Read Chapter 8 from the textbook. Then, select a work of art that makes a personal and historic statement, or confronts an issue or event.
Your initial post should
Provide the title, artist, date, and place of the work, embedding it if possible.
Describe the issues, events, or identities the work is addressing.
Explain the messages being conveyed in the work.
Explain how the artist uses materials, methods, and techniques, as well as symbolism and iconography to convey their message.
Discuss why you selected this work: what you think about it, or how it makes you feel.
Some examples can be seen at
Custers Last Stand from the Lakota perspective (https://smarthistory.org/seeing-america-2/greasy-grass/)
Gustave Courbet, The Stonebreakers (https://smarthistory.org/courbet-the-stonebreakers/)
Frida Kahlo, The Two Fridas (Las dos Fridas) (https://smarthistory.org/kahlo-the-two-fridas-las-dos-fridas/)
Francisco Goya, The Third of May, 1808 ( https://smarthistory.org/goya-third-of-may-1808/ )
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