7. “ It comes from the time, the place, the
identity of the person doing it…
It’s a visual image of who you are,
where you are, how you are, what you are…”
Faith Ringgold
“There are roads out of the secret place
within us on which we must all move as we
go to touch others.” Romare Bearden
Tar Beach 1988
Out Chorus 1979-80

8. “…seeing what goes on in those walls….
what other people are doing….is what’s
going on in their house what we expect it
to be…” Kerry James Marshall
“Comics were the most glowing thing I found
around me. [Reading them] was like peeking
into, not just the world, but into the brains of
the people who made that world.”
Art Spiegelman
Souvenir II
1997
Maus 1973

9. “My art addresses my internal tension between my
deep love for Nigeria, my country of birth, and my
strong appreciation for Western culture.… [the]
overarching thread is that I’m availing myself of
Western painting to seek out a new visual language.
In my work disparate elements clash together to
give rise to a distinctive yet
cohesive whole.” Njideka Akunyili
“I am an artist, activist and agitator that works
for a better planet.” Favianna Rodriguez
Efulefui: The Lost One 2012-
13
Migration is Beautiful 2012-13

10. Untitled (Solar Set) 1956
“Shadow boxes become poetic theater or
settings wherein are metamorphosed the
elements of a childhood pastime. The
fragile, shimmering globules become the
shimmering but more enduring planets—
a connotation of moon and tides—the
association of water less subtle, as when
driftwood pieces make up a proscenium to
set off the dazzling white of sea foam and
billowy cloud crystallized in a pipe of fancy.”
Joseph Cornell
The Gift of Presence 1994
“Art projects beyond race and color,
beyond America. It is universal…”
Raymond Saunders

11. •Paper quilt patch
conveying identity, a
visual story
•To be mounted as one
patchwork quilt
•Box collage using a
metaphor for identity
•Could include
personal artifacts

12. Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
•Acknowledging the value of
individual stories
•Fostering pride in students’
individual identity

13. • Envision
• Develop Craft
• Express
• Stretch and Explore
• Reflect
Studio Habits of Mind

14. Making Learning Visible
•Preliminary drawings,
concept maps posted
•Post-it questions by
classmates
•Discussion of artifacts and
their value

15. Transdisciplinary Practice
Using the lens of identity, students will
•tell their story (history)
•study the map for origins (geography)
•write interview questions (writing)
•develop metaphor (literacy)
•organize, categorize and record (science)
•plan measure and proportion (math)

16. •Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
and Thesaurus www.merriam-webster.com
•Free Dictionary: Dictionary, Encyclopedia
and Thesaurus www.thefreedictionary.com
•Art21/PBS www.pbs.org/art21
•ARISE Live www.ariselive.com
•IRAAA+ https://twitter.com/IRAAAJournal
•MAKERS: Women Who Make America
www.pbs.org/makers
•Art Spiegleman:www.quotesoncomics.com
Resources

17. The whole equals the sum of its parts