START WITH ART: Starrucca Viaduct, Pennsylvania

Take a look at the painting below then read the questions to the students/children in your life and see how starting your day with art can ignite creativity and critical thinking!

Title: Starrucca Viaduct, Pennsylvania

Artist: Jasper Francis Cropsey

Date: 1865

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 56.8 x 92.4 cm

Start with Art Questions: 

• What do you see in the artwork? Do you see the a long bridge-like structure? That structure is called a viaduct! Look closely--what is on the viaduct?

• What details in the painting help convey the size and significance of the viaduct in the landscape?

• Imagine you are standing in the painting, near the Starrucca Viaduct. What sounds, smells, or feelings do you think you might experience in this rural Pennsylvania scene? 

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