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July 2009 |
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N E W L E S S O N S |
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Search Lesson Plans
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Learn how art can provoke dialogue about the costs and consequences of significant events in U.S. and world history. Our Historical Witness, Social Messaging curriculum has recently been updated with new lessons that explore works of art depicting aspects of social injustice, propaganda, war, and unfair labor practices.
Selected lessons include audio clips with curator interviews and special features that allow you to zoom in on details of featured works of art.
View the curriculum Historical Witness, Social Messaging.
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Engage students with works of art that explore social, environmental, and political issues.
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S C H O O L V I S I T S |
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School Visits
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C U R R I C U L A R C O N N E C T I O N S |
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Current Exhibitions
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The exhibition Taking Shape: Finding Sculpture in the Decorative Arts takes a fresh look at the decorative arts, works of functional art that combine ingenuity with utility. Featuring richly ornamented furniture, candlestands, tables, lights, statuettes, clocks, and other exuberant objects made in the 1600s and 1700s from the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum and Temple Newsam House in Yorkshire, England, Taking Shape removes decorative objects from their period settings to showcase their sculptural power.
Use images from the exhibition and adapt the lesson "Makers of Nothing, Sellers of Everything" to discuss the form and function of objects with students in grades 6–8. Students will imagine that they are 18th-century marchand-merciers, or salespeople, and will write a persuasive letter to sell richly ornamented furniture, along with other bedroom furnishings, for a client.
View the lesson "Makers of Nothing, Sellers of Everything."
Learn more about the exhibition Taking Shape: Finding Sculpture in the Decorative Arts, on view at the Getty Center through July 5, 2009.
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Having no practical function, this table was conceived as a sculpture and probably served as pure decoration. Work with your students to create a persuasive letter to sell this object to a client.
Side Table, attributed to Johann Paul Schor, about 1670.
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S C H O O L V I S I T S |
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Getty Bookmarks
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Did you know that works of art at the Getty Museum are often moved to new locations? Before you bring your class to the Getty, make sure all the artworks you want to visit are on view. Here are two changes:
The Getty Center
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On View
Self-portrait by Edgar Degas is back on view in the West Pavilion, Gallery W201.
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Find the location of a work of art by using Getty Bookmarks. Register for an account and you'll always know the most current location of your bookmarked artworks. For the most up-to-date information, be sure to check Getty Bookmarks on the day of, or the night before, your visit.
Register for Getty Bookmarks now!
Search or browse the Getty Museum's collections online.
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www.getty.edu |
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