Activities
These activities focus on works of art in the Whitney’s collection and special exhibitions. Through discussion, research, art making, and writing activities, we hope to encourage close looking, foster conversation between students, and connect artwork to classroom learning. These activities were produced in 2017.
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2017
America Is Hard to See
Explore the Exhibition Title -
Kerry James Marshall, Souvenir IV, 1998
Research the civil rights movement. -
Lucas Samaras, Chair Transformation Number 16, 1969–70
Transform an everyday object. -
Paul Thek, Untitled, 1966
Explore a mysterious object. -
Peter Saul, Saigon, 1967
Examine the ways artists depict history. -
Andy Warhol, Nine Jackies, 1964
Examine the use of images in the media. -
Reinvent an Artwork
Reinvent a work of art in a different style
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