Read the Fine Print
Examining an artwork in depth fosters observation and critical thinking skills. Looking closely also stimulates conversation about the artistic, cultural, and historical context in which a work of art was made. In this session, students focus on two paintings by the American artist Thomas Wilmer Dewing. Charles Lang Freer, the founder of the Freer Gallery of Art at the Smithsonian Institution, avidly collected Dewing’s art. This activity explores how Dewing’s paintings express his unique aesthetic vision as they also embody the late nineteenth-century idea of the American Renaissance.
- Subject:
- Arts and Humanities
- Material Type:
- Lesson Plan
- Provider:
- Smithsonian Institution
- Provider Set:
- Freer Gallery of Art
- Date Added:
- 07/16/2024