PortraitBeginnings

=Portraiture of the Twentieth Century=

Purpose: To gain a basic understanding of the history of Portraiture

Each student selects a topic (listed below) from the “Eye Contact” web site: http://www.npg.si.edu/cexh/eye/html/index.htm

• Modern Life, Modern Art • Rethinking Identity, Beyond Likeness • Celebrity Culture, Theatricality, Gender, Race and the Body, Popular Culture, Humor and Film, Uses of Photography • Independent Works of Art, Drawing and the Press, Subject and Surface, Effects of Graphic Media • Did Portraiture Lose Its Relevance? New Approaches

Under each Topic, there are two to three artists represented.

Students will visit the web site above, choose two artists from their assigned topic and complete the following, using a word document:

1. First, in your own words, summarize your Topic.

2. Develop two or three questions that would help other students to understand something about the artist’s way of working, influence, and how the artist described the sitter.

3. Copy and paste the portraits into a word document, along with the questions and answers. (Please do not ask questions that target specific detail, such as “when did the artist paint this portrait?”) Please answer your questions in your own words.

4. Save on your desktop and also send responses to Holly, who will put on a wiki page for discussion on Friday. Please remember to give credit to the artists you use.