Portraiture “Here’s Looking at you kid” A look at portraiture throughout history and what some people are doing with it today. Ms Durheim

What exactly is a PORTRAIT??? Por*trait- a noun Por*trait- a noun A likeness of a person, especially one showing the face, that is created by a painter or photographer. A likeness of a person, especially one showing the face, that is created by a painter or photographer. Example– a verbal picture or description, especially of a person. Example– a verbal picture or description, especially of a person.

Albrecht Durer Self-Portrait at 28 Self-Portrait at 28 (Self-Portrait in Furcoat) (Self-Portrait in Furcoat) 1500 (120 Kb) 1500 (120 Kb) Oil on panel, 67 x 49 cm (26 1/4" x 19 1/4") Oil on panel, 67 x 49 cm (26 1/4" x 19 1/4") Alte Pinakothek, Munich Alte Pinakothek, Munich

Paul Cezanne Portrait of the Portrait of the Artist's Father c (170 Kb) c (170 Kb) Oil on canvas, Oil on canvas, x cm (78 1/8 x 47 in) National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.

Mary Cassatt Little Girl in a Little Girl in a Blue Armchair Blue Armchair 1878 (30 Kb) 1878 (30 Kb) Oil on canvas Oil on canvas National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.

Vincent van Gogh Self-Portrait 1889 Self-Portrait 1889 (250 Kb) (250 Kb) Oil on canvas, 65 x 54 cm (25 1/2 x 21 1/4 in) Oil on canvas, 65 x 54 cm (25 1/2 x 21 1/4 in) Musee d'Orsay, Paris Musee d'Orsay, Paris Self-Portrait 1889 (250 Kb) Oil on canvas, 65 x 54 cm (25 1/2 x 21 1/4 in) Musee d'Orsay, Paris Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear 1889 (250 Kb); Oil on canvas, 60 x 49 cm; Courtauld Institute Galleries, London Self-Portrait in front of the Easel 1888 (200 Kb); 65 x 50.5 cm Self-Portrait Dedicated to Paul Gauguin 1888 (130 Kb); Oil on canvas, 60.5 x 49.4 cm (23 3/4 x 19 1/2 in); Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MAPaul Gauguin Self-portrait “Van Gogh produced some thirty in all in the short space of five years --- from the end of the Brabant period (1885) to the last year of his life at St Rémy and Auvers.” /

Kathe Kollwitz Kathe Kollwitz Kathe Kollwitz Self Portrait 1898 color lithograph Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden Kathe Kollwitz Self Portrait 1898 color lithograph Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden Kathe Kollwitz Self Portrait Facing Right 1938 lithograph National Gallery of Art, DC Kathe Kollwitz Self Portrait Facing Right 1938 lithograph National Gallery of Art, DC

Pablo Picasso Self-Portrait Oil on canvas. Oil on canvas. Museo Picasso, Barcelona, Spain. Self-Portrait in Blue Period Oil on canvas. Portrait of Man in a Hat Oil on canvas. Musée d'Unterlinden, Colmar, France.

Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo. Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair. Frida Kahlo. Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair. Frida Kahlo. Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair. Frida Kahlo. Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair Las Dos Fridas by Frida Kahlo Las Dos Fridas

Andy Warhol “In the 1960s, Andy Warhol created several “mass-produced” images from photographs of celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and Jackie O.” “In the 1960s, Andy Warhol created several “mass-produced” images from photographs of celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and Jackie O.” Andy Warhol Self-Portrait, 1986 ©The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. Shot Blue, Marilyn 1964 Andy Warhol

Cindy Sherman Cindy Sherman Untitled Film Still # Cindy Sherman Untitled Film Still #

Chuck Close Chuck Close ANA 1990; NA 1992 Self Portrait, 1988 Spit-bite aquatint, 13 ½ x 9 ¾ in. ANA diploma presentation, 1991 ( )

“The Painting Group” oconnor oconnor “Portraits of Sandra Day O'Connor On October 10, 2006, former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor sat for an unusual portrait session in New York City—before a group of 25 artists known as The Painting Group. The resulting artworks will make up "Portraits of Sandra Day O'Connor" at the National Portrait Gallery, running March 30 through October 8, Here are some of the portraits from that day.”

