Remake of City Building: What is an American? by Shannon Skeffington https://padlet.com/shannon_skeffington/rkrho3b8m3jx Defining the American and the American Experience en-us 2018-01-08 14:58:35 UTC 2026-07-19 09:14:10 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 shannon_skeffington https://padlet.com/shannon_skeffington/rkrho3b8m3jx/wish/219373145 2018-01-08 14:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_skeffington/rkrho3b8m3jx/wish/219373145 ROUND 1: IMAGES shannon_skeffington https://padlet.com/shannon_skeffington/rkrho3b8m3jx/wish/219373146 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?

1.  Industrial Revolution and the beginning of transatlantic transportation.  Also very Urban type of place.
2.  Ship in a harbor, and more jobs and employment opportunities.  Also a booming city
3. People of all different races and strong men working hard
4. Red colors and 
]]> 2018-01-08 14:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_skeffington/rkrho3b8m3jx/wish/219373146 ROUND 2: FOCAL POINTS shannon_skeffington https://padlet.com/shannon_skeffington/rkrho3b8m3jx/wish/219373147 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)

1.  Industrial Revolution 
2. Working men and a supposedly booming economy
3. Colors that contrast each other
]]> 2018-01-08 14:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_skeffington/rkrho3b8m3jx/wish/219373147 ROUND 3: SUBJECT shannon_skeffington https://padlet.com/shannon_skeffington/rkrho3b8m3jx/wish/219373150 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?

1. Hard work of men constructing a big city
2. Hard work that people of all different races and cultures come together to build a big successful city
]]> 2018-01-08 14:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_skeffington/rkrho3b8m3jx/wish/219373150 ROUND 4: MOOD shannon_skeffington https://padlet.com/shannon_skeffington/rkrho3b8m3jx/wish/219373151 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?

1.  Hard working, empowering
2.  Light colors and contrast between them
3.  
]]> 2018-01-08 14:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_skeffington/rkrho3b8m3jx/wish/219373151 ROUND 5: THEME shannon_skeffington https://padlet.com/shannon_skeffington/rkrho3b8m3jx/wish/219373153 1.   What theme does this painting develop?  Explain by making specific references to your analysis thus far.


]]> 2018-01-08 14:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_skeffington/rkrho3b8m3jx/wish/219373153 ROUND 6: CONNECTIONS shannon_skeffington https://padlet.com/shannon_skeffington/rkrho3b8m3jx/wish/219373154 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.

He would respond with how he believes being an American is all about working together to build whatever it is and it helps build relationships among other people
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