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Article: Reflection on lakes.(Art and the Natural Environment)(Chiura Obata, Jasper Cropsey)(Biography)
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- School Arts
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- November 1, 2004
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Enduring Ideas
We can learn about lakes by studying them on site, through environmental study, and through works of art created by artists who have represented them throughout time. We can share our knowledge by making art about these water environments and by becoming aware of and working to protect some of these natural resources.
Art Exemplars
* Chiura Obata, Lake Basin in the High Sierra, 1930. Color woodblock print, www.asian americanbooks.com/obatagal.htm
* Jasper Cropsey, Autumn Greenwood Lake, 1873. Oil on canvas. www.art-prints-postersbooks.com/Jasper-Cropsey.htm
Lesson Overview
Students contrast artworks of ...