Phoenix Art Museum Masterworks

Grades: 7 – 12
Length of tour: 1 hour

Tour Description

While providing an overview of the museum, docents discuss with students the unique qualities of individual art works in the museum’s collection and how they might be considered “masterpieces”.

Goals

To discover the qualities which make a work of art unique and of particular significance to the Phoenix Art Museum
To explore the styles and themes in art from various cultures and eras of history
To introduce the variety of galleries and collections in the museum

Rationale

Museums collect and exhibit works that are valued by society. Art works may be valued because of the artist’s reputation, as examples of a particular artistic style or movement in art history, as historical documents of places and times. Students are challenged as they analyze the art of the “masters”.

Topics

Significant works of art by selected artists
The qualities and characteristics of a masterwork
How the elements of art are employed in masterworks
Styles of art and artistic movements
The power of art to communicate the spirit of the era
The reasons for creating artworks: commissions, individual expression, competitions, social commentary, etc.
The impact of culture, events, and history on a work of art

Arizona Education Standards

Visual Arts Standards
Strand 2: Relate
Concept #1 Artworlds (PO 001, PO 002, PO 103, PO 105, PO 206,
PO 306)
Concept #2 Materials, Tools, Techniques (PO 001, PO 102, PO 203)
Concept #3 Elements & Principles (PO 001, PO 301)
Concept #4 Meanings & Purposes (PO 001, PO 102, PO 203)
Concept #5 Quality (PO 001, PO 203)

Strand 3: Evaluate
Concept #1 Art Issues and Values (PO 001, PO 003, PO 204, PO 305)
Concept #3 Elements & Principles (PO 001, PO 201, PO 302)
Concept #4 Meanings & Purposes (PO 001, PO 201)
Concept #5 Quality (PO 001, PO 202, PO 203)

Social Studies Standards
Strand 2: World History
Concept #1 Research Skills for History
Concept #2 Early Civilizations (China)
Concept #3 World in Transition
Concept #4 Renaissance and Reformation
Concept #5 Encounters and Exchange
Concept #9 Contemporary World

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