Grace Hartigan's Billboard
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Grace Hartigan Introduction |
Social Studies
Grace Hartigan began Billboard by creating a
collage of images taking from Life magazine. The
images expressed, or captured the essence of, the world
around her--New York City in the 1950s.
Create a Collage about You
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Myself collage Create a collage that reveals something about yourself, such as your favorite foods, sports activities, hobbies, and places to visit.
Family collage Create a collage that highlights your family.
Community collage Create a collage that depicts your community. It could include various community services, such as the fire department, police department, and schools. It could also include places for recreation, such as parks, movie theaters, and shopping centers.
Explore the Community
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Research a community, county, state, or country and identify its population, major products, natural resources, and attractions. Then use this information to create a billboard such as a Chamber of Commerce or tourist office might use to promote the area.
Use maps, brochures, and collected information to create a collage that conveys the essence of a particular place and time, such as New York in the 1950s. Choose a particular topic to investigate, such as census figures, ethnic composition, politics, art, or industry.
Create a collage that reflects events that occurred in New York in the 1950s and a collage that reflects events that have occurred in Minneapolis and St. Paul in the 1990s. Compare the collages and discuss what they have in common and how they differ. Based on changes over the past forty years, project future changes.
Picture Your Community
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Do a photographic study that captures the personality of a particular community or neighborhood. Make a collage from the photographs.
Look into History
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Event Create a collage that captures the essence of an event, such as the Civil War, World War I, the Great Depression, the 1950s, or the Vietnam War.
Biography Create a collage that captures the essence of a famous person's life (for example, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Florence Nightingale, or Henry VIII).
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