by William Merritt Chase
Painting, Oil on canvas
25 1/2 x 33 1/8 inches
1961
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY, Gift of Mrs. Robert Malcolm Littlejohn, Littlejohn Collection
An Introduction to the East End Stories Website
This lesson introduces students to the story of the artists of the East End and guides them through the tour section of the website. After this introduction, students and teachers should be able to delve more deeply into this topic by exploring the artist and artwork sections, as well as the other lessons in the teacher resources.
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Grade Levels
- An Introduction to the Website
- High School
- Middle School
Subjects
- An Introduction to the Website
- Language Arts
- Social Studies
Themes
- An Introduction to the Website
- East End Stories
Additional Research
Related Artwork
by William Merritt Chase
Painting, Oil on panel
16 1/8 x 24 1/8 inches
1961.5.11
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY, Gift of Mrs. Robert Malcolm Littlejohn, Littlejohn Collection
Lesson: An Urban Oasis
Objective: Students will gain an understanding of the impact of nineteenth century urbanization on American art. Students will apply this understanding to a creative writing assignment.
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Grade Levels
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
Subjects
- Art History
- Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Visual Arts
Themes
- Elements and Principles of Art
- Life in New York
- Nineteenth-Century Life
Additional Research
Related Artwork
- Park in Brooklyn (formerly Prospect Park, Brooklyn), circa 1887
- William Merritt Chase painting a landscape, probably Shinnecock Hills
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by Samuel Colman
Painting, Oil on canvas
16 1/8 x 27 inches
1958.7
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY, Gift of Walter Knight Sturges
Lesson: Down on the Farm
Objective: Students will understand the impact of technology on nineteenth-century farming communities. Students will compare the life of farmers in New York State in the past and the present. Students will use visual literacy skills to discuss this work.
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Grade Levels
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
Subjects
- Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Visual Arts
Themes
- East End Stories
- Elements and Principles of Art
- Life in New York
- Nineteenth-Century Life
Additional Research
Related Artwork
Related People
Related Locations
by Irving Ramsey Wiles
Painting, Oil on panel
9 1/2 x 13 inches
1980.17
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY, Museum Purchase
Lesson: Making a Living from the Sea: Then and Now
Objective: Students will gain an understanding of the ways in which a work of art can be used as an historical document. Students will use visual literacy skills to analyze this work and to relate it to the scalloping industry in 19th century and today.
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Grade Levels
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
Subjects
- Art History
- Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Visual Arts
Themes
- Elements and Principles of Art
- Life in New York
- Nineteenth-Century Life
Additional Research
Related Artwork
Related People
Related Locations
by Irving Ramsey Wiles
Painting, Oil on panel
9 1/2 x 13 inches
1980.17
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY, Museum Purchase
Lesson: Scalloping Then and Now
Objective: Students will gain an understanding of how scalloping methods have changed from the nineteenth century to today.
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Grade Levels
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
Subjects
- Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Visual Arts
Themes
- East End Stories
- Elements and Principles of Art
- Life in New York
- Nineteenth-Century Life