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Cab Calloway: Sketches: Steve Brodner Draws Cab Calloway to “Minnie the Moocher”

colin fitzpatrick — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:51:38 +0000

Stever Brodner creates a second sketch of Cab Calloway to Calloway’s classic hit “Minnie The Moocher” for the documentary AMERICAN MASTERS Cab Calloway: Sketches, premiering nationally Monday, February 27 at 10 p.m. (check local listings). Brodner’s completed sketch comes alives and dances alongside Matthew Rushing, choreographer/principal dancer of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. In the New York metro-area the film airs Sunday, February 26 at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN.

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Cab Calloway: Sketches: Steve Brodner Sketches Cab to “Everybody Eats When They Come To My House”

colin fitzpatrick — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:40:16 +0000

Watch Steve Brodner create one of the sketches used in the documentary AMERICAN MASTERS Cab Calloway: Sketches to the soundtrack of Cab Calloway’s “Everybody Eats When They Come To My House.”Cab Calloway: Sketches premiering nationally Monday, February 27 at 10 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). In the New York metro-area the film airs Sunday, February 26 at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN.

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Andy Warhol: Career Timeline

daniel ross — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:19:47 +0000

Andy Warhol: Lesson Overview

daniel ross — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 14:24:45 +0000

The AMERICAN MASTERS presentation, Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film, concludes with the assertion that Pablo Picasso dominated the first half of the 20th century and Andy Warhol dominated the last half. Each artist redefined the meaning of art, the parameters of art, the proper subjects of art, the relationship between art and the viewer, and the role of the artist in the act of creation. Through these activities students will explore various definitions about what constitutes art and how other periods in art history may have framed these definitions, develop their own ideas of what constitutes art, and use representative works of art to support their own definitions of art.

Grade Level:
9-12

Time:

one class period for Introductory Activity
two class periods for research and presentations
one class period for “art show”
two homework assignments

Subject Matter:
Art, Art History

Learning Objectives:

Students will be able to do the following:

read and understand a list of criteria
formulate opinions
explore their own tastes and preferences
gather information from a variety of sources
present information based on research
compare and contrast art of many periods

National Standards:

MCREL VISUAL ARTS, Level 4, Standard 1
Understands and applies media, techniques, and processes related to the visual arts.

MCREL VISUAL ARTS, Level 4, Standard 2
Knows how to use structures (e.g., sensory qualities, organizational principles, expressive features) and functions of art.

MCREL VISUAL ARTS, Level 4, Standard 3
Knows a range of subject matter, symbols, and potential ideas in the visual arts.

MCREL VISUAL ARTS, Level 4, Standard 4
Understands the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.

MCREL VISUAL ARTS, Level 4, Standard 5
Understands the characteristics and merits of one’s own artwork and the artwork of others.

Organizers for Students
Print out and make copies of these organizers for your students:

What Art Is and What Is Not Art (pdf)

Andy Warhol Viewing Guide (pdf)

Art Movement Research (pdf)

Group Reports on Art Movements (pdf)