1. Ellsworth and William Woodward Impressions of the Southland
Alexandria Museum of Art
Educator’s Guide
March 6 – May 23, 2015

2. William Woodward
The Old Mattress Factory, 1904
New Orleans Museum of Art
Gift of Edgar Stern Family Fund

3. Ellsworth Woodward
Backyard in Covington, 1930
The Historic New Orleans Collection
Gift of Laura Simon Nelson

4. Color is really reflected light.
When light waves hit an object, some are absorbed by the object and some are reflected.
The color of an object is determined by which waves are reflected by that object

5. Reflection and Refraction
What is the difference between reflection and refraction? How do they affect how we see color?

6. The Electromagnetic Spectrum
The electromagnetic spectrum is made up of different types of radiation. Our eyes can only see a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

7. The visible spectrum is made up of all of the colors we can see

8. Ellsworth Woodward
Backyard in Covington, 1930
The Historic New Orleans Collection
Gift of Laura Simon Nelson

9. William Woodward
Jackson Square, 1909
Louisiana State Museum Collection