High SchoolΓÇó Pick several pieces at random and discuss how each artist's idea of the human form shows something different about the same basic subject. How are the ideas similar and different?ΓÇó Compare several portraits in this gallery. What does the artist want to show us about the subject of each one? [Examples: Gainsborough Dupont's Edward, 12th Earl of Derby (#2), Doris Ulmann's Aunt Sophie Campbell, Pipes (#3), Minnie Black's Self Portrait (#1).]ΓÇó Compare the ancestor figure from the Bamileke people of Cameroon (#11), Joel T. Hart's Woman Triumphant (#12), and John Tuska's Four Backs (#13). Why have artists shown the human form in both realistic and abstract ways throughout history? What are the benefits of each approach? How would you make a representation of your own body?
