Galleries on the Go–Duncanson

Fulfills these requirements for the Kentucky Program of Studies and Related Core Content for grades 7 and 8:

AH-7-HA-U-3
Students will understand that the arts play a major role in the creation and defining of cultures and building civilizations.

AH-7-HA-S-VA2
Students will observe, classify, and create visual art according to styles and processes used in a variety of world cultures and historical periods.

AH-7-HA-S-VA3
Students will examine visual artworks from various world cultures and explain how artworks reflect the culture, cultural beliefs, or blending of cultures.

AH-08-2.4.1-S
Students will analyze or explain how diverse cultures and time periods are reflected in visual arts.

• DOK 3
  Painting–inspired by the natural beauty of America, painters began to develop their own unique styles rather than borrow from Europe (Landscapes)

Program Description
Classroom: Discover the art and life of African American landscape artist Robert S. Duncanson (1821–1872).
Field Trip: Encounter the eight landscape murals Duncanson painted about 1850.
Studio: Paint a mini-mural of your own on plaster.

Galleries on the Go is made possible with the generous support of the
Docents of the Taft Museum of Art

Fine Arts Fund Partner
Frisch’s Restaurants