Another Article…. Portraits of Sandra Day O'Connor To Monday, Oct. 8, at the National Portrait Gallery By Kriston Capps Posted: April 5, 2007 How do you frame the First Lady of Law, Sandra Day O’Connor? That’s the question 25 amateur and professional painters, all members of a New York portrait society called the Painting Club, set out to answer in this National Portrait Gallery exhibit. Commissioned last year to honor the retirement of the first woman on the Supreme Court, the paintings all fall to the right of the centrist jurist: staid and conservative. Yet each carries the faint glimpse of the revealed O’Connor Even David Levin’s wiry watercolor—which, from a distance, hints at a more daring approach—is equally as restrained upon closer inspection. Some models just don’t sit well. As a …… John Riggins once said: “Come on, Sandy baby, loosen up.” the exhibition is on view from 11:30 a.m.n7 p.m. daily, to Monday, Oct. 8, at the National Portrait Gallery, 8th & F Sts. NW. Free. (202) Sandra Day O’ConnorNational Portrait Gallery

Examples of works done….. Sandra Day O'Connor By Aaron Shikler Pastel, 2006 Courtesy, The Painting Group, New York City ©Aaron Shikler Sandra Day O'Connor By David Levine Watercolor, 2006 Courtesy, The Painting Group, New York City ©David Levine Sandra Day O'Connor By Matthew Levine Oil on board, 2006 Courtesy, The Painting Group, New York City ©Matthew Levine Sandra Day O'Connor By Daniel B. Schwartz Oil on canvas, 2006 Courtesy, The Painting Group, New York City ©Daniel B. Schwartz Sandra Day O'Connor By Gil Eisner Oil on canvas, 2006 Courtesy, The Painting Group, New York City ©Gil Eisner Sandra Day O'Connor By Jean Marcellino Oil on canvas, 2006 Courtesy, The Painting Group, New York City ©Jean Marcellino Sandra Day O'Connor By Walter Bernard Oil on canvas, 2006 Courtesy, The Painting Group, New York City ©Walter Bernard

Your Objectives You will complete 3 portraits from life that express either your own personality or that of the model. You will complete 3 portraits from life that express either your own personality or that of the model. You will learn about different media, techniques and processes. You will learn about different media, techniques and processes. You will identify and explore portraits within varying cultures, times and places (like on this PowerPoint and your start activity). You will identify and explore portraits within varying cultures, times and places (like on this PowerPoint and your start activity).

YOU will….. Have the next 13 days to complete 3 portraits from 3 models. Have the next 13 days to complete 3 portraits from 3 models. The models will be a surprise and you will have 2 days per model to work. The models will be a surprise and you will have 2 days per model to work. You must use the same size paper for each model BUT you can change the media, style, technique, etc. You must use the same size paper for each model BUT you can change the media, style, technique, etc. You must write a statement in your journal on WHY this is a series of work and WHY the media is appropriate for the works. You must write a statement in your journal on WHY this is a series of work and WHY the media is appropriate for the works. You will be graded on Composition, Creativity, Technique and Journal Information. You will be graded on Composition, Creativity, Technique and Journal Information. This will end in a class critique and show so be prepared to share!!!! This will end in a class critique and show so be prepared to share!!!!

Project Extension After finishing this project you will look for 2 more artists NOT featured in the slideshow to study and gather examples from. (You will document all research and thoughts in your journal). You will then start a SERIES of drawings that are of appropriate body parts such as ……. After finishing this project you will look for 2 more artists NOT featured in the slideshow to study and gather examples from. (You will document all research and thoughts in your journal). You will then start a SERIES of drawings that are of appropriate body parts such as ……. The face The feet The hands

CREDITS All works were taken from the web or clip art. Internet pictures have been sited by site on the bottom of each page. All works were taken from the web or clip art. Internet pictures have been sited by site on the bottom of each page. Students are to be original and only reference artists. Students are to be original and only reference artists. This PowerPoint can be used and changed/edited by anyone. This PowerPoint can be used and changed/edited by anyone. Melissa K Durheim 2007 AP summer 2007 Northwest High School, Shawnee Mission Schools