Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Art History - Marc Chagall

Our Specials schedule this year is

    Mon - Art History

    Tue - Philosophy

    Wed - Structured Word Inquiry

    Thu - Letter Writing


In my Art History 2024-2025 blog post, I decided October would be Marc Chagall. Here are some resources and my planning notes:

Marc Chagall
1887 - 1985


Marc Chagall (Art for Children)
by Ernest Raboff



Tell Us a Story, Papa Chagall
by Laurence Anholt



Dreamer from the Village: The Story of Marc Chagall
by Michelle Markel



I Am Marc Chagall
by Bimba Landmann



Journey on a Cloud: A Children's Book Inspired by Marc Chagall
by Veronique Massenot


also
Art History Kids - The Studio - August 2019

    "The fiddler on the roof was a recurring theme in Chagall's art. These paintings were the inspiration for the title and the look and feel of the famous Broadway musical, 'The Fiddler on the Roof,'" Lotus writes.


my list of Tales from Russia

Marc Chagall

Marc Chagall, Paris Through The Window

America Windows (Panel 1)

Stained Glass Window assignment from Art History Kids, p.37
use translucent polypropylene Yupo paper


Chagall: Fantasies for the Stage /// Museum Exhibition
YouTube video from Los Angeles County Museum of Art

picture book versions of The Magic Flute


extra ideas I had that we didn't get to


Chagall's work at nearby museums:


I recommend joining Lotus Stewart's Art History Kids website (The Studio) and getting access to her past lesson plans. I like her work, and find it's really helpful to have so many ideas that I can use as a jumping off point.


week of Sep 30:

Tue


week of Oct 7:

Mon

    AM - describe the art movements that influenced Chagall:
    Cubism, Symbolism, Fauvism, Surrealism (Art History Kids, p.21)

    look at Art History Kids, pp.5-13

      Green Violinist (1923-24)

      Birthday (1915)

      Paris Through the Window (1913)

      The Hen with the Golden Eggs (1927)

      Self-Portrait with Seven Fingers (1913)

      Over the Town (1918)

      The Blue Circus (1950)

      Midsummer Night's Dream (1939)

      I and the Village (1911)


    read Marc Chagall (Art for Children) by Ernest Raboff

      Green Violinist (1923-24)

      Midsummer Night's Dream (1939)

      Three Candles (1938)

      I and the Village (1911)

      The Poet (1911)

      Three Acrobats (1926)

      Vase of Flowers, By Moonlight (1943)

      Paris Through the Window (1913)

      The Acrobat (1914)

      Peasant Life (1925)

      Birthday (1915)

      Time Is a River Without Banks (1928)

      Violinist (1912-13)


    decorate the cover of a small book and start keeping a dream journal
    (scissors, glue stick, pictures cut out from old books and magazines)


    PM - read Tell Us a Story, Papa Chagall

    look at I and the Village (1911)

    set out a display of our wooden animals

    paint an animal of your choice... but in the wrong color!
    (painting boards, watercolor paper / brushes / paint, rinse water jars)


week of Oct 14:

Mon


Tue

    read Firebird retold by Saviour Pirotta


Wed


Thu


week of Oct 21:

Mon

Thu

    look at The Praying Jew (1914) in Childcraft volume 13, p.272

    explain references to Passover in Monday's story that children may not have understood (Haggadah, opening the door for the prophet Elijah) by reading The Four Questions by Lynne Sharon Schwartz and Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail by Lesléa Newman


week of Oct 28:

Mon

    AM - read I Am Marc Chagall by Bimba Landmann

    from book review:

      "Bimba Landmann illustrated this book with found-object collages that DO NOT duplicate Chagall's work, but still manage to evoke that Chagall quality."

    create a dream collage
    (look back at your dream journal for a source of inspiration!)

    creative options:
    include fabric in your collage
    paint on burlap instead of paper


    PM - look at The Blue Circus (1950)

    read Circus Numbers: A Counting Book by Rodney Peppé

    create and perform circus acts

    do a collaborative circus collage using cut pictures from old magazines and books

    Joy of Collage with Marc Chagall


Note: There were two picture books I purchased but returned. I do not recommend Marc Chagall: Life is a Dream by Britta Hoepler or Through the Window: Views of Marc Chagall's Life and Art by Barb Rosenstock.


In addition to the Art History lesson for my regular school group (age 7-13), I'll have a Monday afternoon Art History class for early childhood (age 5-7). I think the "littles" will love Marc Chagall!


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