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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.
Object Story: Before the Burning of Old South Church in Bath, Maine
On July 6, 1854, an angry crowd set fire to this church in the town of Bath, Maine.
Object Story: Toy Lamps
Blown glass lamps made for burning whale oil.
Object Story: African American Quilting
Contemporary African American quilt traditions and their transformation into new artforms.
Activity: Judgement and Group Belonging
Consider what influences group behavior and the formation of in-groups and out-groups.
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.
Activity: Twenty-First Century Object
Reimagine an object from the eighteenth or nineteenth century into one for the twenty-first.
Activity: Change and Consequences
Explore the influence that artificial lighting has on everyday life and the environment.
Activity: Candle Math
Explore the relationship between candle light and contemporary lighting from incandescent and fluorescent lamps.