Looking Back: Art History and Criticism · Art History

Artists of the Past

Studying influential artists and how their culture influenced their creative output.

Key Questions

  1. 1What can we learn about a person's life by looking at their art?
  2. 2How did artists from long ago use the tools they had available?
  3. 3Why do people keep and protect art in museums?

Common Core State Standards

NCAS: Connecting VA.Cn11.1.2NCAS: Responding VA.Re7.1.2
Grade: 2nd Grade
Subject: Visual & Performing Arts
Unit: Looking Back: Art History and Criticism
Period: Art History

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