Everything old is new again. The Los Angeles J. Paul Getty Museum presents a lesson plan on how Greek black-figure painting influenced eighteenth century Neoclassical artists. After looking at a series of examples, class members create their own silhouettes.

Concepts

visual storytelling, art forms, greek art, art appreciation

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Additional Tags

visual and performing arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Create a gallery of the silhouettes and the accompanying biographies produce by the class members
• Have class members gift the silhouette and biography to a family member

Classroom Considerations

• A great activity to schedule before the holidays
• Requires considerable set-up time to collect and arrange materials

Pros

• Includes versions of the sep-by-step lesson for both middle and high school classes
• Provides links to sites that provide examples of John Miers, Auguste Edouart, and Kara Walker

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.1.a SL.6.2 SL.7.1.a SL.7.2 SL.8.1.a SL.8.2 SL.9-10.1.a SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.1.a SL.11-12.2