DIA Museum

DIA Museum Assignment. Today we will be visitin" rel="nofollow">ing the African art galleries at Detroit Institute of Art. Please choose one of these questions. 1. Compare and Contrast two works of art from the African or African American Galleries DIA. How do they compare in" rel="nofollow">in form, content, purpose and mood? What is the significance of this comparison? To complete this question, you must write three paragraphs. In the first paragraph, explain" rel="nofollow">in your thesis, which is the significance of the comparison. In the second paragraph, explain" rel="nofollow">in the details of your thesis, usin" rel="nofollow">ing details from the artworks. In the third paragraph, summarize your argument and explain" rel="nofollow">in the wider significance or poin" rel="nofollow">ints left out of your argument. 2. Sketch one of the pieces in" rel="nofollow">in the DIA. Write one paragraph that explain" rel="nofollow">ins what you learned by sketchin" rel="nofollow">ing the piece. 3. Assess one of the African or African American art galleries at the DIA. How does the gallery compare to learnin" rel="nofollow">ing about that style or time period in" rel="nofollow">in class? How effective is the gallery in" rel="nofollow">in providin" rel="nofollow">ing good examples of art from the period or style? Like the first question, answer this one in" rel="nofollow">in three paragraphs, with a thesis, argument and conclusion. 4. Research one of the pieces in" rel="nofollow">in the African or African American art galleries at the DIA. How does the piece fit in" rel="nofollow">into the larger context of art and culture that was covered in" rel="nofollow">in class? Use the three paragraph format as in" rel="nofollow">in the first question. For all assignments, at the top of the page, write the followin" rel="nofollow">ing identification in" rel="nofollow">information for each artwork you choose. • Artist • Title • Date • Medium • Accession Number