Lorna Simpson creates evocative works that examine how combinations of pictures and texts create new meanings that do not exist in the images or words alone. This lesson plan explores the concepts she works with, including African American history and contemporary culture, and suggests hands-on activities combining images and the written word.

Concepts

contemporary art

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Additional Tags

albright-knox art gallery: it all adds up to art, american artist, lorna simpson, images and the written word

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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