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Art in the Classroom
Grade 4 Lesson 1
The Architecture of New York City:
The Brooklyn Bridge, John and Washington Roebling, Architects, 1869
Grand Central Terminal, The Associated Architects of Grand Central Terminal Firms, 1914
The Chrysler Building, William Van Allen, Architect, 1928
Book: The Brooklyn Bridge, by Elizabeth Mann
The Brooklyn Bridge, Joseph Stella painting
The Brooklyn Bridge, Henri Silberman photograph
The Brooklyn Bridge, c. 1930’s
Grand Central Terminal, c. 1930’s
The Chrysler Building, Gargoyle
The Chrysler Building
The Chrysler Building, Henri Silberman photograph
Grade 4 Lesson 2
Snap the Whip, Winslow Homer, 1872 (at the Met)
The Gulf Stream, Winslow Homer, 1899 (at the Met)
Fishing Boats, Key West, Winslow Homer, 1903 (at the Met)
Flower Gardens and Bungalow, Bermuda, Winslow Homer, 1899 (at the Met)
The Veteran in a New Field, Winslow Homer, 1865 (at the Met)
Deer Drinking, Winslow Homer, 1892 (at Yale University Art Museum)
TopGrade 4 Lesson 3
George Washington Crossing the Delaware, Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, 1851 (at the Met)
*This painting is 149” x 255”
Students pose this painting with costumes
TopGrade 4 Lesson 4
Book: Can You Hear It? Track 7, The Four Seasons: Spring
Students listen to music while looking at the art.
The Rocky Mountains, Lander’s Peak, Albert Bierstadt, 1863 (at the Met)
Fur Traders Descending the Missouri, George Caleb Bingham, 1845 (at the Met)
Grade 4 Lesson 5
Book: Can You Hear It? Track 11, Billy the Kid, The Gun Battle
Students listen to music while looking at the art.
Stampede, Fredric Remington, 1908
The Scout: Friends or Enemies, Fredric Remington, 1900
Dismounted – The 4th Troops Moving, Fredric Remington, 1890
Bronco Buster, Fredric Remington, 1895 (at the Met)
Buffalo Bull’s Back Fat, George Catlin, Oil on Canvas, 29”x24”, 1832
White Cloud, Head Chief of the Iowas, George Catlin, 1845
Grade 4 Lesson 6
Video: Ansel Adams, a documentary by Ric Burns (selected clips shown)
El Capitan: Winter Sunrise – Yosemite, Ansel Adams 1968
Sand Dunes: Death Valley, Ansel Adams, 1948
Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, Ansel Adams, 1927
Moonrise: Hernandez NM, Ansel Adams, 1941
Migrant Mother, Nipoma, California, Dorthea Lange, 1936
Eating Above Manhattan, Rockefeller Center, 1932, Archive Photo
