<p>Learn about symbols in art and explore the symbolism in Jean-Michel Basquiat’s work.</p> <p><br>#NPGteach </p>

<p>This portrait timeline spotlights portraits of individuals who shaped the history, development, and culture of what is now the United States of America between the years 1860 and 1877.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p>Keywords: Civil War, Abolition, Emancipation Proclamation, Dred Scott Decision, Mason Dixon Line, North, South, Union, Confederacy, Sectionalism, Reconstruction, Suffrage, Thirteenth Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Fifteenth Amendment, Senators, Presidents</p>

<p>This portrait timeline spotlights portraits of individuals who shaped the history, development, and culture of what is now the United States of America between the years 1763 and 1815.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p>Keywords: Revolution, Revolutionary War, Continental Congress, Democracy, Patriot, Declaration of Independence, Constitution</p>

<p>Take a close look at the portraits and objects within “Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence” exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. “Votes for Women” outlines the more than 80-year movement for women to obtain the right to vote as part of the larger struggle for equality that continued through the 1965 Civil Rights Act and arguably lingers today. This Learning Module highlights figures such as Lucy Stone and Alice Paul, but also sheds light on the racial struggles of the suffrage movement and how African American women, often excluded by white women from the main suffrage organizations, organized for citizenship rights (including the right to vote).</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p>#BecauseOfHerStory</p>

<p>We the People: Who are We as an American People? explores the ways in which artists and sitters use portraiture as a means to convey American history and identity. Students will learn about American geography, culture, civilization, symbols, and the Civil War through the faces of the people who have shaped the United States of America.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p>

<p>How do we define community today? Through social media our connections with family, friends and acquaintances are increasingly widespread. And yet we are still drawn to the idea of small communities and the face-to-face interactions they promote. The artists represented in this learning lab module explore this concept through a series of related portraits of families, friends, neighbors, and various identity groups.</p> <p>After completing this learning lab module, students will be better able to:</p> <ul><li>Identify and analyze key components of a portrait</li> <li>Explore the definition of “community” and its relevance in their own lives.</li></ul><p>#NPGteach</p> <p></p>

<p>Learn about Russell Means, who was a writer and an activist (a leader who fights for fairness and equality for everyone). Then share something with us about your culture or community!</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Russell Means, Activist, Activism, AIM, American Indian, Native American, Dakota, Sioux, North Dakota</p>

<p>Discover how fun and funky portraiture can be through the artwork of Marisol Escobar, also known as Marisol.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p>Keywords: Marisol Escobar, Assemblage, Sculpture, Found Objects, Pop Art, New Realism, Portraiture, Venezuelan-American, Latinx Artists, Women Artists, </p>

<p>How do you invite participation in a democracy? What powerful objects can spark civic inquiry? This collection gathers resources and pedagogical approaches to support the 2021 <em>Smithsonian Summer Sessions</em> workshop, “Building the World We Want--Let's Get to Work!,” exploring techniques to invite close looking and participation in democracy.</p> <p>Workshop facilitated by <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/culturally-reflective-teaching-in-the-museum-smithsonian-summer-sessions/ypNU2i7KANduieyD#r/">Abby Pfisterer</a> (National Museum of American History) and <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/org/npg">Briana Zavadil White</a> (National Portrait Gallery).</p> <p>#SummerSessions #NPGteach #NMAHteach</p>

<p>Collisions in Portraiture highlights the ways in which artists and sitters use portraiture to reveal what happens when cultures collide. By analyzing portraiture, students will consider how cultural collisions are visualized from the nineteenth to twenty-first centuries. Students will explore the powerful contributions to the history and culture of the United States through portraiture.</p> <p><strong>Objectives:</strong> After completing this lesson, students will be better able to: </p> <ul><li>Examine how modern and contemporary artists use portraiture to reveal aspects of a sitter’s individual, community/cultural, and national identity. </li><li>Identify key components of a portrait and discuss what one can learn about the sitter through these components. </li><li>Discuss the artistic choices that portrait artists make and consider how such decisions can reveal the artists’ viewpoints and also influence the viewers’ understanding of the sitters’ identity. </li><li>Use the museum’s collection as a gateway to investigating and exploring of the visualization of colliding cultures.</li></ul><p>#NPGteach</p> <p><strong>Keywords</strong></p> <p>Portraiture, Collisions, Harriet Tubman, Civil War, Stonewall, Roger Shimomura, Chief Joseph, Robert Rauschenberg, United Farm Workers</p>

<p>Aprender sobre cómo Faith Ringgold usa <em>quilts</em> (edredones de retazos) para contar historias.<br></p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p>La traducción de este recurso fue posible gracias al generoso patrocinio de Bank of America.</p> <p><br></p>

<p>Explore portraits from <em>The Outwin 2019: American Portraiture Today </em>at the National Portrait Gallery in this Learning Lab collection.</p> <p><em>The Outwin 2019: American Portraiture Today</em> presents nearly 50 portraits that were selected through an open call that garnered more than 2,600 entries from artists working across the United States and Puerto Rico. For the first time in the triennial’s history, the museum specifically asked that submissions respond “to the current political and social context,” and this resulting presentation offers perspectives on some of today’s most pressing issues.</p> <p>The selected finalists create portraits in a wide range of media—painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, time-based media art, installation, and performance—but all are keenly aware of portraiture’s potential to insist on the presence, and importance, of every human being. 2019's Outwin aims to advance the art of portraiture for future generations while encouraging visitors to empathize and locate meaningful connections.</p> <p>Every three years, the National Portrait Gallery invites both emerging and established artists working in the U.S. to submit a recent portrait to the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition. Around fifty works are then selected by expert jurors who, on average, review more than 2,500 entries. The competition has evolved since its inception in 2006 to include performance art and time-based media alongside painting, photography, drawing, and sculpture.</p> <p>As part of its deep commitment to supporting contemporary artists working in portraiture, the National Portrait Gallery looks to the Outwin to share the genre’s remarkable relevance and strengthen the visual representation of American history. Each iteration of the competition gauges portraiture’s progression while underscoring the potential of one person to make an impact.</p> <p>The Outwin is made possible through the Virginia Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition Endowment, established by Virginia Outwin Boochever (1920–2005), who served as a docent for the National Portrait Gallery for nearly two decades. Mrs. Boochever’s vision for the Outwin is now carried out by her children.</p> <p>Educators, to explore these portraits with your students through close looking and visible thinking routines, see the resources at the end of this collection for ideas.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p>