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Interact
Think, Look & Compare Questions
Questions for Discussion
Connections to the Collection
Take a Look!
New Hampshire History Topic: Self-Expression
Visual Arts: Standard 3, Select and apply a range of subject
matter, symbols and ideas; Standard 4, Analyze the visual arts
in relation to history and culture
Thinking About Portraits
Questions
for Discussion
- How do these portraits relate to today’s
photographic ‘snapshots’ of
society?
- How are they different?
- Why would an artist
choose to paint a portrait instead of a landscape?
- How long do you
think the artists took to complete these portraits? Why?
- What can
the sitters’ expression tell you about their personality?
- Would
you want to have your portrait painted? How would you be
depicted?
Connections to the Collection
Visual Arts: Standard 3, Select and apply a range of subject
matter, symbols and ideas
- Compare & contrast
the work of itinerant artist Ammi Phillips with that of the
academically trained painter John
Singleton Copley.
- What is the first thing you notice
in each work?
- How does each artist portray his sitter?
- How
is the artist’s training reflected in his work?
- Describe the
setting. (Where are they and what is around them?)
- What is similar
about the works? What is different?(Also include a c/c relating
to gender 18th century ‘standard formula’ if
we can get permission to include Mrs. Greene/Cleveland)
Take a Look!
Questions to guide your analysis of portrait
paintings
Visual Arts: Standard 2, Identify and apply
the elements of visual arts and principles of design.
- What is the first thing you notice about this portrait?
- What
colors do you see?
- What is the sitter doing?
- Where is the sitter?
Is the sitter’s whole body shown?
- How old is the sitter?
- What objects, if any, do you
see? What clues do they provide you with?
- How do you feel when you
look at this portrait?
- Does this look like anyone you know?
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