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1. Where do you think this art work was made? How do you know this? What materials did the artist use to make this art work? How do you know this? What is this art work used for? Explain your answer? (Hint: Does the shape, color, or design of the art work give you a clue?) Gallery 1: Unknown Tibetan Artist – Alter Table 2. Tell a story about the person in this art work? (For example: Do they have a name? What is their job? Where do they live? What is their job? Are they going some place?) What is the person in this art work thinking? Why do you say this? How would you describe this art work to another person if they where on the phone talking to you? Be specific. Gallery 1: School of Hans Holbein the Younger – Catherine Aragonens Henrici VIII Conivx Prior 3. What is the job of the person in this art work? Why do you say this? What is the person in this art work thinking? Why do you say this? Can you list all the different colors in the art work? Be specific! (Don’t forget different values and color combinations like: “light red, dark red, red-orange...”) Gallery 2: The Netherlands – Portrait of Mary of Modena Duchess of York

4. Who is the person in this art work was made? How do you know this? Does this person have a name? What is it? What materials did the artist use to make this art work? How do you know this? Can you create a song using this art work for inspiration? (Look at the art work carefully to get ideas. What colors do you see? What is the subject matter of the art work?) Gallery 2: Johann Georg Meyer – Title Unknown (Portrait of Young Girl) 5. How many triangles are in the art work? Tell a story about this art work? (For example: Does it have a name? Where did it come from? How was it made? Who made it? What is it used for? ) How would you describe this art work to another person if they where on the phone talking to you? Be specific. African Gallery: 6. Explain how this art work makes you feel? What about the art work makes you react this way? Is it the materials that are used? The color of the art work? The size of the art work? If you could put this art work in your house, what room would you place this art work? Why? Create a dance using this art work as inspiration. African Gallery:

7. What materials did the artist use to make this art work? How do you know this? Can you explain how this artwork was made? (Look at the art work carefully to get ideas.) How would you describe the design in this art work? What shapes did the artist use to create this art work? Native American Gallery: 8. How many different shapes are in the art work? How would you describe each shape? How many of each shape can you count in this art work? Good luck! How did the artist make this art work? How do you know? How much time and effort went into creating this art work? How would you describe the design of this artwork to a friend? Native American Gallery: 9. If you could give this art work a title what would it be? Why? What is happening in this art work? Create a story using this art work to inspire you! If you could put this art work in your house, what room would you place this art work? Why? How does this artwork make you feel? Why? Gallery 1: Petrus Paulus Schiedges – A Seascape depicting a Navel Battle between the British or Dutch off the Cape of Good Hope

10. What is the size of this artwork? How long did it take for the artist to create this art work? How do you know? What is happening in this art work? Do you have a favorite part of the art work? Which part is your favorite and why? Look carefully. How many people are in this art work? Do you think this painting is based on a real event? What event? Gallery 2: After Claude Lorraine – View of Delphi with a Procession 11. What would you title this art work? Now look at the label for this art work; did you agree with the artist? If not, which title do you like better? Why? How did the artist make this art work? How do you know? Use this art work as inspiration to create a poem Do you have a friend who might like this art work? Why would they like it? Gallery 2: Attributed to Jean Baptisto Camile Corot – Fisherman’s Shore 12. What is the age of the person in this art work? How do you know? Describe the person in this art work to a friend. (What is their name? Favorite color? Hobbies? How big is their family? Where do they live?) What is the person in this artwork thinking about? Why do you think this? Gallery 3: Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen – King William III of England as a Young Boy

13. Do you think the person in this art work is an important person? How did you decide this? What did the artist do to make you think this way? Look carefully. What is the person in this art work thinking? Why did you think this? You have to introduce the person in this art work to a group of your friends. What will you say? Gallery 3: Attributed to Francois Hubert Drouais – Unknown Title (A Portrait of the Conte d’Artois, later King Charles X of France) 14. Is there another art work in the gallery with a similar subject? Where is it? Look at both art works carefully. How are they the same? What is different about each? Using these two art works, find a friend and each you assume the identity of one of the subjects. As that person, have a conversation with your friend! What will you say to each other? Remember you are the person in the art work. Gallery 3: Frans Pourbus the Younger – Title Unknown (Louis XIII of France) 15. Describe how you think this art work was made. How many beads do you think are in this art work? Can you count them all? Good luck! How would you describe the design in this art work to a friend? What do you think this art work is used for? How do you know this? African Gallery:

