{"id":1015,"date":"2021-06-14T16:03:18","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T20:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/?page_id=1015"},"modified":"2021-07-13T12:49:34","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T16:49:34","slug":"explorations-from-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/learn-more\/explorations-from-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Explorations of Art from Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>By Devon Garcia \u201921 and\u00a0Lily Poppen \u201922<\/h4>\n<p><em>Below is a series of website-based at-home activities exploring the thematic concepts of <\/em>There Is a Woman in Every Color: Black Women in Art. <em>Activities are generally suited for elementary and middle school students, but they are open and adaptable enough for participation by older students. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Artworks featured below inspired each activity, but feel free to browse the <a href=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/gallery-of-images\/\">Catalogue<\/a> section for an overview of the exhibition and the works included.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>ACTIVITY 1<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_604\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-604\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/Woman_Prior_Shelburne-1000X1202.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-604 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/Woman_Prior_Shelburne-1000X1202-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"Painted portrait of Mrs. Nancy Lawson, a Black woman wearing an untied lace cap, black ribbon necklace, and a fancy dress while holding a book. She is seated against burgundy velvet curtains with a window looking out to a pastoral landscape\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/Woman_Prior_Shelburne-1000X1202-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/Woman_Prior_Shelburne-1000X1202-852x1024.jpg 852w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/Woman_Prior_Shelburne-1000X1202-768x923.jpg 768w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/Woman_Prior_Shelburne-1000X1202.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">William Matthew Prior, Mrs. Nancy Lawson, 1843, Shelburne Museum. Artwork in the public domain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Find a photo someone else took of you.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Do you especially like it? Why?<\/li>\n<li>What does it make you feel?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Compare it to a photo you took of yourself.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Are there certain objects in the photo that are different from those in the photo somebody else took?<\/li>\n<li>What outfit did you wear, or what pose are you doing, and why?<\/li>\n<li>What is the difference between these photos?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>ACTIVITY 2 <\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_559\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-559\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/82.2014_Walker-AfricanAmerican_72dpiWeb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-559 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/82.2014_Walker-AfricanAmerican_72dpiWeb-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"Linoleum cut image of a silhouetted woman of African descent free falling upside down while wearing a necklace, cuff bracelet, and what appears to be a loin cloth or pubic hair\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/82.2014_Walker-AfricanAmerican_72dpiWeb-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/82.2014_Walker-AfricanAmerican_72dpiWeb-1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/82.2014_Walker-AfricanAmerican_72dpiWeb-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/82.2014_Walker-AfricanAmerican_72dpiWeb-1536x1140.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/82.2014_Walker-AfricanAmerican_72dpiWeb.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kara Walker, African\/American, 1998, Collection of Alvin Hall. \u00a9 Kara Walker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Turn on a flashlight and shine it toward a bare spot on a wall. Leave several feet between the wall and light \u2013 enough for you to fit between the two freely!<\/p>\n<p>Turn off all other lights, letting a shadow cast on the wall.<br \/>\nStand between the flashlight and wall and try moving in different ways. Make sure to<\/p>\n<p>look at how the shape of your body and clothes shift as you move.<\/p>\n<p>Try out these ideas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dance slowly<\/li>\n<li>Lift and stretch your limbs then crouch down<\/li>\n<li>Turn your body to the side<\/li>\n<li>Reach for the ceiling<\/li>\n<li>Act out a story<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Notice how your shadow could feel alive depending on your movement.<\/p>\n<p>Now, imagine you met your shadow in real-life!<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What would be your first impression of your shadow? Is there anything you\u2019d ask?<\/li>\n<li>Do you think your shadow looks like you? Why or why not?<\/li>\n<li>Could someone that saw your shadow be able to tell who you are without seeing you? What hints might your shadow give?<\/li>\n<li>Think about a shadow\u2019s shape and color: what does this show or not show us about the person creating the shadow?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>(If you\u2019d like, snap a photo and post your shadow images or your movements tagging #BCMA in your caption &#8212; we\u2019d love to hear your answers to some of these questions!) <\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>ACTIVITY 3 <\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1015 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/phebe-page1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/phebe-page1-183x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Text excerpt from \u201cNarrative of Phebe Ann Jacobs, or, \u2018Happy Phebe\u2019\u201d by Mrs. (Phebe Lord) T.C. Upham\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/phebe-page1-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/phebe-page1-624x1024.jpg 624w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/phebe-page1-768x1260.jpg 768w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/phebe-page1-937x1536.jpg 937w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/phebe-page1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-635'>\n\t\t\t\tMrs. T.C. Upham (Phebe Lord Upham), Narative of Phebe Ann Jacobs, or, &#8220;Happy Phebe,&#8221; [185-?], George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections &amp; Archives, Bowdoin College Library. Artwork in the public domain.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/thimble-case-spc-collections-2040x1000-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"147\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/thimble-case-spc-collections-2040x1000-1-300x147.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"mage of a small fabric-covered box (at left) that reads: \u201cBall, Black and Co. Jewelers, New York,\u201d with a used silver thimble that is engraved with the initials \u201cP,\u201d \u201cA,\u201d and \u201cJ.\u201d\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/thimble-case-spc-collections-2040x1000-1-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/thimble-case-spc-collections-2040x1000-1-1024x502.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/thimble-case-spc-collections-2040x1000-1-768x376.jpg 768w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/thimble-case-spc-collections-2040x1000-1-1536x753.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/thimble-case-spc-collections-2040x1000-1.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-576'>\n\t\t\t\tBall, Black, &amp; Company, Thimble belonging to Phebe Ann Jacobs (formerly enslaved to Maria Wheelock; servant to the Allen family), 19th century, George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections &amp; Archives, Bowdoin College Library. Artwork in the public domain.