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Painting Reflection Worksheet
Visit a local art museum, or search the Internet for images of paintings created from the 1920s to the present day. Insert an image of each painting into this assignment, and cite each image consistent with APA guidelines. Reflect on the paintings related to the social and cultural events taking place at the time, and answer the following questions. Each response must be between 50 and 100 words.
1. Painting title, artist, date: A Showery Day, Grand Canyon, Thomas Moran, 1919
a. What events influenced this painting? How?
Many people were not aware of Arizona's Canyon until 1869, when John Wesley Powell became the first to travel its full length by boat. In 1871 Powell made a second trip accompanied by the young artist Frederick Dellenbaugh. His third trip was in 1873, when he introduced the Grand Canyon to landscape artist Thomas Moran, who portrayed its grandeur to the public. Moran work was to compel President Theodore Roosevelt to declare the site a national monument.
b. What social commentary do you think this painting is trying to convey? Explain.
The commentary is about showing the beauty of an future American monument that was not discovered as of yet. The painting shows the different features of the Grand Canyon, this makes people want to go see it for themselves.
2. Painting title, artist, date: Nighthawks, Edward Hopper, 1942
a. What events influenced this painting? How?
This painting was inspired by a restaurant on New York’s Greenwich Avenue where two streets meet, the painting depicts an all-night diner in which three customers, all lost in their own thoughts, have congregated. Hopper’s understanding of the expressive possibilities of light playing on simplified shapes gives the painting its beauty.
b. What social commentary do you think this painting is trying to convey? Explain.
The commentary was about the loneliness of a large city, according to the author. The four people
Painting Reflection Worksheet
Visit a local art museum, or search the Internet for images of paintings created from the 1920s to the present day. Insert an image of each painting into this assignment, and cite each image consistent with APA guidelines. Reflect on the paintings related to the social and cultural events taking place at the time, and answer the following questions. Each response must be between 50 and 100 words.
1. Painting title, artist, date: A Showery Day, Grand Canyon, Thomas Moran, 1919
a. What events influenced this painting? How?
Many people were not aware of Arizona's Canyon until 1869, when John Wesley Powell became the first to travel its full length by boat. In 1871 Powell made a second trip accompanied by the young artist Frederick Dellenbaugh. His third trip was in 1873, when he introduced the Grand Canyon to landscape artist Thomas Moran, who portrayed its grandeur to the public. Moran work was to compel President Theodore Roosevelt to declare the site a national monument.
b. What social commentary do you think this painting is trying to convey? Explain.
The commentary is about showing the beauty of an future American monument that was not discovered as of yet. The painting shows the different features of the Grand Canyon, this makes people want to go see it for themselves.
2. Painting title, artist, date: Nighthawks, Edward Hopper, 1942
a. What events influenced this painting? How?
This painting was inspired by a restaurant on New York’s Greenwich Avenue where two streets meet, the painting depicts an all-night diner in which three customers, all lost in their own thoughts, have congregated. Hopper’s understanding of the expressive possibilities of light playing on simplified shapes gives the painting its beauty.
b. What social commentary do you think this painting is trying to convey? Explain.
The commentary was about the loneliness of a large city, according to the author. The four people