Multicultural Artworlds: Enduring, Evolving and Overlapping Traditions.Mary Erickson and Bernard Young. Reston, VA: National Art Education Association, (800-299-8321), 2002. Illus.. softcover soft·cov·er adj. Not bound between hard covers: softcover books; a softcover edition. , 158 pp., $25/members; $20/non-members. The major portion of this book consists of fifteen multiculturally based lessons revolving around artworks by an array of artists representing differing ethnicities and cultural backgrounds. Some of the artists, such as Elizabeth Catlett Elizabeth Catlett Mora (born April 15,1915) is an African American sculptress and printmaker. Catlett is best known for the black, expressionistic sculptures and prints she produced during the 1960s and 1970s, which are seen as politically charged. , Bette Saar, Faith Ringgold Faith Ringgold (born October 8, 1930) is an African-American artist and author. Ringgold was born and raised in Harlem and educated at the City College of New York, where she studied with Robert Gwathmey and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. , Romare Bearden Romare Bearden, (September 2, 1911, in Charlotte, North Carolina—March 12, 1988 in New York, New York) was an African-American artist and writer. He worked in several media including, cartoons, oils, and collage. , and Jose Posada po·sa·da n. A Christmas festival originating in Latin America that dramatizes the search of Joseph and Mary for lodging. [American Spanish, from Spanish, lodging, from posar, are well known and respected in the art community, while others are less known but of sound artistic stature. The individual lesson plans usually begin with biographical information about the artist, and also provide objectives, activity suggestions, and assessment guidelines. Preceding the lessons are brief essays by the co-editors and Faith Clover. Bernard Young provides background, needs and goals for an increased multicultural emphasis in art programs. Mary Erickson defines and extends the definition of Artworlds and, in a second essay, reports on a collaborative research project centered on Artworlds concepts and activities. Faith Clover's essay focuses on online curriculum resources that effectively support arts world-based units of instruction. Bold reproductions of black-and-white woodcuts that advocate cultural concerns add to the value of this teacher-directed, and needed, resource. |
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