Photographic Portraiture: Annie Leibovitz (1949- )

Annie Leibovitz is one of the most renowned contemporary American portrait photographers.  While her work encompasses much more than portraiture, she is best-known for her celebrity portraits, ranging from intimate “snapshot” portraits of musicians during her early career, to more elaborately staged portraits of artists, politicians, actors, dancers and writers, among other public and private figures.  Leibovitz has had numerous exhibitions at major museums across the globe, and is the recipient of many prestigious awards for her work.  For the project, students will use a digital camera to create portraits of their classmates.

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Pop Art Portraiture: Andy Warhol (1927-1987)

Andy Warhol brought a new portraiture into focus in the 1960s when he began creating iconic Pop art paintings of celebrities. Warhol carried his interest in fashion and celebrity into his artwork by creating paintings of mega-stars such as Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor. He appropriated images for his portraits from magazines, newspapers, and publicity photographs, which he silkscreened onto canvas and then mass-produced. Warhol used this factory-style method of mass production to create images of people and things from popular culture that were themselves mass-produced. His work not only changed modern conceptions of art, but also provides a vivid and lasting chronicle of many of the most talented and famous public figures of his era. iHHFor the project, the children will create their own Pop art portrait. Marilyn Monroe 1967

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