Curriculum Materials: Art in America
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Image 2a Foxon, Connecticut Questions: |
Look Questions Teacher Key
1. What items do you see in this room? Does the room look crowded? Why or why not?
2. Where do you see wood in this room? (Floors, trim, chairs, table, chest, box, walls, picture frame.) Where do you see metal? (Candle holder.) Where do you see glass? (Windows, mirror.) Where do you see paint? (Walls, mirror frame, PORTRAIT.)
3. What kinds of lines dominate this room? (Many straight lines.) Where do you see straight lines in this room? (Floorboards, baseboards, trim, chairs, chest.) Look very closely. Where do you see curving lines? (The chairs.) Does the emphasis of the room seem to be more horizontal or vertical? Why?
5. What is TEXTURE? (The way something feels.) What texture would the floors be? Stucco is a plaster or cement finish for walls. Which parts of the room are stucco? What do you think these walls feel like? What clues do you get from the image?
6. The electric lights in the ceiling of this room would
not have been there originally since electricity had not yet
been invented in the 18th century. Where would the light in
this room have come from? (Sunlight through windows,
candles, fireplace.) Where would you go in this room if
you wanted to read during the day? Where would you go if you
wanted to read in the evening?
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