START WITH ART: Miss Amelia Van Buren

Welcome/welcome back! We're starting our day by examining the painting pictured below. Take a look at it then read the questions (listed below the image) to the students/children in your life and see how starting their day with art can ignite creativity and critical thinking!

Title: Miss Amelia Van Buren

Artist: Thomas Eakins

Date: 1891

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 131.13 cm x 98.42 cm

Start with Art Questions: 

• In Thomas Eakins' painting "Miss Amelia Van Buren," what do you notice about the subject, Miss Amelia Van Buren, and her surroundings?

• How would you describe her expression? What do you think the painting conveys about her personality or character?

• Imagine you could have a conversation with Miss Amelia Van Buren in the painting. What questions would you ask her, and what do you think she might tell you about herself or the time in which she lived? 

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