Morgan Voeks City Building: What is an American? by Morgan Voeks https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq Defining the American and the American Experience en-us 2018-01-08 20:35:19 UTC 2025-09-30 05:16:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/1280px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png "City Building" by Thomas Hart Benton morgan_voeks https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219544052 2018-01-08 20:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219544052 ROUND 1: IMAGES morgan_voeks https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219544053 1.   Make a note of the various images you see in the painting—make sure to look for the details, too.
2.  What seem to be the “primary” images?
3.  What seem to be the “secondary” images?
4.  What types of colors seem to dominate the painting?


]]> 2018-01-08 20:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219544053 ROUND 2: FOCAL POINTS morgan_voeks https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219544054 1.  What is the focus of the painting?
2.  To what images is your attention drawn?
3.  What helps funnel your attention to those images?  (colors, shapes, lines)


]]> 2018-01-08 20:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219544054 ROUND 3: SUBJECT morgan_voeks https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219544055 1.  Who or what is this painting about?
2.  If this artist were attempting to tell a story through this painting, what would that story be about?


]]> 2018-01-08 20:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219544055 ROUND 4: MOOD morgan_voeks https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219544056 1.  List mood words that accurately depict your painting.
2.  How do the colors contribute to this mood?
3.  How does the use of light/dark contribute to this mood?
4.  How does the subject of the painting contribute to this mood?


]]> 2018-01-08 20:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219544056 ROUND 5: THEME morgan_voeks https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219544057 1.   What theme does this painting develop?  Explain by making specific references to your analysis thus far.


]]> 2018-01-08 20:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219544057 ROUND 6: CONNECTIONS morgan_voeks https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219544058 If you were to ask Thomas Hart Benton to define an American (considering your analysis of his painting), how do you think he would respond?

WOULD YOU AGREE AND/OR DISAGREE WITH HIS DEFINITION?  EXPLAIN.]]> 2018-01-08 20:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219544058 Round morgan_voeks https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219545075 2018-01-08 20:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219545075 Round 1: Images morgan_voeks https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219545086 1. People of diffrent races working on the same job
It's a labor intensive jobs. 
They are building up 
2. The men working 
3. The boat, the building, the crane
4. The skin colors ]]> 2018-01-08 20:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219545086 Round 2: Focal Points morgan_voeks https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219547015 1. The men working 
2. The men in the front 
3. The different skin colors, they are in the foreground, there are a lot of details in the men. ]]> 2018-01-08 20:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219547015 Round 3: Subject morgan_voeks https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219549383 1. It's about the workers and they building the city. 
2. The city was built by people of different races that came together. ]]> 2018-01-08 20:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219549383 Round 4: Mood morgan_voeks https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219551351 1. Tired, serious, and stressful
2. They show how the men are working. 
3. All the tools seem to be dark and aren't like it
4.   ]]> 2018-01-08 20:57:55 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219551351 Round 5: Theme morgan_voeks https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219552436 1. The working class isn't treated fairly and don't receive enough credit. ]]> 2018-01-08 21:01:22 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219552436 Round 6: Connections morgan_voeks https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219555044 He would define it as someone who helps shape and build America. That being an American doesn't mean being born here it means helping and shaping America. I would I agree with his definition ]]> 2018-01-08 21:10:43 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_voeks/21pzrn23bvhq/wish/219555044