- Description
What can American landscapes and other paintings tell us about the evolution of democracy in the United States?
This portion of the Land and Landscape module focuses on the influence of land ownership and the evolution of American civic ideas through landscape.
- Grade
- 5-12
Goals
- To demonstrate how the subject and the composition of paintings can reflect a shift in political philosophies.
- To compare and contrast works from successive historical periods and identify the broader context in which they were created.