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FRANK STELLA: A RETROSPECTIVETEACHER GUIDE
October 30, 2015–February 7, 2016
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CONTENTS
pp. 3-5 Frank Stella: A Retrospective
pp. 6-10 Pre- & Post-visit Activities
pp. 11-15 Images & Information
p. 16 Bibliography & Links
pp. 17-19 At the Museum
Cover image:
FRANK STELLA: A RETROSPECTIVE
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Frank Stella, Die Fahne hoch!, 1959. Enamel on canvas. 121 5/8 x 72 13/16 in. (308.9 x 184.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Schwartz and purchase with funds from the John I. H. Baur Purchase Fund, the Charles and Anita Blatt Fund, Peter M. Brant, B. H. Friedman, the Gilman Foundation, Inc., Susan Morse Hilles, The Lauder F oundation, Frances and Sydney Lewis, the Albert A. List Fund, Philip Morris Incorporated, Sandra Payson, Mr. and Mrs. Albrecht Saalfield, Mrs. Percy Uris, Warner Communications Inc., and the National Endowment for the Arts 75.22. © 2015 Frank Stella/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Digital Image © Whitney Museum, N.Y.
Frank Stella, Harran II, 1967. Polymer and fluorescent polymer paint on canvas. 120 x 240 in. (304.8 x 609.6 cm). Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; gift, Mr. Irving Blum, 1982. © 2015 Frank Stella/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Works cited
Stella, Frank. Working Space, (The Charles Elliot Norton Lectures), Harvard University Press, 1986,
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POST-VISIT ACTIVITIES
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POST-VISIT ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED)
EAST BROADWAY, 1958
Frank Stella, East Broadway, 1958. Oil on canvas. 85 1/4 x 81 in. (216.5 x 205.7 cm). Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts; gift of the artist (PA 1954) 1980.14. © 2015 Frank Stella/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
JASPER’S DILEMMA, 1962
© 2015 Frank Stella/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
HARRAN II, 1967
Frank Stella, Harran II, 1967. Polymer and fluorescent polymer paint on canvas. 120 x 240 in. (304.8 x 609.6 cm). Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; gift, Mr. Irving Blum, 1982. © 2015 Frank Stella/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
THE GRAND ARMADA, 1987
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Frank Stella,
AT THE MUSEUM (CONTINUED)
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arts, English language arts, social studies, and technology.
The Partnership for Twenty-first Century Learning Skills
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Common Core State Standards
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Links to National Learning Standards
http://www.mcrel.org/compendium/browse.asp
Comprehensive guide to National Learning Standards by content area
http://www.education-world.com/standards/national/index.shtml
New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards
http://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york-state-p-12-common-core-learning-standards
Frank Stella: A Retrospective is jointly organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, and the Modern
Art Museum of Fort Worth.
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