Curriculum Materials: Art in America
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Image 7 Edward K. Thomas Questions: |
Look Questions
1. Where was Thomas standing when he sketched or painted this scene? What makes you think so? Explain that artists often made sketches but then completed their paintings indoors.
2. The title of this painting is View of Fort Snelling. Where is Fort Snelling in this picture? Is the fort the most important part of the painting? Why or why not? Did you notice the fort first when you looked at the painting? If not, what did you notice first? What drew you to that part?
3. The artist organized the painting into three distinct sections-a FOREGROUND, MIDDLEGROUND, and BACKGROUND. What did he include in the foreground? What do you see in the middleground? What is in the background?
4. What devices does Thomas use to create a sense of depth in this LANDSCAPE painting?
5. What time of year do you think it is? How can you tell? Does it look as if it is warm or cold out? What clues suggest this to you?
6. This painting records a site in Minnesota territory at which European Americans and Native Americans came into contact and conflict. Where do you see Native Americans? What are they doing? Do you see European Americans in the picture? What aspects of the picture indicate their presence?)
7. The term NATURALISTIC describes art in which the subject is depicted as closely as possible to the way it is seen by the human eye. What looks naturalistic about Thomas's View of Fort Snelling? What aspects of the painting do not look naturalistic? Overall, would you describe the painting as naturalistic? Why or why not?
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