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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Identity Boxes

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create a "portrait" box that contains symbolic representations of their own identity.  In this Lucas Samaras and Joseph Cornell art lesson, students discover ways that these two artists used symbols and objects to represent...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Building a Knowledge Base - Lucas Samaras/Identity

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Bring art into your classroom with this resource for teaching the concept of identity through Lucas Samaras' identity boxes. Use this list of information to help plan out a unit on identity as demonstrated through art. While not...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

3D Insight and Influences - Lucas Samras

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders discuss life of Lucas Samaras, identify familial, cultural, and personal characteristics, and create 3-dimensional containers exploring external and internal characteristics
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Website
Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Albright Knox Art Gallery: Collection Highlights

For Students 3rd - 8th
Numerous pieces of art are available to view. Students just click on the red "s" and get a larger image of the piece as well as some information and inquiry about the piece. Teachers get a more in-depth overview as well as activity...
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Handout
ArtLex

Art Lex: Assemblage Sculpture

For Students 9th - 10th
Artlex--meaning "art words"--describes a type of mixed-media sculpture known as assemblage with text and illustrated examples. Access to other art terms available.