Art History and Critical Response · Art History

Great Artists and Their Worlds

Studying influential artists and how their lives and surroundings influenced their creative output.

Key Questions

  1. 1How did this artists community influence the subjects they chose to paint?
  2. 2In what ways did this artist break the rules of art for their time?
  3. 3How would this artists work be different if they lived in our city today?

Common Core State Standards

NCAS: Connecting VA.Cn11.1.3NCAS: Responding VA.Re7.1.3
Grade: 3rd Grade
Subject: Visual & Performing Arts
Unit: Art History and Critical Response
Period: Art History

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