Virtual Galleries
These resources will support your short paper assignment. You do not need to read all of them. Choose a gallery to visit virtually and browse for creative works to use for your short paper.
• Website: The Henry Ford Museum opens in new window
• Website: National Portrait Gallery opens in new window
• Website: Smithsonian Museum opens in new window
Overview
It is time to take a virtual field trip! For this short answer assignment, visit any of the galleries in the Resources section for this week . Choose two cultural works that catch your attention, and respond to the prompt below.
Prompt
Craft your answer with the considerations below. Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
1. Choose two cultural works that catch your attention. Identify the name of each cultural work and describe why you chose each one. Share a link for each.
2. Compare your chosen works. How do you think each cultural work reflects its time period? Point to specific details that you see to relate them to elements of culture, such as what is valuable or meaningful to a group of people or what elements reflect history, beliefs, experiences, or other effects of culture.
3. Now state a question about key aspects of human culture in relation to one of the cultural works selected. For example, what does a specific urn tell us about the nature of death?
4. Then, briefly explain how you might go about doing research to find an answerto your question. For example, what keywords might you use in your search, where might you begin your research, or whom might you consult ?
Guidelines for Submission
Your submission should be a Word document, one to two pages in length, with 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Any sources should be cited according to APA style. Consult the Shapiro Library APA Style Guidefor more information on citations.