Grades 4-12 Gallery 250

Many of these questions are designed to prompt close looking and critical thinking. Read each artwork’s label to find answers to fact-based questions. Artwork not on view? Don’t worry: There are plenty of others to visit! or take a closer look on Mia’s Collections site!

Question Prompts

• • What about this horse and rider shows they are powerful?
• • How do historians know this is authentic?
• • What do you suppose the artist needed to think about before beginning to carve this sculpture from a single piece of wood?

Question Prompts

• • Who are the most important people on this carved tusk? How can you tell?
• • What kinds of animals do you see?
• • What purpose does the tusk serve?
• • Find the Portuguese soldier. How did the artist show he was a foreigner?

Question Prompts

• • Look at this sculpture from all sides. What activities do you see taking place?
• • What do you see to support your ideas?
• • Based on this sculpture, what do you think the Nayarit people valued most?
• • Why do you suppose the artist showed some people on the upper level and others down below?

Question Prompts

• • What surprises you most about this painting?
• • What are some possible reasons as to why this woman is dressed up?
• • What does this painting tell you about Mrs. T?
• • What do you see that makes you say that?

Question Prompts

• • What words would you use to describe this boy?
• • How do you think he feels?
• • What do you see that makes you say that?
• • The painting is filled with symbols. Read the label to find out what some of them are.

Question Prompts

• • Look closely. Describe what you see.
• • What do you think the purpose of this object is?
• • What evidence do you have to support your theory?
• • What parts do you think are moveable?

Question Prompts

• • What is going on in this painting?
• • What do you see that makes you say that?
• • What do you wonder about this painting?
• • Which title do you think best represents this painting: Destruction of the Beast and the False Prophet or The Messiah on a White Horse? Why?

Question Prompts

• Look closely.
• • What story is the artist trying to tell you?
• • What images did the artist include that makes you say that?
• • What did the artist do to make the objects shown in this painting look old?

Question Prompts

• Look closely at this jug.
• • What prevents liquid from spilling out of the holes?
• • Why do you think the artist did that?
• • Do you think this is useful as an everyday object?
• • Why or why not?

Question Prompts

• Look closely at the painting.
• • Why do you suppose everyone is running?
• • Do you think they are running away from something or toward something?
• • What do you see that makes you say that?
• • How does the artist show the refugees’ emotions?

Question Prompts

• • At first glance, what does this sculpture look like it’s made of?
• • What do you see that makes you say that?
• • What type of emotion do you think this woman is expressing?
• • How would you describe this sculpture to a friend?

Question Prompts

• • What appears to be going on here?
• • What do you see that makes you think that?
• • How would you describe the mood of the painting?
• • What are some reasons people might wear masks?
• • When have you worn a mask?

Question Prompts

• Look closely.
• • What about this artwork reminds you of a photograph? What reminds you of a painting?
• • How does the size of this artwork make you feel? Why?
• • What can you learn about Frank by looking at the view reflected in his glasses?

Question Prompts

• • How does this painting make you feel? Why?
• • What are some possible stories you could tell based on this painting?
• • Imagine you could enter this painting. What would you do in there?
• • What could you hear? Smell?