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The Narrative Thread: Women’s Embroidery from Rural India (High School level) The packet contains eight slides and provides information about women from villages near Bihar in northeast India and their embroidered sujuni quilts. Included is information about how quilts are used as a form of communication, their history, how aesthetics factor into their design, the importance of religion and its celebration in Bihar, and concerns about the environment. Stories about the women who design and embroider the quilts provide insights into their lives and the impact of their work. Information about Bihar, discussion questions, a map of India, writing and creative activities for classroom use, an exhibition brochure, and a bibliography make this packet a comprehensive teaching tool. Renaissance Women Artists (High School level) The packet contains information about three Italian artists who worked during the 16th and 17th centuries. Each artist is represented with a biographical synopsis, a timeline, and teaching ideas with discussion questions and classroom activities. Additional materials include a historical perspective on women artists during the Renaissance and an extensive bibliography. Works included are: The Chess Game and Isabel of Valois by Sofonisba Anguissola; Portrait of a Noblewoman, Portrait of the Gozzadini Family, and Venus and Cupid by Lavinia Fontana; and Virgin and Child and Melpomone, the Muse of Tragedy by Elisabetta Sirani. Artists on the Road: Travel as Source of Inspiration (Middle/High School levels) The packet contains information about six artists—Maria Sibylla Merian (German), Helen Hyde (American), Sonia Terk Delaunay (Russian), Grace Spaulding John (American), Remedios Varo (Mexican, born in Spain), and Howardena Pindell (American)—featured in the exhibition Artists on the Road: Travel as Source of Inspiration. Each artist is represented with a biographical synopsis, a slide of her work, and teaching ideas with discussion questions and classroom activities. The slides represent a variety of media and techniques: drawing, watercolor, acrylic, photography, and printing. Additional materials include a poem and a bibliography. These materials probe journeys as wellsprings of creative endeavor and complement curricula in creative writing and visual arts. American Indian Women Potters (Middle/High School levels) Based on the exhibition The Legacy of Generations, the packet contains information about six American Indian women potters. Each artist is represented with a biographical synopsis, a slide of her work, and teaching ideas with discussion questions and classroom activities. Additional materials include a laminated map of the pueblos of the Southwest, texts about American Indian pottery since 1850, techniques of pottery making, and a bibliography. These materials provide a general overview of the American Indian pottery making tradition, with emphasis on the last 100 years. The six artists are: Nampeyo of Hano (Hopi), Helen Cordero (Cochiti), Margaret Tafoya (Santa Clara), Emma Lewis Mitchell (Acoma), Roxanne Swentzell (Santa Clara), and Nora Naranjo-Morse (Santa Clara). Teaching Social Studies and Language Arts through Art (Middle/High School levels) The packet includes four slides of work by M. (Mary) Marvin Breckenridge Patterson, Lois Mailou Jones, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, and Frida Baranek. These are accompanied by information about each artist and work of art, perspectives on history and culture with a timeline (related to the Great Depression, Civil Rights Movement, and European contact with American Indians), and suggestions for classroom activities. |
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