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Amon Carter Museum
http://www.cartermuseum.org/

Contact:  Suzanne Mewborn
E-Mail:  suzannem@cartermuseum.org
Phone:  817.989.5039

About the Provider  The Amon Carter Museum is the only venue beyond the East Coast for this major retrospective of nineteenth-century landscape painter Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823–1880), an innovative master of capturing light on canvas.

Video conferencing can offer your class an interactive session with museum educators at the Carter. Programs offered are Art of the American West and Erwin Smith: Cowboy Photographer. In addition, we can customize programs for your group related to the Carter’s collection of American art. All programs are developed to relate to TEKS for your grade level.

Average program length is thirty minutes to one hour, depending upon grade level. When you sign up for a program, the distance learning coordinator will send you pre- and post-broadcast activities with TEKS connections.


Videoconference Programs are available

Fees
$100 + Line Fees
$150 for Customized Programs
Schedule three or more standard programs and pay only $80 per program. The programs must be scheduled in one request for the discount to apply.

Reservations
Suzanne Mewborn
suzannem@cartermuseum.org
817.989.5039

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Programs
 

Art of the American West
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Art of the American West will bring to life the history you teach in the classroom.  Working w/images from the Amon Carter collection, students will learn how to analyze images that represent the way which artists have interpreted the western U.S. over the last two centuries.  This program promotes & improves the students observation & critical-thinking skills while they learn about how culture & art relate.
 
7 - 12 60 Minutes
Erwin Smith:  Cowboy Photographer
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In this one-hour program, students will study the historical photographs of cowboy photographer Erwin E. Smith. 
Throughout this program, students will formulate questions and address problems relating to history, evaluate the authenticity and reliability of photographic sources, compare conflicting accounts of historical events, and take the perspective of people in the past.
7–12

 Activities and images can be adapted for grades 1–6
60 Minutes