START WITH ART: Church Street El

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Today's art!

Title: Church Street El

Artist: Charles Sheeler

Date: 1920

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 41 x 48.5 cm

Start with Art Questions: 

• What do you notice first when you look at the painting "Church Street El" by Charles Sheeler? 
• Can you describe the shapes and lines that stand out to you?

• The painting shows an elevated train track. Have you ever seen a train like this in real life? How does the train and the cityscape around it make you feel?

That's it! This took us less than FIVE MINUTES in the car pool line before school. 

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