Curriculum Materials: Art in America
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Image 9 Henry Lewis Questions: |
Look Questions
1. Look closely at this LANDSCAPE painting. What do you see?
2. What colors did the artist Henry Lewis use most in this painting? Where do you see pink in the painting? Where do you see red?
3. If you could walk into this LANDSCAPE painting, where would you enter? What makes this point the most inviting place to enter? Once you entered the landscape, what sounds might you hear? What scents might you smell?
4. ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE is a technique used by artists to show distance. With this technique, objects that are farther away appear lighter and less detailed than objects that are closer. Where do you see atmospheric perspective in this painting?
5. Lewis sketched this scene as he floated down the river on a pontoon. Where do you see moving water in this painting? Where else does Lewis show movement?
6. What do you think the weather is like, based on the
sky? Where is the sun? Is it warm or cold? How can you
tell?
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