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[teacherartexchange] Signs of the Times - Robert Cottingham - lesson idea

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From: Judy Decker (judy.decker_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Sun Jul 30 2006 - 13:24:02 PDT

Dear Art Educators,

Here is an artist that might spark a lesson using signs of local
businesses as a source for compositions.

Robert Cottingham - Eyeing America:
http://americanart.si.edu/collections/exhibits/cottingham/tour-index.html
This online presentation features essays, some work from various
cities across the country and 70 works from the museum collection
(primarily prints).

Cottingham is a photorealist artist who often focused on letters/words
in neon signs.
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/cottingham_robert.html

Many examples of his work can be found on line:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Robert+Cottingham+&btnG=Google+Search

If anyone does a lesson using this artist, let me know. Students can
take photographs - then focus down using viewfinders. There are
already lessons on Incredible Art Department that you can tweak for
this. I wish I had known about this artist when I did my "Our Town"
units. We did use local business signs.

Regards,

Judy Decker
Incredible Art Department
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/
Incredible Art Resources
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/ 

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