18 Nov Why is it important to varied groups of people across time and place?
Order Instructions
Select one work of art from each of the time periods listed. The artworks should each be from a different culture and time period. Each of the artworks you select should be linked by the exploration of a similar theme. Play the Curator’s Assitant game for guidance on how to determine what theme a work of art addresses.
Total of 3 works of art.
Selected artwork must share a common theme or topic.
Time periods:
Time period 1: 10,000 BCE – 500 CE
Time period 2: 500 – 1800 CE
Time period 3: 1800 – Present
Articulate your rationale for choosing the selected pieces of artwork.
Why did you choose these works of art?
What do you find engaging about them?
Identify and describe the common theme that the selected artworks share.
Explain the significance of the theme.
Why is it important to varied groups of people across time and place?
Include images of your selected works of art or web links to the images in your paper.
Cite the owner of the artwork; either under the picture or in the weblink.
E.g.: Norton Simon Museum: Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen, by Edgar Degas
Resources
Example of how to format artwork citations
Norton Simon Museum: Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen, by Edgar Degas (opens in new window)
Requirements
Two-page Artwork Selection paper which articulates rationale for three selected pieces of artwork.
Identified common theme and its significance for the three selected pieces of artwork.
Images and/or links of selected artwork.
APA Formatting
