Jacob Lawrence Betye Saarwilliam 2 Page Essay 042

Write about these two portraits in a two paragraph response. Why are they iconic and unique portraits?

Charles Demuth I Saw the Figure No. 5 in Gold, 1928 and Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother 1936.

The goal of this question is to have you OBSERVE the work for 15-20 minutes and see things you may not have seen before. Speak to this as to what it tells you about the PORTRAIT and the person this work is about.

Research and review my Powerpoint lectures to guide you.

THIS MUST BE IN YOUR OWN LANGUAGE. Do not quote and do not copy any text or you will be marked down. Think outside the box and tell me what you see when you look at these and what each portrait tells you about the sitter.

Artists often faced racial or gender discrimination promoting their work and being seen by the mainstream galleries and public audiences in America. It was tough for them to make a living. How did 2 of the artists listed below illustrate and help advance themselves and their work?

Aaron Douglas,

Jacob Lawrence

Betye Saar

William H. Johnson

Lois Mailou Jones

There were the unique few artists who stepped out of the traditional mode and broke from the pack. How did one of these artists do that within their era? Name works, characteristics of the style and movement and state the one or two works that proved their talents and vision.

Edouard Manet, William Morris, Mary Cassatt, Jackson Pollock, Walter Gropius

Joseph Cornell, David Alfaro Siquieros.

Picasso and Braque studied Cezanne and competed with Matisse. Look at these 4 works and compare. In this comparison you are to detail what you see and how Cezanne and Matisse influenced their work. In at least two paragraphs. It’s not important to know titles but you can guess the artist. Observe and compare.

The invention of photography changed the world in many ways. It opened up the field of Portraiture and it allowed photo-journalists to illustrate the real world whether it was good news or bad. You are to cite one photographer and write on how he/she changed the dynamic of how viewers appreciated “their world within which they lived.” One paragraph minimum. If you use Dorothea Lange in this question you cannot answer #7.