Curriculum Materials: Amazing Animals in Art Image 7 Jane Tuckerman American, born 1947 Untitled Theme Essays: Background About this Object Style Technique About the Artist Questions: Suggested Questions: K-3 Suggested Questions: 4-6 Suggested Questions: Grades 4-6 - Teachers Key What do you see in this photograph? How is a photograph different from a painting? How many seagulls are in the photograph? Have you ever seen seagulls flying? Were they in the same positions as those in the photograph? Which seagull stands out the most? What makes it stand out? (Its size, its prominent position in the photograph, its mysterious presence since we cannot tell if it is a shadow or a bird; its strange movement.) Which bird is closest to us? Which is farthest away? How can you tell? What is the season? What kind of day is it? Is it noisy or quiet in the photograph? If you could enter into the photograph, what sounds would you hear? The artist who made this photograph wanted to convey a sense of mystery. What is mysterious about this photograph? (Consider: BIRD'S-EYE VIEW, sense of vast space, contrasts of light and dark, shadowlike forms.) Where do you see shadows in this photograph? What do you need to make a shadow? (Light, an object to block the light, a surface for the shadow to fall on.) Examine the photograph again. Do all the "shadows" have these three elements? Explain. Why do you think the artist decided not to give this photograph a title (or to name it Untitled)? What title would you give this photograph? Where do you think the artist was standing when she took this photograph? Encourage children to use their imaginations. (Possible suggestions: on a rooftop of a building, on a sea cliff, in a balloon or an airplane.) Aerial photography has provided a totally new experience in the images of LANDSCAPE. Have you traveled in an airplane and experienced a bird's-eye view looking at the ground from the air? What did you notice? Did you see two-dimensional patterns of color, shape, and line? This photograph shows us a scene from a bird's-eye view. Can you think of anything else that uses the vantage point of a bird's-eye view? (Maps, aerial camera shots often seen in movies, etc.) Introduction ~ Index of Images ~ Glossary ~ Amazing Animals Activities ~ How to Order ~ Your Comments Wanted