Folks are frequently asking for video recommendations for elementary. I
enjoyed these two Who Is the Artist? videos. One compares the work of Degas,
Renoir, and Cassatt. The other compares the work of Cezanne, Van Gogh and
Seurat. The first one focuses on portraits - people at play, friends and
family, people at work. The second one focuses on landscape, environment. In
each video, background information is given of the artist along with a
self-portrait.
Students learn to recognize artists by their styles and techniques as well
as subjects that dominate their work. I highly recommend these - suitable
for upper elementary and up (I think OK for high school too - although
geared for younger students). Throughout the program, viewers are asked to
interact with the paintings as they are presented. You could pause and
discuss in more detail. These videos are from Crystal Productions - each 25
minutes long -- a perfect length. http://www.crystalproductions.com/
If anyone want links for the artists listed I would be happy to provide
them.
Happy viewing..... Please post more video recommendations (with a brief
review) for elementary (They already have Linnet in Monet's Garden). I am
helping a local resource center with their purchases. It would be great if
you would also post a lesson that you have done in conjunction with the
video.
