Slow Looking: Norman Rockwell

Over the last few years I've taken part in some slow looking exercises with works of art at both the High Museum, the National Gallery of Art and outside of galleries. I've decided to create my own slow looking experiences with some of my favorite works of art. Although many of these pieces are far away from me, I can use the Google Culture Institute to share these with my students. I have a rolling Google Slide Deckwhere I will continue to add more experiences, but will share out each individual exercise on an individual blog post here.

Links:

• "New Kids in the Neighborhood (Negro in the Suburb)"
• "The Problem We All Live With"
• 1963: the defining year of the civil rights movement
• Chicago's Park Forest
• Step Inside Thinking Routine

Let me know if you try this exercise. You can visit the painting at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge too.

Bonus: If you are an IB MYP teacher, you could use the Global Context 'Orientation in Space and Time' and the exploration; 'peoples, boundaries, exchange and interaction', 'social histories and heritage' or 'turning points'