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Mexican, Vera Cruz Culture, El Zapotal Style
Standing Female Deity or Deity Impersonator
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Mali, Bamana
Pair of Antelope Headdresses
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Thomas Cole
Romantic Landscape
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Thomas Hart Benton
Spring on the Missouri
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Chris Drury
Cloud Chamber for the Trees and Sky
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Jean-Baptiste Louis Gros
Crater of Popocatépetl
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This curriculum theme models an integrated approach to teaching. Works of art from the NCMA's permanent collection serve as entry points to discussions about nature. Object descriptions, discussion questions, and lesson plans suggest ways of using these works of art to explore this concept within different contexts, from the science classroom, to the art studio, to the museum gallery.
The seven works of art below represent a variety of connections to nature. Some show how artists use natural materials, such as clay, stone, or natural pigments, to create their works of art. Others demonstrate the way artists closely observe and reproduce the details and phenomena of nature. Many of the works of art are based on forms found in nature and had a function that related to the environment. |
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The theme and lessons meet North Carolina Competency Goals in Science, English Language Arts, Visual Arts and Social Studies for grades K-12. |
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