Museum-Visit: Animals, Art, and Attitude
Museum-Activity: #1

Key Questions

Why have animals always had a special place in artwork?
How are animals portrayed by different cultures?
How have animals been used to decorate objects of art?

Objective/Goals/Learning Outcomes

Students develop skill in observing artwork.
Students develop understanding of the elements of art: line, shape, form, space, and color.

Vocabulary

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Quotes

"The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery."
— Francis Bacon

Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this.

— Unknown

What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, man would die from a great loneliness of spirit. For whatever happens to the beasts, soon happens to man. All things are connected.
— Seattle, Chief of the Duwamish, Suquamish and allied Indian tribes, Letter to President Franklin Pierce, 1854

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