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GRADES K-4: LIFE, LEGEND, & LORE
A Lesson On Wisconsin Folklore & Regional History
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Artists often paint, draw, sculpt and create works of art to tell stories. These stories might be about places, people, or animals. They may show you something that happened long ago, or something that could still take place in the future. Some stories are pretend, while others really did happen. The stories, proverbs, riddles, and songs that are shared amongst people and families in a given region or culture are called folklore. Folklore can offer valuable clues about the history of a place.

K-4 Lesson I: Artist Levi Fisher Ames and the “Hodag” of Northern Wisconsin

K-4 Lesson II: Artist Fred Smith and Legendary Northwoods Characters

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GRADES 5-8: LET'S GET PACKING!
A Lesson On Immigration
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Several artists in this exhibition immigrated to the United States, bringing with them memories and traditions from their homelands. An immigrant is a person who leaves one country to settle permanently in another. The immigrant artists in this exhibition make referance in their work to their home countries as well as to their new homes in America. A fusion of old and new can be seen in their works of art.

5-8 Lesson I: Artist Carl Peterson (Sweden)

5-8 Lesson II: Artist Nick Engelbert (Austria)

5-8 Lesson III: Artist Sam Rodia (Italy)

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GRADES 9-12: THE ARTS AND SOCIAL CHANGE
A Lesson On Civil Rights
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Artist Charles Smith has been on the battlefield for many years, never shying away from conflict, averting his gaze from trouble, or taking the path of least resistance. His battles have been aimed at exposing the harsh realities of racism. The art environment he began in 1985 in Aurora, Illinois, “The African American Heritage Museum & Black Veterans Archive”, has been the primary front of his soldiering.

9-12 Lesson I: Remaking the World

9-12 Lesson II: The World of Dr. Charles Smith

9-12 Lesson III: Your World Today

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