Visual Arts : Requires Online posters and photos of the mansion and
gardens [Alternate plan—a “trunk” of photos] with a list of the
various native plantings in the garden, also titles and artists of
sculptures.
Skills and Techniques
Standard 1: Use photos of the mansion and gardens to create a photo
montage or have students create their own flowers to mount on the house
photo as a collage. Stress the use of native Florida plants the surround the
mansion. Include the “Florida room” and the private gardens in the rear
and the sculpture around the gardens—Florida artist.
The student understands and applies media, techniques,
and processes. (VA.A.1.2)
1. uses and organizes two-dimensional and three dimensional
media, techniques, tools, and
processes to produce works of art that are derived
from personal experience, observation, or
imagination.
2. uses control in handling tools and materials in a
safe and responsible manner
3. knows the effects and functions of using various
organizational elements and principles of design
when creating works of art.
4. uses good craftsmanship in a variety of two dimensional
and three-dimensional media.
Creation and Communication
Standard 1: Look at the “Rose Garden at Dusk” in the entry hall and
compare the flowers, tone, light and feel of the painting to the collage
created by the students. Discuss impressionism, decoupage, collage, and
montage as art forms. They give a different feeling to the art work than oil
painting. Discuss how they make you feel about the scene. Create a second
collage to represent the “Rose Garden” and show them side-by-side. How
does the English rose garden compare with the Florida rose garden?
Brighter, softer, wetter, drier? Which one does the student prefer?
The student creates and communicates a range of subject
matter, symbols, and ideas using knowledge of
structures and functions of visual arts. (VA.B.1.2)
1. understands that subject matter used to create
unique works of art can come from personal
experience, observation, imagination, and themes.
2. understands what makes different art media,
techniques, and processes effective or ineffective
in communicating various ideas.
3. knows how to identify the intentions of those
creating works of art.
4. uses the elements of art and the principles of
design with sufficient manipulative skills,
confidence, and sensitivity when communicating
ideas.
Cultural and Historical Connections
Standard 1: The Ringling Collections contains only one impressionist
piece, why? Does the Mansion have a rose garden, were they included in
the original collage as they are non-native? How is the Ringling Collection
involved with the Governor’s Mansion. What other pieces are located in the
mansion and are they related to Florida ?--color orange, orange fruit,
orange flower, shellfish?
The student understands the visual arts in relation to
history and culture. (VA.C.1.2)
1. understands the similarities and differences in
works of art from a variety of sources.
2. understands how artists have used visual
languages and symbol systems through time and
across cultures.
Aesthetic and Critical Analysis
Standard 1: What is it about the Florida mansion and gardens that make
them different from the “Rose Garden at Dusk”—the light, the air, the
house, the colors? If the artist changed the colors would the viewer still
believed it was Florida? What do you think are “Florida colors”?—soft
pastels or bright tropicals?
The student assesses, evaluates, and responds to the
characteristics of works of art. (VA.D.1.2)
1. develops and justifies criteria for the evaluation
of visual works of art using appropriate
vocabulary.
2. uses different approaches to respond to and to
judge various works of art.
3. understands perceived similarities and differences
among different genres of art.
Applications to Life
Standard 1: For the sculptures what subjects were chosen—manatees and
children on a log. How are the ‘floridian’ and what would you include if you
were design outside art work?
Gardens change with the seasons. What colors do the students associate
with spring, summer, fall and winter. Are the student collage and Ringling
painting depicting certain seasons--which?
The student makes connections between the visual arts,
other disciplines, and the real world. (VA.E.1.2)
1. understands the influence of artists on the quality
of everyday life.
2. knows the types of tasks performed by various
artists and some of the required training.
3. understands the similarities and differences and
the various contributions of galleries, studios, and
museums.