this African Art Collection from the SmithsonianVirtually (or optionally “in person”) visit your chosen art museum, and select a work of art. Suggestions:
- The work can be a painting, sculpture, photograph, mixed media, or any other medium exhibited in the museum.
- You may wish to take a copy of this worksheet with you (or keep the document open for the Virtual Visit) to the museum (website) in order to more carefully select a work of art.
- Complete the “Essay Header” section in the designated space provided below.
- Complete the “Art Work Information” section in the designated space provided below.
- Complete the 3 Essay Prompts in the “Aesthetic Experience Research Essay” section in the designated space provided below. Respond to the prompts using the following guidelines:
- Use full sentences and paragraphs in your responses.
- Use and incorporate relevant and genre-specific vocabulary for each prompt. Definitions of relevant vocabulary are provided at the end of this document, in the online module resources, and in your textbook.
- Your completed essay responses should be a total of at least 600 words (at least 200 words per response).
- Conduct the appropriate research to support your responses to the worksheet prompts. Be sure to cite all sources carefully. For this assignment, you are required to use and cite a minimum of five quality sources (including the precise link to your work of art). Those five sources should include:
- (1) the textbook;
- (2) the website of the museum that houses your piece;
- (3) the precise link to the work of art itself;(4 and 5) TWO quality research sources pertaining to your piece, its artist, style, and/or historical/cultural contexts. To find these sources, please try using Google Scholar and/or our college library.
