Amazing Animals in Art

Theme Sheet

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Artworks

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Philip R. Goodwin, United States, 1882–1935
A “Bear” Chance, 1907, oil on canvas
Gift of the National Biscuit Company, 70.64
36 x 26 in. (91.4 x 66.0 cm)

Ishida Yūtei, Japan, 1721–86
Flock of Cranes, 18th century, ink, color, and gold on gilded paper
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015.79.73.2
62 1/4 × 139 1/2 in. (158.12 × 354.33 cm) (image)
67 1/2 × 145 1/2 × 3/4 in. (171.45 × 369.57 × 1.91 cm) (outer frame)

Nazca, Peru, South America
Vessel in the form of a fish, 100 BCE–600 CE, clay, pigments
The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund, 44.3.59
5 3/8 x 8 1/4 x 4 in. (13.7 x 21.0 x 10.2 cm)

Hispano-Moorish, Europe
Statuette, 11th–12th century, gold
The Katherine Kettridge McMillan Memorial Fund, 72.12
4 3/4 x 4 x 2in. (12.1 x 10.2 x 5.1cm)

China, Asia
Horse, 8th century, earthenware with polychrome glaze
The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund, 49.1.6
20 1/2 x 20 1/4 in. (52.07 x 51.44 cm)

Edo, Nigeria, Africa
Water pitcher, 18th century, bronze
The Miscellaneous Works of Art Purchase Fund, 58.9
17 x 26 in. (43.18 x 66.04 cm)

Terms of Use

Mia has put together these pictures as supplementary images for Art Adventure Picture People to use in their classroom presentations, either with the provided posters or by themselves. The images are optimized for common classroom projectors and white boards.

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