{"id":1823,"date":"2018-01-30T21:40:57","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T21:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/arthistory2-91\/?post_type=chapter&p=1823"},"modified":"2018-01-30T21:41:13","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T21:41:13","slug":"museum-assignment","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-arthistory2\/chapter\/museum-assignment\/","title":{"raw":"Museum Assignment","rendered":"Museum Assignment"},"content":{"raw":"PROJECT DUE\r\n<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\nPART 1<\/span><\/b>\r\n\r\nFind a museum in your area or travel to the museum of your choice.<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\nBelow is a list of some museums in our area:<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\nCanajoharie Library Collection\/Canajorharie,NY<\/span>\r\n\r\nMunson Williams Proctor Museum\/ Utica , NY<\/span>\r\n\r\nFenimore House and Native American Art Museum\/ Cooperstown, NY<\/span>\r\n\r\nEverson Museum\/ Syracuse, NY<\/span>\r\n\r\nClark Museum\/Williamstown, Mass.<\/span>\r\n\r\nNorman Rockwell Museum\/ Stockbridge, Mass.<\/span>\r\n\r\nOld Forge Art Center<\/span>\r\n\r\nHamilton College Art Gallery<\/span>\r\n\r\nOf course, there is NYC with the<\/span>\r\n\r\nMetropolitan Museum of Art<\/span>\r\n\r\nIf you want some guidance as to what is available in your area, let me know exactly where you live, and I will give you some ideas.<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\nPART 3<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nWrite a short research essay on the particular artist that you chose. You want to choose an artist that has some<\/span> fame here. If you choose the local talent, there may not be much material on the net in which to write much on.<\/span><\/b>\r\n\r\n<\/b>Make the essay about 500 words, or more if you get going. Good luck, Mr. S.<\/b><\/span>\r\n\r\nPROJECT DUE<\/span>\r\n\r\nMuseum of Modern Art<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe Whitney Museum of American Art<\/span>\r\n\r\nGuggenheim Museum<\/span>\r\n\r\nBrooklyn Museum<\/span>\r\n\r\nJewish Museum<\/span>\r\n\r\nMuseum of African Art<\/span>\r\n\r\nCatskills Area<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\nDIA Beacon<\/span>\r\n\r\nOlana, home of the Hudson River Painter , Frederick Church<\/span>\r\n\r\nObviously if you are a student from California, or Tokyo, or Miami, you can choose whatever museum is in your area.<\/span>\r\n\r\nPART 2<\/span>\r\n\r\nFrom your museum visit choose one work which really grabs your attention.<\/span>\r\n\r\nMake little pencil sketches of the work. These are not professional finished drawings, but rough quick sketches of the chosen artwork.<\/span>\r\n\r\na. Objects, figures, architecture, abstract marks, etc.<\/span>\r\n\r\nb. Values ( light and shadows)<\/span>\r\n\r\nc. Composition, ( where things are in the picture )<\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nDo not worry about photographic realism here. A sketch is a sketch.<\/span>\r\n\r\nMake about 4 or 5 little sketches, taking about a total of 30 min.<\/span>\r\n\r\n ","rendered":"

PROJECT DUE
\n<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

PART 1<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Find a museum in your area or travel to the museum of your choice.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Below is a list of some museums in our area:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Canajoharie Library Collection\/Canajorharie,NY<\/span><\/p>\n

Munson Williams Proctor Museum\/ Utica , NY<\/span><\/p>\n

Fenimore House and Native American Art Museum\/ Cooperstown, NY<\/span><\/p>\n

Everson Museum\/ Syracuse, NY<\/span><\/p>\n

Clark Museum\/Williamstown, Mass.<\/span><\/p>\n

Norman Rockwell Museum\/ Stockbridge, Mass.<\/span><\/p>\n

Old Forge Art Center<\/span><\/p>\n

Hamilton College Art Gallery<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, there is NYC with the<\/span><\/p>\n

Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/span><\/p>\n

If you want some guidance as to what is available in your area, let me know exactly where you live, and I will give you some ideas.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

PART 3<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Write a short research essay on the particular artist that you chose. You want to choose an artist that has some<\/span> fame here. If you choose the local talent, there may not be much material on the net in which to write much on.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

<\/b>Make the essay about 500 words, or more if you get going. Good luck, Mr. S.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

PROJECT DUE<\/span><\/p>\n

Museum of Modern Art<\/span><\/p>\n

The Whitney Museum of American Art<\/span><\/p>\n

Guggenheim Museum<\/span><\/p>\n

Brooklyn Museum<\/span><\/p>\n

Jewish Museum<\/span><\/p>\n

Museum of African Art<\/span><\/p>\n

Catskills Area<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

DIA Beacon<\/span><\/p>\n

Olana, home of the Hudson River Painter , Frederick Church<\/span><\/p>\n

Obviously if you are a student from California, or Tokyo, or Miami, you can choose whatever museum is in your area.<\/span><\/p>\n

PART 2<\/span><\/p>\n

From your museum visit choose one work which really grabs your attention.<\/span><\/p>\n

Make little pencil sketches of the work. These are not professional finished drawings, but rough quick sketches of the chosen artwork.<\/span><\/p>\n

a. Objects, figures, architecture, abstract marks, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

b. Values ( light and shadows)<\/span><\/p>\n

c. Composition, ( where things are in the picture )<\/span><\/p>\n

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Do not worry about photographic realism here. A sketch is a sketch.<\/span><\/p>\n

Make about 4 or 5 little sketches, taking about a total of 30 min.<\/span><\/p>\n

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