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Painting of an outdoor setting with pond and trees, populated with characters on horseback and on foot along a path in the foreground and additional figures interspersed in the background.

Object Story: Landscape with Riding and Walking Figures, a River, and a Village (Overmantel)

Painting made to hang over a mantle depicting various people along a pathway.

Overview: Out of Many, One?

Americans have long created an identity based on distinct principles and values that define the country. This unit explores the tensions between being an individual and being part of a group or nation and provides insight into what it means to be an individual in America, today and centuries ago.

Print on paper showing arrangement of squares; within each square there are strips of colored rectangles that are arranged asymmetrically in shades of red, blue, white, and black.

Object Story: African American Quilting

Contemporary African American quilt traditions and their transformation into new artforms.

Icon with a light bulb, star, and shapes above a pencil.

Activity: Judgement and Group Belonging 

Consider what influences group behavior and the formation of in-groups and out-groups.

Icon with a light bulb, star, and shapes above a pencil.

Activity: Make a Contemporary Connection to Inventions

Examine the role of innovation in relationship to progress and improvements in lifestyle and consider the impact of these improvements on the environment.

Icon with a light bulb, star, and shapes above a pencil.

Activity: Change and Consequences

Explore the influence that artificial lighting has on everyday life and the environment.

Tin candle lamp with wire stem topped with finger or hanging loop; a tin tray holds the two candle holder and slides up and down the stem.

Object Story: A Short History of Lighting

Examine a range of lighting implements from candles and rushlights to oil burning lamps.