The Energy of Theaster Gates
While visiting the museum, the sculpture that stuck out to me was "Sweet Chariot," (2012). This is a tar kettle in which Theaster Gates...
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AMERICAN ART:
A SOCIAL HISTORY OF ART
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A blog by St. Francis students in Prof. Wingate's FA 1420 classes.
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Britney Joseph
Dec 12, 20221 min read
Entering the World of Theaster Gates
I really enjoyed seeing the "Young Lords and Their Traces" exhibit. The way that each piece was positioned and presented brought...
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Nicole Rios
Dec 12, 20221 min read
Theaster Gates- Cross between Finance and Pastoral Care
During the trip to the museum, this was the first artwork that caught my attention. The "Cross between Fiance and Pastoral" is a piece...
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ytrujillo
Dec 12, 20221 min read
A Plead Formatted into Books
Through the publishing of the art,A Negro Digest for a Weary Heart, Gates had promoted the unique usage of how stories were told and...
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iisrael82
Dec 12, 20221 min read
Theaster Gates: Young Lords and their traces
What do the objects in this room have in common? Why has Gates displayed them together here? (reading the wall label will help). They...
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Bekbol Shiribaiev
Dec 12, 20221 min read
Cross between Finance and Pastoral care
shot taken on my phone I was staring at this art of Theaster Gates for about 20 minutes and the first thing that I noticed is that it was...
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jwingate44
Dec 5, 20221 min read
"histories, energies, & resonances": Theaster Gates at the New Museum
On our trips to the New Museum on December 1 and December 6 to see Young Lords and their Traces: Theaster Gates, you spent time looking...
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jwingate44
Nov 8, 20220 min read
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xcano7
Oct 25, 20221 min read
Public Art Past & Present M5
Look Up! When I did the walk to these sculptures, I realized how important it is to know Brooklyn's history, people pass this art pieces...
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ksison2
Oct 19, 20221 min read
Unity in NYC
On October 11, our class went on a trip to visit sculptures and monuments. The sculpture that stuck out to me was Hank Willis Thomas’...
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lsorianoleon
Oct 18, 20222 min read
Sculpture representation and controversy
While visiting sculptures on this class trip I noted that the one thing consistent was controversy. The first introduction to this was...
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Jahki Parrinello
Oct 16, 20221 min read
story's that don't move
On October 11th my class and I went on a tour to see different sculptures in our area of Brooklyn. On of the sculptures we saw were the...
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jsegarra3
Oct 16, 20221 min read
Mind Forged Manacles/Manacle
Fred Wilson created the mind forge art piece in Columbus park in Brooklyn, Nyc. It was built during the 19th century. Answering question...
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Delayjah Pringle
Oct 16, 20222 min read
The Wonders Of Historical Art
On Tuesday October 11th, my class went on a trip to learn about the different monuments and sculptures in Brooklyn New York at Columbus...
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dofori2
Oct 16, 20222 min read
Henry ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher was regarded as the most popular Christian minister in the United States for more than 30 years of his life. From the...
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rtatar
Oct 16, 20222 min read
Fun American Art Experience in Brooklyn
On the 11th of October, our professor took us out of classroom and took us on a tour in Brooklyn and it's art pieces. We visited the...
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ramsoekhreanna
Oct 16, 20221 min read
Different Perspectives on American Art
During our class trip on Tuesday, we visited three different sculptures/monuments in Columbus Park. These included the infamous Henry...
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bhayden91
Oct 16, 20221 min read
Henry Ward Beecher Sculpture
Today our class visited several sculptures in Downtown Brooklyn, One of those sculptures was the Henry Beecher Sculpture by John Quincey...
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dbedoshvili
Oct 15, 20221 min read
Henry Beecher
Our class visited The Henry Ward Beecher Monuments. A statue of Henry Ward Beecher created by the sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward. It is...
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George N King
Oct 12, 20222 min read
The greatest of Henry Ward Beecher in America History
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