The Elements of Art: Symbolism and Place | National Gallery of Art https://www.nga.gov/educational-resources/elements-art/elements-art-symbolism-and-place
animal.  A symbol is a drawing, shape, or object that represents something else
Meintest du essen?
animal.  A symbol is a drawing, shape, or object that represents something else
Photographer Nancy Andrews reflects on her project searching for, and bringing visibility to, her community.
price of admission into your home is that I turn around and show it to somebody else
A lesson for preschool to kindergarten students about artist Wassily Kandinsky’s 1913 painting Improvisation 31 (Sea Battle). Students learn how to look at this painting, what you can read to learn more, how to paint music yourself, and a list of vocabulary terms related to this activity.
Or do you see something else?
A lesson for preschool to kindergarten students about artist Jacob Lawrence’s 1964 painting Street to Mbari. Students learn how to look at this painting, what you can read to learn more, how to paint a gathering place, and a list of vocabulary terms related to this activity.
Does that shape repeat somewhere else in the painting?
A lesson for preschool to kindergarten students about artist Joan Miró’s painting The Farm. Students learn how to look at this painting, what you can read to learn more, how to create a collage, and a list of vocabulary terms related to this activity.
your favorite place: the beach, the library, a relative’s house, or somewhere else
A lesson for preschool to kindergarten students about artist Romare Bearden’s collage Tomorrow I May Be Far Away. Students learn how to look at this collage, what you can read to learn more, how to create a collage, and a list of vocabulary terms related to this activity.
Where else does that color appear?
Modern art can be intimidating. Here’s how to trust yourself and your own reaction to what you see.
Is there anything else that can strike so much fear in the heart of the average museumgoer
For classical pianist and activist Lara Downes, Romare Bearden’s collage is a puzzle full of questions and unfinished business. In response, she brings together different musical sources, overlaying sounds to create both harmony and tension.
But if we put the train together in it, it may be about being somewhere else.
Meet the 17th-century painters Fede Galizia and Gesina Ter Borch. And see the only known work by Caterina Angela Pierozzi.
Little else is known about Fede Galizia’s life, but writings from the time describe
Pieter Molijn, born in London of Flemish parents, was baptized on April 6, 1595. It is not known when he left England or where and with whom he studied painting.
Little else is known of his professional career, except that he seems to have remained