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| Curriculum
Guides
The Henry's Education Department offers curriculum guides
to help teachers integrate art into the classroom. Based on
past exhibitions and the Henry collection, the guides are
adaptable for most grades. Each guide is available for purchase
or a two-week loan without charge. Please
call 206.616.9894 or email mariar@henryart.org
to purchase or borrow a curriculum guide.
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After
Art: Rethinking 150 Years of Photography
An exploration of the history of photography from 19th-century vintage
photographs to contemporary abstraction, this guide provides fresh
approaches for looking at photography. (20 slides, discussion questions,
interdisciplinary lessons, vocabulary, glossary, bibliography, children's
activity guide) $30
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| Chinese
Court Costume: Color, Form and Symbolism
An exploration of court dress during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912)
and its intriguing vocabulary of symbols, this guide is an excellent
introduction to historical China, and providing ways to explore
universal symbols in dress. (20 slides, discussion questions, illustrated
glossary, timeline, map, bibliography, art projects) $30
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Enchanted
Threads: Exploring India Through its Textiles
This guide gives a comprehensive overview of the form, pattern, color
and weaving methods of India's textiles using examples from the Henry's
celebrated textile collection. (32 slides, discussion questions, interdisciplinary
lessons, timeline, map, glossary, bibliography, textile examples)
$40
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Gene(sis):
Contemporary Art Explores Human Genomics
Geared for use in middle and high schools, this guide uses art and
science in combination to explore the implications of recent genetics
research, bioethics and the study of the human genome. This unique
focus is presented in a series of creative, interdisciplinary lessons.
(19 slides, background on the art and artists, discussion questions,
interdisciplinary lessons, glossaries, resources, bibliography and
a compendium of readings and background material on genetics and bioethics.)
$30.
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How
Art Creates Places: Public Art on the University of Washington Campus
An engaging introduction to the University of Washington through its
art, this guide explores four types of public art. It also provides
a unique walking tour of campus that combines well with a visit to
the Henry. (12 slides, discussion questions, interdisciplinary lessons,
classroom and tour activities, vocabulary, tour map) $20
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Inside
Out: New Chinese Art
Focusing on China's recent social and political situation through
the eyes of its contemporary artists, this guide richly integrates
art and social studies. (20 slides, questions, lessons, timeline and
historical background, bibliography) $30
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Inspiring
Vision: Looking at Photography
This guide provides an outline of the visual thinking process, a method
for looking at art using critical thinking skills and discussion.
Using a series of comparisons between photographs that illuminates
artistic concepts, the guide explores such elements as composition,
balance, emphasis and interpretation in art. (20 slides, questions,
artist backgrounds, interdisciplinary lessons, glossary, bibliography)
$30
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Modern
Masters and the Figure: From Picasso to deKooning
A look at the work of preeminent modern masters through their interpretation
of the figure, this guides explores a wide range of artists, media
and styles of the 20th century. (19 slides, artist backgrounds, glossary,
bibliography, children's activity guide) $30
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Myth
of the West
Using masterpieces from national collections, this guide explores
the settlement of the American West through art. It provides an excellent
integration of art and social studies as well as a cultural inquiry
into how early images of the West have helped form our national identity.
(20 slides, questions, artist backgrounds, interdisciplinary lessons,
vocabulary, glossary, bibliography, map of the West, children's activity
guide) $30
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| Shifting
Ground: Transformed Views of the American Landscape
Illuminating how our American landscape has been changed by technological
development over the last 150 years, this guide features important
works of American art, from 19th-century painting and photography
to modern and contemporary work. (20 slides, questions, artist backgrounds,
interdisciplinary lessons, vocabulary, glossary, bibliography) $30
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Education programs at the Henry Art Gallery are made possible with generous support from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, ArtsFund, The Boeing Company, PONCHO, 4Culture/King County Lodging Tax Fund, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Washington State Arts Commission.
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