Chapter 21 covered a lot of information on a lot of different art styles.For this discussion, you will be visiting the George Eastman Museum

Chapter 21 Discussion
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Topic Discussion Written:
Chapter 21 covered a lot of information on a lot of different art styles. for this discussion, you will be visiting the George Eastman MuseumLinks to an external site.. You will go to the online collection and choose artwork before 1900. Choose an artwork that includes the “Related Media” link to the right of the image and include it in your discussion post. . Tell us about the artwork and what it is depicting. Don’t forget to include the information about the artwork including title, artist and date. Also, watch the video in the “Related Media” link. Tell us how the photograph was made.
Embed your image(s).
Include the artwork information – artist name, title (in italics), date.
Briefly describe the image you’ve included. In about 300 words write about the piece’s meaning and purpose like you did in the last discussion post. Then add something interesting you discovered during your examination of the work. Why did you select this piece? What stood out to you that made you pick it? What did you learn about the work after reading about it? Why is this information exciting, important, relevant to our study of art? You may wish to engage in outside research to expand and refine your post. Try to include as many facts as you can (without plagiarizing so remember to cite).
Include a new fact or bit of information that you found intriguing from the write up on your image. Help your classmates appreciate what you find interesting.
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Topic Discussion Artwork Creation:
Chapter 21 covered a lot of information on a lot of different art styles. for this discussion, you will be visiting the George Eastman MuseumLinks to an external site.. You will go to the online collection and choose artwork before 1900 to re-create. Your recreation will be a photograph and not a work on paper this time. You can learn more about photography in our traditional black and white photo course or the digital photo course. Don’t forget to include an image of the original with the artwork information below it (artist, title, date, etc) and your artwork creation. Include 3-5 interesting facts you learned. Don’t forget to properly cite your sources. Well done re-creations may be posted on the GWC.art instagram page.
Related art courses: Intro to Black and White Photo (Photo G120), Digital Photography (Photo G190)