We worked with Registration to bring them out of storage because seeing art objects in person can make a huge impact on students. Reproductions of works of art sometimes can seem like illustrations that accompany a larger story. By seeing the works of art “in the flesh,” students realize that these objects have a life and history unto themselves; they become the story. These students have been studying early American history through works of art and other primary sources.

The students and their teachers are participating in the Art of Collaboration, an NCMA project that helps non-art teachers integrate the visual arts into their instruction.