Your Task: Research and find ten of the answers to the following questions. Record the questions, answers, and sources you use on the attached note-taking sheet. The answers and facts that you locate will be used as your “fact list” for your final project. If you have other ideas or questions you would like to answer—GREAT! Please come up to share them with me before you begin.
- What is your artist full name?
- Artist's Birth Date?
- What art movement does your artist fall under?
- Dates of the art movement?
- Other major artists in the movement?
- Characteristics of the art movement?
- Your artist's inspiration?
- Major works by the artist?
- Where is the artist from?
- What type of lifestyle did the artist lead?
- What was the impact of the artist’s work?
- How was the artist’s work received? Reviews? Critiques? Criticisms?
- What factors influenced the artist’s work?
- Did anyone influence the artist?
- Where did your artist live?
- Where did the he or she go to school? Self taught? How did they learn/develop their personal technique?
- What was the political climate during your artist’s professional life? Did it have an effect on the artist or his/her work?
- What was the social climate during your artist’s professional life? Did it have an effect on the artist or his/her work?
- Major events in history taking place during the artist’s life?
- What else would you like to learn about your artist?
