4 sessions; 40 minutes per session

1. Students will be able to.. identify, describe and analyze art by contemporary artist William Wegman.

2. Students will be able to... define anthropomorphosism and recall where they have seen other anthropormorphic characters.

3. Students will be able to create a photomontage using careful craftsmanship.

1. Paper
2. Glue
3. Animal head photos (see attached handout)
4. Scissors
5. Crayons, markers, paint or colored pencils

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William Wegman is known for his anthropomorphic photos of dogs dressed in various costumes.

Anthropomorphic means giving human characteristics to animals (or other non-human things.)

1. First, show and discuss William Wegman's photography, short films and other artwork.

2. Read one or more of his children's books: Flo & Wendell and Flo & Wendell Explore. Ask the children how they think he made these illustrations. Discuss how they compare and contrast to his photographs.

3. Cut out animal heads from magazines (or the animal handouts attached to this lesson.) Glue to paper.

4. Using markers, paint, crayons or colored pencils create an anthropomorphic design by giving the animals human bodies, clothing and a background setting.

Assess the students on creativity, craftsmanship, use of space and composition.

1. http://www.wegmanworld.com/
2. http://www.williamwegman.com/home.html
3. An interview with Wegman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUAdNCz0D94
4. Dogs baking bread: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgQNx_aRZgk
5. Wegman World on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM92wSMgntD3tvOzsxyXVug
6. A phone call with Wegman: http://www.artisbasic.com/2014/10/interview-william-wegman.html
7. Books (MUST-HAVE!): Flo & Wendell, by William Wegman and Flo & Wendell Explore

[K-4] Students use different media, techniques, and processes to communicate ideas, experiences, and stories

[K-4] Students use art materials and tools in a safe and responsible manner

[K-4] Students know the differences between materials, techniques, and processes

[K-4] Students describe how different expressive features and organizational principles cause different responses

[K-4] Students select and use subject matter, symbols, and ideas to communicate meaning

[5-8] Students analyze, describe, and demonstrate how factors of time and place (such as climate, resources, ideas, and technology) influence visual characteristics that give meaning and value to a work of art

[K-4] Students describe how people's experiences influence the development of specific artworks

[5-8] Students describe and compare a variety of individual responses to their own artworks and to artworks from various eras and cultures

[5-8] Students compare the characteristics of works in two or more art forms that share similar subject matter, historical periods, or cultural context

Contemporary Art, Photography, Postmodernism

Proportion/Size, Space

Collage, Colored Pencil, Crayon, Marker, Tempera

English/Language Arts

wegman.compressed.pdf