Te Ata
by Nellie Ellen Shepherd
Oil
Commissioned by the Oklahoma State Senate Historical Preservation Fund, Inc.
Dimensions: 48 x 40
Dedicated February 8, 2010
Teaching with Te Ata
Overview & About the Artist
Information about the artwork and the artist.Teaching with Te Ata (PDF)
Resources specific to Te Ata that include; educational standards, historic and visual art details and suggested reading.Activity: Genres in Painting (PDF)
Landscapes, portraits, and historical paintings are all categories, or genres, of painting which your students will see when exploring the Capitol Art Collection. This lesson will help students understand and differentiate the various genres in the visual arts. Students will learn to identify major genres, and will learn to discriminate between a painting’s subject and its genre.Activity: Three Styles of Portraits (PDF)
Each student will create three portraits in various styles of painting including Cubism, Impressionism, and Surrealism.