Mrs. Carrington's Journal
� Feb. 26, 2008 - Homeschool Art History
Art history was one of my favorite subjects in high school and college and I wanted to expose my children to the joys of studying fine works of art early in life.
Also, both of my little ones, particularly Chase, are very visual and I suspected they would find the study of art in history interesting.
I was right and art has become one of our favorite times together. Chase is able to recognize paintings after just having seen them once. He also enjoys learning about the life of various artists.
We did a little Renaissance, Romantic, Baroque and Medieval art but have settled on focusing on American art for the rest of this year. Since we are studying primarily American history, it ties in well.
The "Come Look With Me" series is nice but our favorite so far are the books by Mike Venezia. Most recently we read "Norman Rockwell", "Grant Wood" and "Winslow Homer" and we will get to Grandma Moses next.
Although it can be a challenge to incorporate art history into our schedule, I believe it is worth it.
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