Asher Lev Artwork Project
Presentation
Students will present the artwork assigned to the class, giving background for the artist that highlights the artist’s style and artistic philosophy, discussing the artwork with reference to iconography, style, and historical and cultural context.
Make sure to give the date for the work. Presenters should make clear what
stylistic period for each artist such as Renaissance or Baroque, etc. Keynote presentations might have between eight to ten slides using bullet points for important information and graphics that introduces students to the artist’s style and subject matter. Students will be graded on the clarity and accuracy of the presentation as well as other principles of effective public speaking such as the following:
Organization
Topic Knowledge
Audience Adaptation
Language Use
Delivery
Writing
The information from your presentation should be written out in clear, wellorganized paragraphs. Information from your sources should be cited in the text using MLA format. You should use at least three reputable sources. This writing shouldn’t be much longer than one page with an additional page for the works cited page also in MLA format.
The project as a whole allows students to practice basic research skills, using research materials to create both a presentation and a written document that demonstrates appropriate use of outside sources and proper embedding of quotes along with citations. It also allows student to work on skills of oral communication.
Of course, students will also learn about the artists mentioned in the book as part of
Asher’s education in art. Students will be asked to know the basic information about each artist as part of the final exam for Asher Lev.
1. Giotto, “Lamentation”
2. Michelangelo, “Pieta”
3. Michelangelo, “Last Judgment”
4. Michelangelo’s “David”
5. Raphael, “School of Athens”
6. Raphael, “Alba Madonna”
7. Guido Reni, “Massacre of the Innocents”
8. Claude Monet, “Water Lilies”

9. Paul Cezanne, “Still Life with Basket of Apples”
10. Georges Seurat, “Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte”
11. Vincent Van Gogh, “Starry Night”
12. Paul Gauguin “Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going”
13. Henri Matisse, “Joy of Life”
14. Pablo Picasso, “Les Desmoiselles d’Avignon”
14 Picasso, “Guernica”
15. Marc Chagall, “The Birthday”
16. Edward Hopper, “Nighthawks”
17. Hans Hofmann, “The Gate”
18. Henry Moore, “Recumbent Figure”
19. Jackson Pollack, “Autumn Rhythm”
20. Marc Chagall, “White Crucifixion”
21. Paul Gauguin “Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going”