Educator Resources The Collection › Educator Resources Educator Resources Collection Educator Resources Page secondary navigation Type: All All Thematic Curricula Tips & Tutorials Student Activities Educator Resource Packets Early Childhood Activities Showing 67 educator resources Educator Resource Packet: City Landscape by Joan Mitchell With its pulsating strands and slashes of bright color, this work evokes memories of bustling cities that Mitchell recalled from her travels in the American Midwest. Educator Resource Packet: Equestrienne (At the Cirque Fernando) by Henri Toulouse-Lautrec Thinly and rapidly painted, Equestrienne (At the Cirque Fernando) (1887-88) has the confident, improvisational quality of a drawing. Its subject is the Circus Fernando, one of the first permanent circuses in Paris. Educator Resource Packet: A Boy in Front of the Loews 125th Street Movie Theater, from the series Harlem, U.S.A This teaching packet includes an essay, discussion questions, activity ideas, a glossary, and images of three photographs from Dawoud Bey’s first significant body of work. Lesson Plan: Bisa Butler’s Safety Patrol This lesson plan explores Bisa Butler’s work The Safety Patrol. Thematic Curriculum: Art + Science Art + Science was developed by the Art Institute of Chicago to support dialogue and collaboration between art and science teachers at the middle school level, with the ultimate goal of inspiring art and science integration in the curriculum. Educator Resource Packet: Starry Night and the Astronauts by Alma Thomas Inspired by the Apollo missions, Thomas’s thickly painted patches of vivid color against a white ground creates a sensation of flickering light, which suggests the mysterious beauty of outer space and inspires a sense of wonder. Educator Resource Packet: Into the World There Came A Soul Called Ida by Ivan Albright To render this haunting portrait, Albright used a precise painting technique that encourages viewers to look at all the details that convey Ida’s persona, such as clothing, accessories, and setting. Educator Resource Packet: The Herring Net by Winslow Homer In The Herring Net (1885), Winslow Homer captures the conflict between man and nature in his depiction of two fishermen hauling in a herring net amidst a stormy and powerful seascape. Educator Resource Packet: Saint George Killing the Dragon by Bernat Martorell This painting features the famous medieval legend of Saint George, who saved a princess about to be sacrificed to the dragon threatening her father’s kingdom. Educator Resource Packet: Shukongojin This figure of Shukongojin looks down from his rock-like pedestal, imposing both a sense of awe and curiosity about the target of his aggressive presence. Educator Resource Packet: Two Figures (Menhirs) by Barbara Hepworth Barbara Hepworth’s Two Figures represents the artist’s fusion of geometry and nature. The teak sculpture is composed of two vertical forms that are situated on a platform and punctuated by white-painted circular or oval concavities. Educator Resource Packet: Self-Portrait by Archibald J. Motley, Jr. In this work, Chicago-based artist Archibald J. Motley, Jr. depicts himself as a debonair yet serious artist, vibrant palette in hand. The traditional composition and lively colors offer a glimpse into the complexity of Motley himself. Educator Resource Packet: Storyteller Figure This handmade sculpture’s energetic gestures and lively facial expression suggest a strong and vibrant personality. Unearthed from an ancient tomb, the figure represents a timeless recording of history, legends, and myths. Educator Resource Packet: Merrymakers in an Inn by Adriaen van Ostade Adriaen van Ostade’s Merrymakers in an Inn illustrates peasants of multi-generations celebrating a joyous event in a spacious and picturesque interior. Educator Resource Packet: Portrait of Sylvette David by Pablo Picasso In this image, the features are greatly distorted as Pablo Picasso began to examine the subject’s facial features and characteristics as closely and specifically as possible. Next Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Page 1 Share