Benjamin Franklin
Joseph-Siffred Duplessis, French, circa 1779
(oil on canvas)
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
Let’s meet a man who studied the forces of nature and worked to uncover its laws. Continue reading
Elementary School
Here is a comprehensive list of all objects covered in the third-, fourth-, and fifth grade tours, including objects for “Citizens in Action” and “Natural World.”
Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
The Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
Pierre-Jacques Volaire, French, 1777
(oil on canvas)
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
Surviving the destructive forces of nature is the subject of our next work. Let’s take a look! Continue reading
Forward
Forward
Jacob Lawrence, American, 1967
(tempera on Masonite panel)
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
Wars often divide communities. Let’s meet a brave American heroine who lived to see a devastating war that would divide the United States and pit citizen against citizen. Do you know what this war between the North and South is called? It is called the American Civil War (1861-1865). Continue reading
Egyptian Boat
Model of a Boat
Egyptian, Middle Kingdom, circa 1985-1650 BCE
(wood with gesso, paint, and twine)
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
We’re off to ancient Egypt to learn about the mighty force of a river and meet the men and women who learned to tame her. Continue reading
The Pepperrell Family
Sir William Pepperrell and His Family
John Singleton Copley, American, 1778
(oil on canvas)
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
The American War of Independence (1775-1783) was a war of bravery, a war of sorrow. Continue reading
Indian Fantasy
Indian Fantasy
Marsden Hartley, American, 1914
(oil on canvas)
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
Shall we meet a community of people living off the land? Continue reading
Eagle Cliff
Eagle Cliff, Franconia Notch, New Hampshire
Jasper Francis Cropsey, American, 1858
(oil on canvas)
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
Long ago, families lived in the wilderness and struggled to adapt to their environment. Continue reading
Berkeley No. 8
Berkeley No. 8
Richard Diebenkorn, American, 1954
(oil on canvas)
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
Let’s focus on what an artist put in—not what he left out. Continue reading
Funerary Monument
Funerary Monument
Roman, early 1st Century
(marble)
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
Let’s meet a group of people from long ago who worked hard to provide for themselves and their family. Continue reading
Battle of Lexington
First News of the Battle of Lexington
William Tylee Ranney, American, 1847
(oil on canvas)
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
American patriots might have seen a scene similar to this one on their way to Boston to fight for independence with their fellow men at the start of the American War of Independence (1775-1783). Continue reading
American Landscape
American Landscape with Revolutionary Heroes
Roger Brown, American, 1983
(oil on canvas)
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
Every community has leaders who make a difference. Let’s see a work of art of six leaders of the American War of Independence (1775-1783) and Founding Fathers of the United States of America. Continue reading
Three Trees, Two Clouds
Three Trees, Two Clouds
John Beerman, American, 1990
(oil on linen)
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
In the past, mankind could only react to Mother Nature. Today we use science to try and predict Mother Nature. Let’s make a prediction. Let’s forecast the weather and find the perfect spot to spread out our picnic blanket! Continue reading
Tough Story
A Tough Story
John George Brown, American, born Great Britain, 1886
(oil on canvas)
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
Long ago, many children who lived in America’s cities had to struggle for a better life. Continue reading
Blue Dancer
Blue Dancer
Alexander Archipenko, Ukrainian, m. 1913-18, cast after 1961
(bronze with blue patina, marble base)
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
Do you want to learn why the Blue Dancer is blue? Do want to learn something about the artist who made her? Continue reading