Edmondson/Holley Inspired Sculpture
Length: 10-11 class periods (55-minutes each)
The Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission engaged two internationally-known artists, Thornton Dial and Lonnie Holley, to create site-specific public art works for the newly revitalized Edmondson Park (overseen by the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency). This project honors William Edmondson, a native of Davidson County and a self-taught sculptor. Edmondson was the first African American artist to have a solo exhibition at the New York Museum of Modern Art (1937). Like Edmondson, Thornton Dial and Lonnie Holley are self-taught artists.
In this Visual Arts Lesson, students will:
- have formative assessment for William Edmondson Pre-Assessment
- have formative assessment for Think-Pair-Share Activity
- have formative assessment for Brainstorm Graphic Organizer
- have summative assessment for Poem Analysis
- have summative assessment for William Edmondson Post-Assessment
- have summative assessment for Exit Ticket
- have summative assessment for Art Production Rubric
- have summative assessment for Grow & Glow Critique
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