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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Picture This: People Getting Along Together

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students analyze various mosaic murals by the artist Charles Alston. They view and discuss ways to show a family of people, how art expresses relationships between people, and create a painting that demonstrates how people get along with...
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Graphic
Other

The Walter O. Evans Collection: African American Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides different examples of African Art, including some created by Charles Alston.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Jacob Lawrence

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this student article that portrays Jacob Lawrence as "the first African American artist to cross over the 'color line' and exhibit his work in galleries and museums previously only showing the works of white artists."
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Handout
Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Charles Alston

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of Charles Alston, African-American painter and sculptor during the Harlem Renaissance.