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New Hampshire Frameworks Correlations
Eye
Contact: Modern American Portrait Drawing 
Explore the rocky path of portrait drawing from the 1880s
to the 1980s at this site from Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. The exhibit
includes works by Mary Cassatt, Milton Avery, Thomas Hart Benton, Edward Hopper,
Roy Lichtenstein, Joseph Stella, Jacob Lawrence, and Andy Warhol.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High
School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No Arts: Visual Arts
Curriculum Standard 4
Analyze the visual arts in relation to history and culture.
Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade eight students will be able to: -
Compare the characteristics of works of art representing various cultures, historical
periods, and artists.
- Describe and place
a variety of art objects by style and artist, and by historical and cultural
contexts.
- Describe how a
given work of art can be interpreted differently in various cultures and time.
- Analyze, describe,
and demonstrate how factors of time and place influence visual characteristics
that give meaning and value to a work of art.
Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade twelve students will be able to:Differentiate among a variety of historical and cultural contexts in terms
of characteristics and purposes of works of art.
Analyze relationships
among works of art in terms of history, aesthetics, and culture, using their
observations to inform their own art making.
Understand various
critical models of interpreting works from several historical periods and cultures.
Analyze common
characteristics of visual arts evident across time and among cultural/ethnic
groups to formulate analyses, evaluations, and interpretations of meaning.
Curriculum Standard 5
Analyze, interpret and evaluate their own and others’ artwork.
Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade eight students will be able to: -
Compare multiple purposes for creating works of art.
- Analyze the meanings of
contemporary and historic artworks.
- Evaluate the quality and
effectiveness of their own and others’ work by using specific criteria.
Proficiency Standards
By the end of grade twelve students will be able to: -
Research and analyze historic meaning and purpose in various works of art.
- Defend personal interpretations
to better understand specific works of art.
- Reflect critically on various
interpretations to better understand specific works of art.
- Analyze and interpret
art works identifying relationships among form, context and purposes.
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