Artistic Medium Analysis
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Slavery and Emancipation
Artistic Medium Analysis
9.4.7.7 Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment.
9.5.7.7 Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums (e.g., a person’s life story in both print and multimedia), determining which details are emphasized in each account.
Standards Measured
different forms of media Artwork Photographs Paintings Poetry Stories Speeches Newspaper headlines Letters
What is a medium?
Representation #1 Title: Author/artist: Year: Medium:
List:What are key images/words/phrases?
Infer:What is the attitude toward the subject matter?
Analyze:What is missing in the representation?
Representation #2 Title: Author/artist: Year: Medium:
List:What are key images/words/phrases?
Infer:What is the attitude toward the subject matter?
Analyze:What is missing in the representation?
Title: “The Kneeling Slave”
Artist: Unknown
Year:18th Century
Medium: Oil on canvas
Key images, words or phrases:
--shackled man--little clothing--tropical location?--palm trees--”Am I Not a Man and a Brother” --light from sky shining on his face?--mountains or water in background--praying?
Attitude toward subject matter: --men/brothers should be equal
--some are at the mercy of others
What is missing?
--Who is enslaving the man?
--The man’s words/ideas
Title: The Emancipation Proclamation
Author: Abraham Lincoln
Year:1863
Medium: Legal Document
Key images, words or phrases:
--”forever free”--”maintain the freedom of such persons”--”I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty Lord.”
Attitude toward subject matter: --federal government has authority to secure freedom for all--all people are protected as free people
What is missing?
--Who will ensure the freedom of all?
--What is the penalty for not allowing others freedom that has been legally granted?
Conclusions: Artwork was a powerful medium to send the message about the importance of equality.
Executive orders can be an important tool in human/civil rights.
Slavery was a contentious issue. Artwork was a powerful medium in illustrating the struggle for freedom.
Executive order was needed to ensure freedom for all. Legal documents can help us learn about the struggles of a time period.