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Re: [teacherartexchange] andy warhol/content issues

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From: Diane C. Gregory (dianegregory_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Thu Jan 12 2006 - 18:57:10 PST

Chris,

Interesting situation. Perhaps you could avoid the problem by suggesting that
their pop icons need to be people who have risen above other popular icons by
meeting the test of time. Marilyn Monroe and Elvis had been on the scene for
quite a while and were bigger than life stars and people all over the world,
both young and old were familiar with their contributions and life. Teenagers
and adults were fascinated by them. Just a thought :-)

Diane 

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Quoting chris massingill <chris_massingill@yahoo.com>:
>
> I have a question and I'm not sure who to ask, so I
> thought I would look here for advice.
>
> I'm a first year teacher, and I did a lesson on Andy
> Warhol this week with a group of third graders.  We
> read the book "A Visit to Uncle Andy's" by James
> Warhola and I showed them a couple of images of Andy
> Warhol, the Campbell's soup cans and the Marilyn and
> Elvis prints.  In our discussion we talked about the
> meaning of the term "pop culture" and I thought that
> next week we would do a project where they did a
> Marilyn type print (there is a lesson plan at the site
> for the Warhol museum that suggests using a
> transparency and letting them do some underpainting in
> the same way that Warhol would have painted the canvas
> and then screenprinted the image on top).
>
> So here is the crux of my dilemma:  when we talked
> about pop culture I asked them for suggestions as to
> who they thought Andy Warhol would paint now if he
> were still alive and I thought I would make
> transparencies of images of THEIR pop culture icons
> for the lesson next week.  On the upside, they totally
> got it and came up with some great suggestions: Chris
> Rock, Raven, Drake Bell, etc. but they also suggested
> some people that aren't exactly role models - like 50
> cent. (just FYI: 50 cent is a controversial rapper
> with raunchy lyrics and was the star of the film "get
> rich or die tryin'" for which some billboards were
> banned.)
>
> So, while I'm mindful of the fact that neither Elvis
> nor Marilyn Monroe were exactly stellar role models in
> their time, my question is do I censor the project by
> elimating these celebrities of questionable character
> , or do I roll with it and appreciate the fact they
> got the point and DID  choose what they consider to be
> their pop culture icons whether I approve of them or
> not.
>
> Keep in mind this is elementary level - 3rd grade in a
> public school.
>
> I look forward to hearing all of your opinions.
>
> Thanks!
>
> chris massingill
> in Central Arkansas
>
>
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