START WITH ART: The Banjo Lesson

This takes us less than five minutes each morning and tends to be re-visited later in the day at the dinner table or during our evening reading sessions. 

Here's how to #STARTWITHART:

Step one: Take a look at the artwork below

Step two: Read the questions below the picture of the art to the students/children in your life

Step three: See how starting your day with art can ignite creativity and critical thinking! 

It's that easy!

Title: The Banjo Lesson

Artist: Henry Ossawa Tanner

Date: 1893

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 124.5 × 90.2 cm

Start with Art Questions: 

• What do you think the boy is learning in the banjo lesson?

• How does the light contribute to the mood of the painting?

• What objects do you see in the background?

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