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AMERICAN ART:
A SOCIAL HISTORY OF ART
IN THE UNITED STATES
A blog by St. Francis students in Prof. Wingate's FA 1420 classes.
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Sculptures in Brooklyn
If the public sculptures we visited were pins on a digital map it would create a sense of fun; adventure, hence, they are pins on a map...
kbishun1
Oct 9, 20232 min read
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Brooklyn Sculptures
If the public sculptures we visited were pins on a digital map, they would act as a type of "History and Culture" trail. It would allow...
sluyando
Oct 8, 20231 min read
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Brooklyn Sculptures
If the public sculptures we visited were pins on a digital map the idea or theme I would use to connect them would be unification and...
msalazar042
Oct 6, 20232 min read
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"Connecting the Dots in Downtown Brooklyn" Post
If the public sculptures we visited were pins on a digital map a lot more people will gravitate towards them. This is because not many...
apellot5
Oct 6, 20232 min read
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Connecting the Dots in Downtown Brooklyn
What if the public sculptures we visited were pins on a digital map? What idea or theme could you use to connect them? Choose two of the...
jwingate44
Oct 4, 20231 min read
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New museum visit
"Histories, energies, & resonances": Theaster Gates St. Laurence bell From the explanation, this bell was taken by Gates from the...
xcano7
Dec 14, 20221 min read
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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...
lserano
Dec 13, 20221 min read
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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...
Britney Joseph
Dec 13, 20221 min read
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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...
Nicole Rios
Dec 13, 20221 min read
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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...
ytrujillo
Dec 12, 20221 min read
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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...
iisrael82
Dec 12, 20221 min read
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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...
Bekbol Shiribaiev
Dec 12, 20221 min read
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"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...
jwingate44
Dec 5, 20221 min read
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jwingate44
Nov 8, 20220 min read
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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...
xcano7
Oct 25, 20221 min read
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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’...
ksison2
Oct 19, 20221 min read
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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...
lsorianoleon
Oct 18, 20222 min read
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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...
Jahki Parrinello
Oct 16, 20221 min read
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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...
jsegarra3
Oct 16, 20221 min read
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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...
Delayjah Pringle
Oct 16, 20222 min read
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