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October 22, 2008
Using Art to talk about elections, or elections to talk about art?
Well, it's probably fair either way - need a teaching resource for elections? Use a Caleb Bingham 1852 painting, The County Election and the resource guide from the National Endowment for the Humanities called Picturing America to drive the K-12 classroom discussion. The quick introduction points out:
* It depicts an election that took place in 1850, in Saline County, Missouri.
* The artist had, in fact, run for a place in the State Legislature during this election.
* There is one African American present in the scene.
* There is one more African American present in the scene than there is a woman.
* In one canvas, there exists the perfect opportunity to discuss and reflect upon the Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Nineteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. Just saying.
I came across this on about.com's art history page.
Posted by CrankyProfessor at October 22, 2008 5:40 AM
Comments
Where, oh where is narcissism more prevalent than in higher education? Prison, maybe? It is sad beyond measure to see the degree of thought captivity behind the ivy-covered walls of illuminati academia.
Posted by: MarkP at October 22, 2008 11:46 AM