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Table of Contents

French Artist Biographical Research

Before you begin, ready your NoodleTools!

  • Decide where you will save your sources and how you will record the information.

    • Google Drive

    • Outline in a Google Doc

I. Intro - The artist's life

A. Name of artist

B. Place and date of birth (including year)

C. Interesting, unusual or little-known fact(s)

II. Movement

A. Movement or period associated with (impressionism, cubism)

B. Definition of movement

C. Type of work done (painting, sculpting, etc.)

D. Place in movement (was he a leader?)


III. Influences

A. Other contemporary artists & how they influenced him

B. Other artists that influenced him and when they lived

C. Other influences (places lived, events, family, etc.)

IV. Focus on pieces of work (pictures should be in slideshow)

(For each piece, do A and B, plus choose 2 of others)

A. Titles of works chosen (Be sure to include most famous)

B. Subjects of works

C. Typical or untypical of his style

D. Colors used

E. Brush strokes

F. Mood created

G. Your opinion of the works

V. Closing

A. Critical acclaim (opinions of contemporary/current critics)

B. Your opinion

C. Final thoughts about artist

Academic One File --Journal articles critiquing the artist's work