This lesson plan contains the Texas TEKS for Elementary, Middle, and High School art teachers. The lesson explains the history and iconography of Día de los Muertos. Students will learns how the cultural context of the holiday and create an ofrenda.
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Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: October 2025
This is the Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter for October 2025. It includes information about exhibitions, educational programing, and school tour opportunities. If you read or download this newsletter, please leave a comment with your feedback. The newsletter can be downloaded in the link below. Exhibitions Making a Mark: Women in Early Texas Art TheContinue reading “Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: October 2025”
Lesson Plan: Bertha Landers, “Old Man”
This lesson plan contains the National Learning Standards for Visual Arts and the Texas TEKS for Elementary, Middle, and High School art teachers. The students will discuss the difference between printmaking and photography. The teacher will use Bertha Lander’s print Old Man to showcase a Regionalist style of a printed portrait. The class will learn aboutContinue reading “Lesson Plan: Bertha Landers, “Old Man””
Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: September 2025
This is the Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter for September 2025. It includes information about exhibitions, educational programing, and school tour opportunities. If you read or download this newsletter, please leave a comment with your feedback. The newsletter can be downloaded in the link below. Exhibitions Making a Mark: Women in Early Texas Art TheContinue reading “Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: September 2025”
Lesson Plan: Dick Wray, “Untitled”
This lesson plan contains the National Learning Standards for Visual Arts and the Texas TEKS for High School art teachers. The students will study the Abstract Expressionism found in Dick Wray’s painting Untitled. They will learn about his gesture style of painting and his painting philosophy. After discussions, the class will create their own Abstract ExpressionistContinue reading “Lesson Plan: Dick Wray, “Untitled””
Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: August 2025
This is the Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter for August 2025. It includes information about exhibitions, educational programing, and school tour opportunities. If you read or download this newsletter, please leave a comment with your feedback. The newsletter can be downloaded in the link below. Exhibitions Making a Mark: Women in Early Texas Art TheContinue reading “Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: August 2025”
Lesson Plan: Liz Ward, “Ghosts of the Old Mississippi: Baton Rouge to Donaldsonville”
This lesson plan contains the National Learning Standards for Visual Arts and the Texas TEKS for High School art teachers. The students will study Liz Ward’s multi-media collage Ghosts of the Old Mississippi: Baton Rouge to Donaldsonville. Specifically, the students will examine how Ward represented a connection between the artistic representation of the Mississippi River regionContinue reading “Lesson Plan: Liz Ward, “Ghosts of the Old Mississippi: Baton Rouge to Donaldsonville””
Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: July 2025
This is the Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter for July 2025. It includes information about exhibitions, educational programing, and school tour opportunities. If you read or download this newsletter, please leave a comment with your feedback. The newsletter can be downloaded in the link below. Exhibitions Pop on Paper: Lichtenstein, Ruscha, and Warhol The PopContinue reading “Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: July 2025”
Lesson Plan: Tré Arenz, “Civilized”
This lesson plan contains the National Learning Standards for Visual Arts and the Texas TEKS for High School art teachers. The students will study the art methods found in Tré Arenz’s artwork Civilized. Afterwards, the students will write an art history essay that examines the historical meaning of the artwork. If you use or reference thisContinue reading “Lesson Plan: Tré Arenz, “Civilized””
Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: June 2025
This is the Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter for June 2025. It includes information about exhibitions, educational programing, and school tour opportunities. If you read or download this newsletter, please leave a comment with your feedback. The newsletter can be downloaded in the link below. Exhibitions Pop on Paper: Lichtenstein, Ruscha, and Warhol The PopContinue reading “Tyler Museum of Art’s Newsletter: June 2025”