American Art

19th Century American Landscapes/The Hudson River School

Students will look at three Hudson River Valley paintings, read and write about pertinent essays from the time and view part of the documentary National Parks:  America’s Best Idea.

Frederic Edwin Church, 
Twilight, “Short Arbiter ‘Twixt Day and Night,” 1850, 
Newark Museum Collection 56.43

Grade Level:

  • High School

Subject:

  • Language Arts

Collection:

  • American Art

Skills:

  • Critical thinking

Age:

  • Teens

Time:

  • 1 hour

Life in the Fast Lane: the Rapid Change and Growth of America in the Early 20th Century

Students will be examining a series of paintings that highlight America’s change into an industrial society, full of machines, factories, and pollution.

Edward Hopper
House by the Railroad, 1925
, Oil on Canvas
, The Museum of Modern Art

Grade Level:

  • High School

Subject:

  • Social Studies

Collection:

  • American Art

Skills:

  • Critical thinking

Age:

  • Teens

Time:

  • 1 hour

Looking for Math in Art

By viewing pieces of artwork by students will discover how math is incorporated into artwork.

Louise Nevelson, 
Sky Presence II, 1960, 
Newark Museum Collection

Grade Level:

  • Elementary School

Subject:

  • Math

Collection:

  • American Art

Skills:

  • Critical thinking

Age:

  • 9-12

Time:

  • 1 hour

Memories of a Lifetime - Romare Bearden

Student will use a variety of resources (text, art) to learn about the art of collage.  Students will use the artwork of Romare Bearden and the story “Me and Uncle Romie” by Claire Hartfield as inspiration for creati

Romare Bearden The Dove, 1964 (NEH 17b)

Grade Level:

  • Elementary School

Subject:

  • Art

Collection:

  • American Art

Skills:

  • Creativity

Age:

  • 9-12

Time:

  • 1 hour

The Great Depression and Great Recession

This Lesson uses pieces from the Newark Museum to enhance students understanding of the Great Depression and Great Recession. 

 

Minetta Good, At the Country Auction, 1935

Grade Level:

  • Middle School

Subject:

  • Social Studies

Collection:

  • American Art

Skills:

  • Critical thinking

Age:

  • 6-8

Time:

  • 1 hour

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