Black History Month, 2023

These are student examples from a lesson I created as a collaboration with the JIL Black Student Union for their Black History Month, 2023 exhibition. Students were introduced to the African American Painters, Kehinde Whiley and Jacob Lawrence, with a focus on exploring the themes in their bodies work. We made connections to a previous lesson that explored the work of Frida Kahlo. Students were invited to to explore the meaning of Black History Month and to respond to these artists or another African American Artist’s work.