of the poor and forgotten – particularly sharecroppers, displaced farm families, and migrant workers – to public attention” (Source: Wikipedia).

Lange’s most famous image is Migrant Mother. This is what she had to say about taking this photograph:

I saw and approached the hungry and desperate mother, as if drawn by a magnet. I do not remember how I explained my presence or my camera to her, but I do remember she asked me no questions. I made five exposures, working closer and closer from the same direction. I did not ask her name or her history. She told me her age, that she was thirty-two. She said that they had been living on frozen vegetables from the surrounding fields, and birds that the children killed. She had just sold the tires from her car to buy food. There she sat in that lean-to tent with her children huddled around her, and seemed to know that my pictures might help her, and so she helped me. There was a sort of equality about it.

Dorothea Lange, 1960, Popular Photography

Art Discussion Questions

  1. What’s going on? What do you see that makes you say that?
  2. What can you tell about these people based on what you see? What can’t you tell about the people in this photograph?
  3. What is the mood or feeling of this artwork?
  4. How do you feel about the people in this photograph? How do you think the artist felt about the people in this photograph?
  5. Why do you think this photograph was made?

Photography Project

Have students imagine that they are hired by the government today in 2014 to document life in America. What types of photographs would they take? What stories would they tell? How would they tell those stories through photography?

Additionally, try having students document the people in their lives with a camera. How can you tell the story of a person through picture only? What do pictures leave out?

Dorothea Lange Resources and Citations

  • Biographical Information and Photos by Dorothea Lange
  • More works by Dorothea Lange
  • Museum of Contemporary Photography: Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother, and the Documentary Tradition
  • Crash Course – Great Depression
  • Crash Course – New Deal
  • The National Archive: A New Deal for the Arts, Exhibit

That’s it! Thanks for reading. I’d love to hear your thoughts about the artwork in the comments. Click here to find more art from around the world!

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