(Otis Lumpkin, The Yellow Fireplug, 1963, oil on canvas, 20 inches X 24 inches, Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, Texas.) This lesson plan contains the Texas TEKS for Elementary, Middle, and High School art teachers. The lesson discusses the use of figures and architecture to create a specific mood. If you use or reference this lessonContinue reading “Lesson Plan: Otis Lumpkin’s “The Yellow Fireplug””
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Lesson Plan: Charles Umlauf’s “Angel of the Annunciation”
(Charles Umlauf, Angel of the Annunciation, 1958, bronze and marble, 39 inches X 13.5 inches X 5.75 inches, Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, Texas) This lesson plan contains the Texas TEKS for Elementary, Middle, and High School art teachers. The lesson discusses the properties of a ‘sculpture in the round’. If you use or referenceContinue reading “Lesson Plan: Charles Umlauf’s “Angel of the Annunciation””
Eye Like It!
The image at the top of the screen is from a piece held in our Permanent Collection. It is a graphite drawing by James Surls titled Bless Her Soul, done in 1986. According to his website, Surls “(was born on) April 19th, 1943 in Terrell, Texas. He graduated from Sam Houston State Teachers College inContinue reading “Eye Like It!”
TMA’s Permanent Collection is now online!
The Tyler Museum of Art has over 1600 works in its permanent collection, and images of nearly all of them are available online. The collection not only contains work by influential East Texas artists like David Bates, William Montgomery, and James Surls, but also includes pieces by renown artists like Norman Rockwell, Winslow Homer, andContinue reading “TMA’s Permanent Collection is now online!”
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