These Artist Biography & Critique packets are a simple way to teach secondary art students about artists from the following movements: Impressionism, Pop Art, Harlem Renaissance, Abstract Expressionism, and a bundle of some of the most famous Women Artists of all time. Perfect as a sketchbook prompt, it includes a biography of the artist, with a condensed visual biography, quote, and most famous works along the side of the page. Also included is a Beyond the Painting Critique sheet, Coloring Sheet, and condensed visual biography for each artist.
The Impressionists:
Claude Monet
Georges Seurat
Edgar Dega
Mary Cassatt
Pierre Auguste Renoir
The Harlem Renaissance:
Archibald Motley
Augusta Savage
Jacob Lawrence
Romare Bearden
Laura Waring
Pop Artists:
Keith Haring
Wayne Thiebaud
James Rizzi
Andy Warhol
Roy Lichtenstein
+ Jean-Michel Basquiat
Women Artists:
Frida Kahlo
Georgia O'Keeffe
Yayoi Kusama
Faith Ringgold
Amrita Sher-Gil
Abstract Expressionists:
Lee Krasner
Jackson Pollock
Franz Kline
Mark Rothko
Helen Frankenthaler
Ways to use in the classroom:
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As a prompt for student sketchbook
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As early finisher work
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As a bell-ringer
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As an art sub plan
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As homework
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