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>First, think about what you did in the past day or so. Write down a list of what you can remember. If you\u2019d like, try writing it as if it were a story!<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What sorts of events or activities did you include in your list or story?<\/li>\n<li>Think about what sorts of emotions you connect with these things \u2013 are most of these things generally positive, negative, or neither? Are they exciting? Boring?<\/li>\n<li>How would you feel reading your list or story out loud to someone else?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Next, look for another object that is broken or falling apart. If you can, find a piece of clothing that needs to be repaired: maybe it is dirty or torn, buttons are missing, or a seam is falling out.<\/p>\n<p>Try to put your object back together without asking someone else for help.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Were you able to fix this object?<\/li>\n<li>Do you see this object any differently than you did before you held it and tried to change it?<\/li>\n<li>Did you feel as if you were being creative?<br \/>\nThink of some words you would use to describe this experience \u2013 are they similar to any of the emotions you felt during the first part of this activity?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>ACTIVITY 4 <\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1015 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/Woman_Frazier_BCMA-1273x1000-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/Woman_Frazier_BCMA-1273x1000-1-300x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Photograph of an elderly Black woman standing and resting her proper left arm against a chair where a young Black boy is seated. Both people are in a kitchen\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/Woman_Frazier_BCMA-1273x1000-1-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/Woman_Frazier_BCMA-1273x1000-1-1024x804.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/Woman_Frazier_BCMA-1273x1000-1-768x603.jpg 768w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/Woman_Frazier_BCMA-1273x1000-1.jpg 1273w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-583'>\n\t\t\t\tLaToya Ruby Frazier, Grandma Ruby and J.C. in Her Kitchen 2006, 2006. \u00a9 LaToya Ruby Frazier\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/Woman_Weems_BCMA-Official-1000x1004-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/Woman_Weems_BCMA-Official-1000x1004-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Photograph of a salt and pepper shaker set depicting Sambo and Mammy stereotypes sitting on a domestic kitchen counter with silverware, utensils, and a cut cantaloupe\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/Woman_Weems_BCMA-Official-1000x1004-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/Woman_Weems_BCMA-Official-1000x1004-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/Woman_Weems_BCMA-Official-1000x1004-1-768x771.jpg 768w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/Woman_Weems_BCMA-Official-1000x1004-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-623'>\n\t\t\t\tCarrie Mae Weems, American Icons: Untitled (Salt and Pepper Shakers), 1988-89. \u00a9 Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Look around your living space for some everyday objects \u2013 candles, picture frames, lamps, clocks, house plants, wall art, etc.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Are there any objects or images that you see a lot? What do they look like?<\/li>\n<li>If an object is yours, do you feel like it represents who you are?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For some of the objects, write down when they were first placed in your house. If you don\u2019t know, ask someone else if they know. See if they know why it was put there or what it means.<\/p>\n<p>For each object:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What purpose does it have?<\/li>\n<li>Does it always stay in the same place (on a shelf, on a table, on a wall, etc.)? Why or why not?<\/li>\n<li>If you asked someone else about why it was put in your house, do you agree with their story?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Now think about all of the objects together:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Do these objects tell a story about your family?<\/li>\n<li>Do they mean something specific to your family?<\/li>\n<li>Do you know anyone outside of your family that has some of the same objects? If so, do you think they mean something different to those people?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>ACTIVITY 5 <\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_602\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-602\" style=\"width: 214px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/Woman_OGrady_BCMA-1000x1399-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-602 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/Woman_OGrady_BCMA-1000x1399-1-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"A text-based artwork that reads, \u201cThis could be\/ the permanent rebellion\/ that lasts a lifetime.\/ calling a halt to the universe\/ because life doesn\u2019t wait\/ the savage is loose\/ where we are.\u201d\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/Woman_OGrady_BCMA-1000x1399-1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/Woman_OGrady_BCMA-1000x1399-1-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/Woman_OGrady_BCMA-1000x1399-1-768x1074.jpg 768w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/there-is-a-woman-in-every-color-2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/502\/2021\/03\/Woman_OGrady_BCMA-1000x1399-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-602\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lorraine O&#8217;Grady, Cutting Out CONYT 26, 1977\/2017. \u00a9 Lorraine O\u2019Grady\/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Find old newspapers, magazines, or books that are okay to cut up. Take a look through the pages, looking at images or words.<\/p>\n<p>Do you see anything that stands-out? Don\u2019t think too much \u2013 go with your first impressions!<\/p>\n<p>Highlight or cut out the something that catches your eye. Maybe there is a certain image or font, color or quote you like. Anything goes!<\/p>\n<p>Put whatever you cut out on the center of a piece of paper. Using cardstock, scissors, glue, etc. or whatever else you\u2019d like, start creating a collage!<\/p>\n<p>Repeat the process by looking for text or images that interest you and add them to your collage.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Look back to your first cutout piece \u2013 what is it?\n<ol>\n<li>If it is an image or photo, do you know who made the picture?<\/li>\n<li>If it is text, do you know who wrote these words?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Was anything hard about making this?<\/li>\n<li>Are the different words and\/or images in your collage related?<\/li>\n<li>Does your collage create a new story? What is that story?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Show your artwork to someone else who has not seen it before:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What is their reaction?<\/li>\n<li>If someone took your words and used them to make their own work of art, how would you feel?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>(Feel free to take a photo of your artwork, upload it, and tag #BCMA to show everyone your creations and thoughts!) <\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Devon Garcia \u201921 and\u00a0Lily Poppen \u201922 Below is a series of website-based at-home activities exploring the thematic concepts of There Is a Woman in Every Color: Black Women in Art. Activities are generally suited for elementary and middle school students, but they are open and adaptable enough for participation by older students. 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