Picture This: Figures in Motion: The Paintings & Sculpture of Edgar Degas

Picture This: Figures in Motion: The Paintings & Sculpture of Edgar Degas

Kindergarten through 5^th grade.

“Join us as we learn about the people in Degas’ famous paintings, then try our hand in capturing motion on paper and in three dimensions.”

· Browse Degas and the Dance (J759.4 RUB) A Weekend with Degas (J759.4 SKI), Edgar Degas (759.4 VEN)

· Read aloud: Edgar Degas: Paintings that Dance (J759.4 COC), Degas and the Little Dancer : a Story about Edgar Degas (Picture Book Anholt) and/or Marie in Fourth Position (Picture Book Littlesugar)

· Have kids create pastel drawings showing movement (dark construction paper, pastels) and/or action figures (pipe cleaners, foil, masking tape, playdough, tissue paper, google eyes, fabric, etc. for decorating)

· Resources: Picture This: Activities and Adventures in Impressionism (759.054 RAI) pp.24-29 Pastels, Action figures, Start with Art: People (J704.942 LAC) p. 16 drawing with different materials, Impressionism (759.054 BOL) p.20 , The Usborne Art Treasury (J750.11 DIC) p. 60-63 Pastel Dancers, My Art Book (DK) (J745.5 MY) p.34-39 “Freeze Frame”

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