An Introduction to the East End Stories Website
Lesson: A Walk in the Park: Narrative in Art
Lesson: America's Treaty with Japan and its Influence on Art
Lesson: Comparing Compositions
Lesson: Distance in the Landscape
Lesson: How to Compose a Still Life
Lesson: Making a Living from the Sea: Then and Now
Lesson: Rural vs. Urban Environment
Lesson: Scalloping Then and Now
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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- 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 April Gornik
Painting, Oil on canvas
66 x 132 inches
2005.17
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY, Gift of Jeanette Sarkisian Wagner
Imaginary Landscape/Seascape
Objective: Students will gain an understanding of how artists create landscapes by using both observation and imagination. Students apply this understanding to their own watercolor painting. Students use visual literacy skills in their discussion.
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- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
Subjects
- Visual Arts
Themes
- East End Stories
Additional Research
Related Artwork
Related People
Related Locations
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: A Walk in the Park: Narrative in Art
Objective: Students will gain an understanding of how artists tell a story through images. Students will apply this understanding to the creation of their own collages. Students will use visual literacy skills in their discussion of this work of art.
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Grade Levels
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
Subjects
- 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
Related Locations
by William Merritt Chase
Painting, Oil on canvas
57 x 44 1/2 inches
1961.5.21
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY, Gift of Mrs. Robert Malcolm Littlejohn, Littlejohn Collection
Lesson: America's Treaty with Japan and its Influence on Art
Objective: Students will gain an understanding the impact of the 1854 Treaty between Japan and the United States on American artists. Students will use visual literacy skills to compare and contrast two works of art.
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Grade Levels
- High School
- Middle School
Subjects
- Art History
- Social Studies
- Visual Arts
Themes
- East End Stories
- Life in New York
- Nineteenth-Century Life
Additional Research
Related Artwork
Related People
Related Locations
- Shinnecock Hills
- Southampton
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
Related People
by William Merritt Chase
Painting, Oil on canvas
57 x 44 1/2 inches
1961.5.21
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY, Gift of Mrs. Robert Malcolm Littlejohn, Littlejohn Collection
Lesson: Comparing Compositions
Objective: Students will use visual literacy skills to compare and contrast two works of art. Students will use their understanding of Japanese imagery and composition to create their own color prints.
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Grade Levels
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
Themes
- East End Stories
- Elements and Principles of Art
- Nineteenth-Century Life
Additional Research
Related Artwork
Related People
Related Locations
- Shinnecock Hills
- Southampton
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: Create a Seascape
Objective: Students will gain an understanding of how artists create a sense of distance in a seascape painting. Students will apply this understanding to their own three-dimensional seascapes. Students will use visual literacy skills to discuss this work.
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Grade Levels
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
Subjects
- Visual Arts
Themes
- Elements and Principles of Art
- Life in New York
- Nineteenth-Century Life
Additional Research
Related Artwork
Related People
Related Locations
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
Lesson: Distance in the Landscape
Objective: Students will gain an understanding of the techniques used to create the illusion of distance in landscape painting. Students will apply this understanding to their own landscape drawing or painting. Students will be introduced to the history of artists of the East End and to the Shinnecock Hills Summer School of Art.
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Grade Levels
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
Subjects
- Art History
- Visual Arts
Themes
- East End Stories
- Elements and Principles of Art
- Life in New York
Additional Research
Related Artwork
Related People
Related Locations
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 William Merritt Chase
Painting, Oil on panel
30 1/2 x 25 inches
1961.5.31
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY, Gift of Mrs. Robert Malcolm Littlejohn, Littlejohn Collection
Lesson: How to Compose a Still Life
Objective: Students will gain an understanding of compositional techniques used by artists in creating a still life painting. Students will apply this understanding to their creation of a group three–dimensional still life. Students will use visual literacy skills in their discussion of the work of art.
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Grade Levels
- Elementary School
- Middle School
Subjects
- Visual Arts
Themes
- Elements and Principles of Art
Additional Research
Related Artwork
Related People
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 Fairfield Porter
Painting, Oil on canvas
32 x 26 1/4 inches
1980.10.16
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY, Gift of the Estate of Fairfield Porter
Lesson: Rural vs. Urban Environment
Objective: Students will gain an understanding of the characteristics of rural and urban environments. Students will use visual literacy skills to identify rural and urban elements in each painting.
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Grade Levels
- Elementary School
- Middle School
Themes
- Elements and Principles of Art
- Life in New York
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
Additional Research
Related Artwork
Related People
Related Locations
by Fairfield Porter
Painting, Oil on canvas
32 1/8 x 25 1/8 inches
1980.10.35
The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY, Gift of the Estate of Fairfield Porter
Lesson: What Do You See Around You?
Objective: Students will gain an understanding of how artists paint their surroundings. Students will apply this understanding to the creation of their own paintings. Students use visual literacy skills to discuss this work.
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Grade Levels
- Elementary School
- Middle School
Subjects
- Visual Arts
Themes
- Elements and Principles of Art
Additional Research
Related Artwork
Related People
Related Locations
Lesson: Windmills and the Landscape
Objective: Students will gain an understanding of the impact of changing technology on farm life on Long Island and in New York State. Students will understand Thomas Moran’s methods of depicting a nostalgic landscape.
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Grade Levels
- Elementary School
- High School
- Middle School
Themes
- Life in New York