The Amon Carter Museum offers a stunning survey of American art, from the first landscape painters of the 1830s to modern artists of the twentieth century. The collection includes masterworks by such luminaries as Alexander Calder, Thomas Cole, Stuart Davis, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, Georgia O'Keeffe, John Singer Sargent, and Alfred Stieglitz. The museum also houses founder Amon G. Carter's collection of works by the two greatest artists of the American West—Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell. The Carter's holdings by these two artists are recognized as the finest and most comprehensive in the world. The museum's photography collection ranks among the top five in the country, with more than 30,000 exhibition-quality prints that cover the breadth of the medium's history.
Provider's Events:
1. View Beautiful Biomes - Science and art interconnect in this broadcast as students use the work of world-renowned nature photographer Eliot Porter to discuss biomes. Porter, a pioneer in nature color photography, traveled the world from Africa to Iceland. During this program, students will present and discuss a short project they have completed before the broadcast and learn how Porter’s love of nature and science influenced his art. (Appropriate for grades 3–5 with connections made to visual art, science, and language arts.)
2. View People of the Plains - The Amon Carter Museum holds some of the most beautiful and important works of Plains Indians created by nineteenth-century artists. During this broadcast, students will work in groups and use art to identify and discuss Plains Indian culture and the themes: family/home, games/play, art/decoration, protection/self-defense, dances/ceremonies, and hunting. This program includes activities that must be completed by the students before the broadcast. (Appropriate for grades 3-5 with connections to history, language arts, and visual art.)
3. View Erwin Smith: Cowboy Photographer - In this one-hour program, students will study the historical photographs of cowboy photographer Erwin E. Smith. While honing their observation skills, students will learn about the last vestiges of the open-range lifestyle of cowboys during the early twentieth century. Students who participate in this program will formulate questions, complete a short activity, and learn what art can teach us about history. (Appropriate for grades 4–10 with connections to history and visual art).
4. View Art of the West - Art of the American West will bring to life the history you teach in the classroom. Using reproductions from the Amon Carter Museum collection, students will work in groups to place the images in chronological order by drawing on what they see in the works of art and on their historical knowledge. This program will promote and improve the students' observation and critical-thinking skills while they learn about how culture and art relate. (Appropriate for grades 7–10 with connections made to visual art and history.)
5. View Encountering Texas - Explore Texas in the 1840s and '50s through the eyes of three newcomers who joined the vast migration of Americans who had "Gone to Texas." In delicate watercolors and drawings, Edward Everett, James Gilchrist Benton, and Sara Ann Lillie Hardinge recorded their individual observations of the young state, San Antonio's crumbling missions, the city's residents, and plantation life. Through their art, your students will investigate important aspects of Texas' early history. (Appropriate for grades 4–5 with connections to history, language arts, and visual art).
6. View Texas Bird's-Eye Views - From 1871 until 1891, a handful of artists crisscrossed Texas producing bird's-eye views of the state's burgeoning cities and towns. In their time, these large and highly detailed views promoted the economic opportunities of a town and bolstered civic pride. Today, they provide a unique window into nineteenth-century life and history. Now, thanks to a generous grant from The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation, representing BNSF Railway Company, the Amon Carter Museum will offer free videoconferences featuring these remarkable views. The Texas Bird's-Eye View videoconference will give students the opportunity to analyze views and explore the growth and development of Texas towns and cities in the nineteenth century.
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