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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: 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: Candle Math
Explore the relationship between candle light and contemporary lighting from incandescent and fluorescent lamps.