4th Grade
Weekly Lessons
Hi fourth graders!
Welcome to art class week of March 7th! Please scroll down to see your art lesson.
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Native American Stylized Animals
For this lesson we are going to look at the art of northwest Native American tribes the Haida and Tlingit and try to create a stylized animal painting inspired by their beautiful animal designs. You will pick an animal of your choice and design a Tlingit/Haida inspired version ready to be painted on acetate.
Who were the Haida and Tlingit People?
Guess the Animal
Step by Step
Norval Morrisseau
Norval Morrisseau, (March 14, 1932 – December 4, 2007), also known as Copper Thunderbird, was an Indigenous Canadian artist from the Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nation. Known as the "Picasso of the North", Morrisseau created works depicting the legends of his people, the cultural and political tensions between native Canadian and European traditions, his existential struggles, and his deep spirituality and mysticism. His style is characterized by thick black outlines and bright colors.
Morrisseau was a self-taught artist. He developed his own techniques and artistic vocabulary that captured ancient legends and images that came to him in visions or dreams. Initially he painted on any material that he could find, especially birchbark, and also moose hide. Click on his name above for more images.
