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Nesmin and his coffin, 170-30 BCE MJ Robinson Mariani Lefas-Tetenes Educators K-12 Virtual Visits What can we learn about life in ancient Egypt by examining protective symbols on the coffin of a priest named Nesmin?

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Lynda Benglis, Zita, 1972 and Shari Mendelson, Round Blue/Green Vessel, 2015 Lily Benedict Mariani Lefas-Tetenes Educators K-12 Virtual Visits How do Lynda Benglis and Shari Mendelson communicate ideas and messages through their sculptures’ forms and materials?

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Aaron Douglas, Building More Stately Mansions, 1944 Lily Benedict Mariani Lefas-Tetenes Educators K-12 Virtual Visits Aaron Douglas was inspired by ancient and contemporary architecture, visual art and poetry. By exploring his painting and finding connections to poetry, what can we learn about how artists use different artistic styles and art forms to represent the many kinds of work it takes to build societies, both in the past and today?

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Thomas Cole, Landscape (Landscape with Tree Trunks), 1828 MJ Robinson Mariani Lefas-Tetenes Educators K-12 Virtual Visits Sustainability and the natural world How does a landscape painting made in 1828 by English-American artist Thomas Cole both reinforce and intervene in settler-colonial ideas about the environment and Native American people?

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Paul Scott, New American Scenery, 2019 MJ Robinson Mariani Lefas-Tetenes Educators K-12 Virtual Visits Why is contemporary English artist Paul Scott interested in a ceramic technique and imagery from the 1700-1800s? How does he work with transferware to comment on environmental issues and systemic racism in the United States?

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Liliana Porter, For You, The Conversation, and The Offering, 2001 MJ Robinson Mariani Lefas-Tetenes Educators K-12 Virtual Visits How does Liliana Porter use objects as playful characters in her prints? How can we create scenes using our own special objects and tell stories about them?

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Katsushika Hokusai, Under the Great Wave, off Kanagawa, ca.1829-1833 Lily Benedict Mariani Lefas-Tetenes Educators K-12 Virtual Visits How did Japanese printmakers and poets of the 19th century express feelings and symbolic meanings through artworks depicting nature?