Melody S. Gallagher
For Cindy Sherman Lesson
Burton, Johanna editor. October files 6: Cindy Sherman. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2006.
A collection of essays on the artist, Cindy Sherman.
Ewald, Wendy. I wanna take me a picture: Teaching Photography and writing to children. Boston: Beacon Press, 2002.
A guide to Ewald's techniques in teaching literacy through photography.
Galassi, Peter. Cindy Sherman: The Complete Untitled Film Stills. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2003.
This is the complete work for the series of untitled film stills that Sherman created. It is a great visual resource.
Sherman, Cindy. Cindy Sherman: A Play of Selves. Hatje Contz, 2007.
In this collection, Sherman transforms herself into many characters. It is a great visual resourse.
HYPERLINK http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/cindy-sherman/
Art:21 is a PBS series on contemporary artists. This website and hyperlink offers information on Cindy Sherman, video clips, lesson ideas, and images for both teachers and students.
For Kara Walker Lesson
Brust, Beth Wagner. The Amazing Paper Cuttings of Hans Christian Anderson. New York: Ticknor and Fields Books for Young Readers, 1994.
A children's biography of Hans Christian Anderson and his paper cutout artworks.
Cleaver, Betty P, Pamela Scheurer, Mary E. Shorey. Children's responses to silhouette illustrations in picture books. In: Visual Literacy in the Digital Age: Selected Readings from the Annual Conference of the International Visual Literacy Association 25th, Rochester, New York, October 13-17, 1993.
A great study of student interpretations of silhouette illustrations from picture books.
Walker, Kara. After the Deluge. New York: Rizzoli International Publications Inc., 2007.
A visual essay in cut out silhoulette collages in response to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina by the artist Kara Walker.
Seuss, Dr. The shape of me and other stuff, Dr. Seuss's surprising Word Book. Random House Books for Young Readers, 1997.
In this book, the silhouettes have words associated with them in the text provided.
HYPERLINK http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/walker/index.html
Art:21 is a PBS series on contemporary artists. This hyperlink offers information on Kara Walker, video clips, lesson ideas, and images for both teachers and students.
HYPERLINK http://learn.walkerart.org/karawalker/Main/HomePage
A teacher and student companion to the Walker Art Center's exhibition "Kara Walker: My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love". This site has a great biography, information on Walker's technique, her work, and a list of related resources.
For Hanoch Piven Lesson
Piven, Hanoch. Faces: 78 Portraits from Madonna to the Pope. Pomegranate, 2002.
A book of Hanoch Piven's collaged portraits of famous people.
Piven, Hanoch. My Dog is as Smelly as Dirty Socks. New York: Schwartz and Wade Books, 2007.
A picture book written and illustrated by Hanoch Piven that uses similes to describe the characters.
Piven, Hanoch. What Athletes are Made Of. Ginee Seo Books, 2006.
A picture book written and illustrated by Hanoch Piven that depicts famous athletes and uses objects that relate to the character of the athlete in the portraits.
HYPERLINK http://www.pivenworld.com/
This is Hanoch Piven's website. It offers great images and a link to his blog that is useful for showing examples of other student work from other schools.
