START WITH ART: Turkeys

Welcome/welcome back! We're starting our day by examining "Turkeys" pictured below. Take a look at the artwork 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: Turkeys

Artist: Anna Mary Robertson "Grandma" Moses

Date: 1958

Medium: Oil on pressed wood

Dimensions: 40.64 x 60.96 cm

Start with Art Questions: 

• What do you see in the artwork? Can you describe the turkeys and the setting?

• Grandma Moses was known for her charming and detailed folk art. How does she capture the personality of the turkeys in this painting, and what do you think they might be doing in the scene?

• If you could visit the farm in the painting and spend time with the turkeys, what activities or adventures do you think you might have? How does the artwork make you imagine the daily life of these farm animals?

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