Description

Overview:

What does it mean to belong to a country? Can events change what that means? This interactive compares two paintings by John Lewis Krimmel. Both show people in Philadelphia’s Centre Square celebrating the Fourth of July, but one was painted in 1812, just after the United States had declared war on Great Britain, and the other was painted in 1819, four years after the war had ended. The two look very different, reflecting changing ideas. This "Genial.ly" presentation includes interactive annotations and a juxtapose slider--the final slide includes suggestions on how to help students use the art as historical evidence. If you evaluate or use this resource, please respond to this short (4 question) survey here bit.ly/3ofUImf

Subject:

Arts and Humanities, Art History, Visual Arts, History, U.S. History, Political Science, Sociology

Level:

Lower Primary, Upper Primary, Middle School, High School, Community College / Lower Division, College / Upper Division

Material Type:

Activity/Lab, Diagram/Illustration, Interactive, Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author:

JPPM Admin

Provider:

Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum

Date Added:

12/02/2021