The Art Teacher's Book of Lists

Helen D. Hume

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Year: 2010
• ISBN:
  9780470877821
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Teaching Arts & Humanities

A revised and updated edition of the best-selling resource for art teachers

This time-tested book is written for teachers who need accurate and updated information about the world of art, artists, and art movements, including the arts of Africa, Asia, Native America and other diverse cultures. The book is filled with tools, resources, and ideas for creating art in multiple media. Written by an experienced artist and art instructor, the book is filled with vital facts, data, readings, and other references,

• Each of the book's lists has been updated and the includes some 100 new lists
• Contains new information on contemporary artists, artwork, art movements, museum holdings, art websites, and more
• Offers ideas for dynamic art projects and lessons

Diverse in its content, the book covers topics such as architecture, drawing, painting, graphic arts, photography, digital arts, and much more.

Chapter 1
Basic Information for the Art Teacher

• 1.1 Quotations About Art for the Classroom
• 1.2 Websites Especially for the Art Teacher
• 1.3 Acronyms for the Art Teacher
• 1.4 Art Definitions
• 1.5 Pronunciation Guide
• 1.6 Artists' Birthdays
• 1.7 Elements of Art
• 1.8 Principles of Design
• 1.9 National Visual Arts Standards (K–4)
• 1.10 National Visual Arts Standards (5–8)
• 1.11 National Visual Arts Standards (9–12)
• 1.12 Selected Glossary from the National Visual Arts Standards
• 1.13 The Big Idea
• 1.14 DBAE: Discipline-Based Art Education
• 1.15 Tips on Writing Art Lesson Plans
• 1.16 Sample Art Lesson Plan
• 1.17 Assessment Strategies
• 1.18 Creating a Scoring Guide
• 1.19 Accommodations in Art for Special Needs Students
• 1.20 Gifted and Talented Students in the Visual Arts
• 1.21 A Vital and Visible Art Program
• 1.22 Involve Families in Your Art Program
• 1.23 Public Relations and Photography Guidelines
• 1.24 Publicity Photography
• 1.25 Tips on Photographing Artwork: Digital or Film
• 1.26 Writing Art-Related Articles for Publication
• 1.27 Safety Reminders for the Art Room
• 1.28 Weight and Measure Equivalents

1.1 Quotations About Art for the Classroom

Students pay attention to art-related quotes hung in a classroom! Print them large, have them laminated, and put up fresh ones frequently (a quotation of the day or week could be a student responsibility). You do not always have to know who said it. One favorite for an art classroom is “Use Your Mistakes!”

“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”

Scott Adams, 1957, American Cartoonist (Dilbert)

“Talent! What they call talent is nothing but the capacity for doing continuous work in the right way.”

Winslow Homer, 1836–1910, American Artist

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”

Author unknown

“Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible. I think it's in my basement … let me go upstairs and check.”

M.C. Escher, 1898–1972, Dutch Graphic Artist

“Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything.”

Eugene Delacroix, 1798–1863, French Artist

“To an engineer, good enough means perfect. With an artist, there's no such thing as perfect.”

Alexander Calder, 1898–1976, American Sculptor

“I'd asked around 10 or 15 people for suggestions. Finally one lady friend asked the right question, ‘Well, what do you love most?’ That's how I started painting money.”

Andy Warhol, 1930–1987, American Painter (pop art)

“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.”

Pablo Picasso, 1881–1973, Spanish Artist

“I begin with an idea and then it becomes something else.”

Pablo Picasso, 1881–1973, Spanish Artist

“A teacher affects eternity: he can never tell where his influence stops.”

Hans Hofmann, 1880–1966, American Abstractionist

“How important are the visual arts in our society? I feel strongly that the visual arts are of vast and incalculable importance. Of course, I could be prejudiced. I am a visual art.”

Kermit the Frog

“[Art is] a product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered.”

Al Capp, 1909–1979, Cartoonist, Speaking on Abstract Art

“The best things in life are silly.”

Scott Adams, 1957, American Cartoonist (Dilbert)

1.2 Websites Especially for the Art Teacher

Because websites change browsers and addresses from time to time, no effort has been made to include all art-related websites. The institutional sites listed here could also be accessed by simply typing in the name on a search engine.

National Art Education Association (NAEA) 1916 Association Drive Reston, VA 20191–1590 (703-860-8000) (800-299-8321)

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