16. 17. 18. How is this art work different from others in the gallery? Check the title for this art work. Why do you think the artist choose this title? Do you think it is a good title for this artwork? Why? What material is used to make this art work? How do you think this art work was created? Gallery 1: Robert Larum – The Companions 17. This is an art work that has a function. What do you think it is used for? How do you know this? Did you guess closet or wardrobe? Traditional Chinese homes did not have closets! What types of clothes do you think were stored in this wardrobe? Describe or draw what some of these clothes might have looked like or design your own! Gallery 1: Unknown Tibetan Artist – Vestment Cabinet 18. What materials did the artist use to make this object? What do you know about these materials? What would you place on these pedestals? What room of your house would you place these pedestals? Why? Look closely at the paintings on the pedestal? Why do you think the artist choose this subject matter for the paintings? Gallery 2: Unknown French Artist – Pair of Pedestals

19. How many different shapes can you find in this art work? How many of each shape do you count? The information about this art work explains that this is a portrait of the “First Ranking Ruler of Java.” Do you think this person “looks important?” What did the artist do in the painting to make you feel this way? Where is Java? (Check the maps at the end of this booklet.) Gallery 1: Hubert Julian Stowitts – His Highness Pakubu Wono X 20. What does this art work tell you about how people dressed and groomed themselves in France—nearly 320 years ago? This portrait was a commissioned art work. A friend of King Louis XIV asked an artist to paint the portrait. If you commissioned an artist to paint your portrait, how would you stage it to tell the viewer about yourself? Consider a favorite place, your hobbies, favorite clothing, etc. Gallery 3: Pierre Mignard I – Title Unknown (Portrait of King Louis XIV) 21. What materials did the artist use to make this object? What do you know about these materials? What would you store in this cabinet? What room of your house would you find this cabinet? Why? How is this piece of furniture similar and different to other types of furniture you have seen in the museum? Which is your favorite and why? Gallery 2: Unknown Tibetan Artist – Regency Style Commode

22. What do you think this art work was used for? How do you know this? How do you think this art work was made? How do you know? Look at this art work carefully. Create a story, song, or dance that might show how this art work was used in the past or present. Remember, this is your interpretation! African Gallery: 23. What is an esquire? Take a guess! How would you introduce the person in this art work to a friend? (Hint: Does the artist give you any clues for your introduction?) Consider the following questions: What does this person do for a living? Does he have a family? What is his hobby? Does this person have a pet? What is this persons favorite meal? Gallery 3: Thomas Beach – William Churchill Esquire of Henbury 24. What materials did the artist use to make this object? How many beads are used to create is art work? Good luck! If you put on this art work around your waist how would your body feel? Why do you say this? Create a movement or dance that would make this art work move in different directions if it was placed around your waist. African Gallery:

25. Can you guess my age? What was that your answer? What in this art work helped guess my age? Color? Texture? Light and shadow? If you were to draw a portrait of this person today what would they look like? Would the clothes be different? What about the hair? What would the background look like in the portrait? Gallery 3: Unknown Artist – Title Unknown (said to be a self-portrait by Thomas Gainsborough at age of approximately 29) 26. Is this an art work that has a function? If you said “yes” what is the function and how do you know? Who do you think used it? How do you know this? What materials did the maker use to create this art work? How do you think this art work was made? Tell a story about how this artwork! (Make sure you have a beginning, middle, and end to your story.) African Gallery: 27. This is an art work that has a function. Who do you think used it? How do you know this? How do you think this art work was made? Can you design or draw a fan that might keep you cool but does not look like the fan in the museum? How would you decorate it? What color would it be? Would you use it or would it be used to impress other people? Gallery 2: Unknown French Artist – Fan

Words to consider… Commission – to hire and pay an artist to create an art work according to your directions (specifications). Design – how an image or structure is put together to create a meaning or function intended by the maker. Makers design by using expressive features and characteristics of art. Expressive features and characteristics of art – elements and approaches to making that might include using color, shape, texture, light, line, balance, repetition, and time. There are many more expressive features and characteristics of art used by makers in many different combinations. Interpretation – to explain your understanding of ideas, events, images, etc. There are many ways to share your interpretations with others; through talking, writing, drawing, acting, singing, etc. Media/materials – used by a maker to create. Different media/materials might include: paint, clay, ink, fabric, markers, wood, computers, and more.