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      Nicole Vance

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      John Singer Sargent: Young Portrait Explorers

      <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>
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      George Washington: Young Portrait Explorers

      <p>Learn about the first president of the United States, George Washington.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p><strong>Keywords:</strong> George Washington, President, Executive Branch, Revolutionary War</p>
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      Dolley Madison: Young Portrait Explorers

      <p>Learn how Dolley Madison shaped the role of first lady of the United States (the wife of a U.S. president) by serving as a trusted friend and hostess (someone who entertains people) to important guests at the White House.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Dolley Madison, First Lady, White House</p>
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      George Washington Carver: Young Portrait Explorers

      <p>Discover this portrait of George Washington Carver, and use your five senses to learn about his job as a scientist, inventor, and teacher.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p><strong>Keywords:</strong> George Washington Carver, five senses, scientist, agriculture, botany, inventor, teacher</p>
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      Faith Ringgold: Young Portrait Explorers

      <p>Learn about how Faith Ringgold uses quilts to tell stories.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Faith Ringgold, story quilts, self-portrait, textile, fabric, quilt, African-American artist</p>
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      The Four Justices: Young Portrait Explorers

      <p>Learn about the four women justices who have served on the Supreme Court (the highest or most important court of law in the United States).</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p>Keywords: Supreme Court, Women, Justices, Judges, Sandra Day O'Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor</p>
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      Selena: Young Portrait Explorers

      <p>Learn about award-winning musician and “Queen of Tejano,” Selena.</p> <p>#NPGteach </p><p>Keywords: Selena, Tejano Music, Singer, Photography, Portraiture. Latinx Musicians, Hispanic Heritage Month</p>
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      Marisol Escobar: Young Portrait Explorers

      <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>
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      Capital Punishment: Pictured through Portraiture

      <p>This Learning Lab complements a National Portrait Gallery custom student program for American University's Fall 2020 course, CORE-107 Complex Problems Seminar: Death Penalty Perspectives. </p> <p>Students will analyze and discuss portraiture relating to capital punishment in the United States.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p>
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      E.O. Wilson: Young Portrait Explorers

      <p>Explore nature and insects in the portrait E.O. Wilson by Jennie Summerall and be a scientist as you examine the natural world around you.</p><p></p><p>#NPGteach</p><p></p><p>Keywords: E.O. Wilson, entomologist, bugs, insects, observation, ants, science, scientist</p>
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      Sequoyah: Young Portrait Explorers

      <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>
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      Be the Curator

      <p>This Learning Lab complements the National Portrait Gallery's student program, Be the Curator. <br></p> <p>Students will learn about the exhibition process, by touring and reviewing exhibitions, uncovering the roles of curators and exhibition designers, finding themes in exhibitions, and writing museum label text. The program culminates in a hands-on project where students will create their own thematic exhibition from objects in the National Portrait Gallery's collection.<br></p> <p><strong>Objectives:</strong></p> <ul><li>Understand the roles of the museum curator and the exhibition designer in a museum </li><li>Work to relate artworks to one another and find a common theme </li><li>Write museum labels that clearly communicate ideas to an audience </li><li>Estimate, measure, and calculate scale </li></ul> <p>#NPGteach</p>
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