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Connecting to People through Portraits

Like a photograph, a portrait represents a picture of a person.

Everybody Collects

The kinds of objects, artifacts, and artworks that people collect communicate different ideas.  They can be a record of events that happened in society.

Folk Art, Vernacular Art, or Naïve Art?

Many of the objects in the Fielding Collection such as Still Life with a Basket of Fruit, Flowers, and Cornucopia attributed to Joseph Proctor are often considered “folk art.”  Some people prefer to use related terms like “naïve,” “vernacular,” or “nonacademic” instead of “folk.”  All of these terms describe work by artists who may not have had extensive, formal training or decided not to follow the teachings and ideas of traditional art instruction.

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

Activity: Portrait Investigations

Investigate the person in a portrait using clues and information from primary sources, images, and through research.

Litografía en color a partir de una placa de aluminio que muestra varios elementos, incluidas imágenes rotas de mujeres negras, un pájaro, una pluma, una flor, un sol de papel y un tapetito de encaje. La escritura a mano en la parte inferior dice en inglés: Conservar para los viejos recuerdos.

Actividad: Piezas de tí

Crea tu propia obra de arte inspirada en la obra de Betye Saar, Fragments (Fragmentos).

obra de arte de técnica mixta y ensamblaje sobre un pañuelo beige. sobre él hay una variedad de objectos pequeños incluyendo un corazón lleno de pequeñas cucharas y cuchillos de metal, pequeños abanicos, unas manos pequeñas adentro de una ventana pequeña, un pez, un mago y pequeños pedazos de encaje azul gris.

Actividad: Mira de cerca

Crea tu propia obra de arte inspirada en la obra de Betye Saar, The Fragility of Illusion (La fragilidad de la ilusión).

Litografía de una mujer negra que lleva un pañuelo con la palabra LIBERACIÓN mientras llamas brillantes salen disparadas de él sobre un fondo azul oscuro y morado.

Actividad: Arte y activismo

Crea tu propia obra de arte inspirada en la obra de Betye Saar, Blow Top Blues: The Fire Next Time (Blues de soplado superior: El fuego la próxima vez).

Color lithograph from an aluminum plate depicting an arrangement of several items including torn images of Black women, a bird, a feather, a flower, a paper sun and a lace doily. Handwriting on the bottom reads: Keep for Old Memiors.

Activity: Pieces of You

Make your own work of art inspired by Betye Saar's work, Fragments.

Lithograph of a black woman wearing a bandana featuring the word LIBERATION as bright flames shoot out of it on a dark blue and purple background.

Activity: Art and Activism

Make your own work of art inspired by Betye Saar's work, Blow Top Blues: The Fire Next Time.