Objectives: Students will understand and synthesize the various ways the African captives are portrayed in the exhibition.
Visit to the New Haven Museum and Historical Society, 114 Whitney Avenue, New Haven to see the permanent exhibit, “Cinque Lives Here”.
Materials required -- journal and pencils.
Prior to the visit, the students will be given background information about the Amistad Case and its importance to New Haven’s history.
At the museum, students will view the exhibit, “Cinque Lives Here”. This room includes artwork and artifacts related to the Amistad case. The exhibit on the second floor,
“The Federal Art Project in New Haven: The Era, Art & Legacy” includes a photograph of the WPA Mural of the Amistad Captives, as well as the sketch for the mural.
The students will view Cinque by Nathaniel Jocelyn c. 1840.
Students will use the three methods of art criticism to write about this painting in their journals: Describe, Analyze and Interpret.
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1. Describe: What do you see in this painting? Make a list of all the things you see.
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2. Analyze: How is the work organized? Based on the elements and principles of design, discuss the way the artist has used line, shape, color, value, space, texture, etc.
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3. Interpret: what is the artist saying to me? What is happening? The student will make inferences about the message in the work, going beyond narration.