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
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- 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
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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
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Related Artwork
Related People
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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