<p>Learn more about artist Ruth Asawa and her wire sculptures through portraits!</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p>Keywords: Asian American, Artist, Sculpture, Photographs, Portraiture</p>

<p>This portrait timeline spotlights individuals who shaped the history, development, and culture of the United States of America between the years 1927 and 1945.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p>Keywords: Great Depression, New Deal, Federal Art Project, Hollywood Cinema, World War II, Incarceration of Japanese Americans, internment camps</p>

<p>This portrait timeline spotlights individuals who shaped the history, development, and culture of the United States of America between the years 1980 and today.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p>Keywords: Globalization, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,</p>

<p>Learn about Sequoyah (c. 1770 – 1843), creator of the Cherokee syllabary (symbols used like an alphabet), and practice writing skills.</p> <p></p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p></p> <p>Keywords: Sequoyah, Cherokee, Writing, Syllable</p>

<p>Introducing… a new kind of story time! Each week we shine a light on some of this country's lesser-known history makers and their portraits. With a Portrait Gallery educator, children will learn more about art, hear the stories behind the portraits, and even learn some new vocabulary. Select story times will be in Spanish. For children ages 3 and up and their families.<br></p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p>Keywords: Biography, Story, Famous Americans, Vocabulary, Portraits, Art, Reading Art, Activists, Scientists, Cultural Icons, </p>

<p>Discover the life of Henrietta Lacks through Kadir Nelson’s vibrant portrait and learn about her legacy (or her important place in history). </p> <p>Keywords: Henrietta Lacks, HeLa, Cells, Biology, Cancer</p><p>#NPGteach</p>

<p>Explore outer space and land on the moon with astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. </p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Apollo 11, astronauts, moon, outer space, NASA, rocket, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins</p>

<p>Discover the artwork of John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) and learn about some of the techniques he used for drawing portraits.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p><strong>Keywords:</strong> John Singer Sargent, Shading, Charcoal, Shades, Highlighting, Strokes, Portraits, Drawing</p>

<p>Learn about civil rights leaders Dolores Huerta and César Chávez and the Aztec symbolism in their portrait.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p>

<p>Learn about Angela Davis, her role as an activist, and how photographers use camera angles to tell us about the sitter.</p> <p></p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p></p> <p>Keywords: Angela Davis, activist, activism, Black Panthers, public speaking, camera, angles, photographer</p>

<p>Learn how Wilma Rudolph became the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympics.</p><p></p><p>#NPGteach</p><p></p><p>Keywords: Wilma Rudolph, athlete, Olympics, Finish Line, Spectators, Medals</p>

<p>This Learning Lab complements  "People, Places, Art and Battlefields in the Classroom: Leadership in the Civil War Era" a teacher workshop cohosted by the  National Portrait Gallery, the <a href="https://www.battlefields.org/" target="_blank">American Battlefield Trust</a> , and veteran educators. </p> <p>This collection highlights the intersections between art and battlefields, during the Civil War and encourages connections and discussions between people and places.<br></p> <p>After completing this lesson students will be able to:</p> <ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Identify what leadership during the Civil War looked like;</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Connect the battle of Antietam and individuals who played a significant role in the diverse stories of the battlefield;</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Identify resources from both the American Battlefield Trust and the National Portrait Gallery.</p></li></ul> <p>Keywords: people, places, battlegrounds, battlefields, Antietam, Civil War, Union, Confederacy, monuments, Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, William Seward, George B. McClellan, Clara Barton, William McKinley, Robert Gould Shaw<br><br></p> <p>#NPGteach<br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p>