Curriculum Materials: Art in America
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Image 12 Cadzi Cody Questions: |
Think Questions
1. Why did Cadzi Cody paint the horses in different colors? Why might he have painted some of the horses pink and blue even though horses are not these colors? Why do you think he did not paint any of the horses black?
2. Why do you think Cadzi Cody painted all of the people alike, but represented horses in so many different ways?
3. Why are so many bison painted on this hide? How did Plains people use the bison?
4. Do you think Cadzi Cody was more interested in showing how things looked or in telling a story? What makes you think so?
5. Why might Cadzi Cody have used elk rather than bison hide for his painting at this time?
6. The nomadic way of life of the Plains people was different from the lives of other Native Americans who stayed in one place. How do you think the Plains lifestyle affected the type of art that they made?
7. When Cadzi Cody painted this hide, the Shoshone Indians were confined to a reservation and their traditional way of life had all but vanished.Why do you think he continued to paint traditional aspects of Indian life?
8. Compare Cadzi Cody's Painted Hide with Alexander Calder's MOBILE Ahab. What do these two have in common? (Many small components, irregular CONTOURS, spread-out COMPOSITION.) Which work of art has a focal point in its composition? Are the shapes in these works of art GEOMETRIC or ORGANIC? Do both of these tell a story? Why or why not? How does each artwork suggest motion?
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