Kristina Lenyk. City Building: What is an American? by Kristina Lenyk https://padlet.com/kristina_lenyk/o8c4l754gpzq Defining the American and the American Experience en-us 2018-01-08 20:34:20 UTC 2025-10-21 09:00:40 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 kristina_lenyk https://padlet.com/kristina_lenyk/o8c4l754gpzq/wish/219543662 2018-01-08 20:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kristina_lenyk/o8c4l754gpzq/wish/219543662 ROUND 1: IMAGES kristina_lenyk https://padlet.com/kristina_lenyk/o8c4l754gpzq/wish/219543663 1.   Make a note of the various images you see in the painting—make sure to look for the details, too.
poeple have differnet skin colors.
2.  What seem to be the “primary” images?
workers
3.  What seem to be the “secondary” images?
industry, construstions, the city, the boat
4.  What types of colors seem to dominate the painting?
dark colors

]]> 2018-01-08 20:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kristina_lenyk/o8c4l754gpzq/wish/219543663 ROUND 2: FOCAL POINTS kristina_lenyk https://padlet.com/kristina_lenyk/o8c4l754gpzq/wish/219543665 1.  What is the focus of the painting?
the people
2.  To what images is your attention drawn?
the workers that have different skin colors.
3.  What helps funnel your attention to those images?  (colors, shapes, lines)
the machines around them. They are alo very detailed and the colors are sharper.

]]> 2018-01-08 20:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kristina_lenyk/o8c4l754gpzq/wish/219543665 ROUND 3: SUBJECT kristina_lenyk https://padlet.com/kristina_lenyk/o8c4l754gpzq/wish/219543666 1.  Who or what is this painting about?
people in the industrial revolution. (working class people who were actually buildings the buildings)
Focus ing more on the people who built it, than the actual buildings. Also has to do with the title,
2.  If this artist were attempting to tell a story through this painting, what would that story be about?
people are working in this revolution, no matter their skin color, the came together for one goal. 

]]> 2018-01-08 20:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kristina_lenyk/o8c4l754gpzq/wish/219543666 ROUND 4: MOOD kristina_lenyk https://padlet.com/kristina_lenyk/o8c4l754gpzq/wish/219543667 1.  List mood words that accurately depict your painting.
active, hard working, exhausted., ignorant, tired.
2.  How do the colors contribute to this mood?

3.  How does the use of light/dark contribute to this mood?
light colors - hope.
4.  How does the subject of the painting contribute to this mood?


]]> 2018-01-08 20:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kristina_lenyk/o8c4l754gpzq/wish/219543667 ROUND 5: THEME kristina_lenyk https://padlet.com/kristina_lenyk/o8c4l754gpzq/wish/219543669 1.   What theme does this painting develop?  Explain by making specific references to your analysis thus far.
In the end of the day, we are all working for the same goal, not matter who you are, we can make a better America.

]]> 2018-01-08 20:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kristina_lenyk/o8c4l754gpzq/wish/219543669 ROUND 6: CONNECTIONS kristina_lenyk https://padlet.com/kristina_lenyk/o8c4l754gpzq/wish/219543670 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?
Focused, active, disciplined.
WOULD YOU AGREE AND/OR DISAGREE WITH HIS DEFINITION?  EXPLAIN.
Yes, i do agree]]> 2018-01-08 20:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kristina_lenyk/o8c4l754gpzq/wish/219543670