Artist: Thomas Cole
Date: 1825
Medium: Paintings, Painting
Size: 23 3/4 x 31 1/2 in. (60.33 x 80.01 cm) (canvas)36 1/4 x 43 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (92.08 x 111.13 x 13.97 cm) (outer frame)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 15.299
This painting depicts life in England during the 19th century.  What are they doing in the painting? Do you get a sense of how life was like during that time period especially in the countrside?  Does it look like a tough way of life working on the farm?  Is the mood happy or sad?  How would you create music to depict the setting and mood of this painting?  What story or poem would you create for this painting?

Artist: Robert Koehler
Date: c. 1902
Medium: Paintings, Painting
Size: 25 3/4 x 24 in. (65.41 x 60.96 cm) (canvas)36 1/8 x 38 1/4 in. (91.76 x 97.16 cm) (outer frame)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 25.403
This painting on Hennepin Avenue depicts a neat scene in MInneapolis Minnesota.  It is a really interesting and historical painting because it capture a neat moment in Minneapolis during the 20th century.  It is rainy out and gives a sense of mystery.  Where do you think the mother, the son and dog are going?  What do you think life was like back then?  Is the mood peaceful?  Does it look busy or does it look like it is a bad storm and everyone is running to take cover?

Artist: Clemens Kalischer
Date: 1964
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 13 7/8 x 10 7/8 in. (35.24 x 27.62 cm) (image, sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 91.123.22
This picture was taken in the 1960's in India.  Can you sense what her story is through her eyes?  What do you think her story is?  Do you feel sad when looking at this photograph?  How would you create music to depict your thoughts of this photograph?

Artist: Thomas F. Arndt
Date: 1985
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 8 5/8 x 12 7/8 in. (21.91 x 32.7 cm) (image)10 15/16 x 13 15/16 in. (27.78 x 35.4 cm) (sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 93.70.70
This is a fairly recent photograph.  Why are they standing in line?  What do you think everyone is waiting for?  What poem or short story would you create for this photograph?  Does the older brother look angry at his younger sister?  Why?  Do you have a younger sister or sibling?  Do they ever create a scene?  How would you create music to this?

Artist: Claude-Joseph Vernet
Date: 1746
Medium: Paintings, Painting
Size: 38 1/2 x 48 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (97.79 x 123.19 x 3.49 cm) (canvas)37 3/4 x 47 1/2 in. (95.89 x 120.65 cm) (sight)52 x 62 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (132.08 x 158.75 x 13.97 cm) (outer frame)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 66.61.2
This painting depicts an Italian Harbor.  Is it busy?  What do you think is going on?  What kinds of sounds or music do you think are going on in this painting?

Artist: Gerard Van Nijmegen
Date: 1783
Medium: Drawings and Watercolors, Drawing
Size: 13 5/8 x 15 7/16 in. (34.61 x 39.21 cm)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 70.52

This is a beauitful watercolor painint that takes place in the Netherlands.  Have you ever swam or canoed in a river before?  Does this painting look peaceful or stormy?  What poem or short story would depict the feelings you feel when you see this painting?  What music would best describe you feelings to this painting?

Artist: Henri-Charles Guérard
Date: c. 1889
Medium: Prints, Print
Size: 4 3/8 x 6 in. (11.11 x 15.24 cm) (plate)8 3/4 x 12 3/8 in. (22.23 x 31.43 cm) (sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: P.2,247

This is a French painting that is of a landscape and a girl.  Does she look happy or sad?  Why?  What do you think her day was like?  Create a short story or poem about her.  What music would you set it to?

Artist: Rufino Tamayo
Date: 1977
Medium: Prints, Print
Size: 19 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. (49.53 x 69.85 cm) (sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: P.98.26.16

Rufino Tamayo invented a special technique that used a combination of printmaking and different textures of paper in his paintings.  He was a pioneer in art especially in Mexica, his native country.  This painting is of a moon shining over a mountain.  Where do you think this painting takes place?  Create a story that goes with this painting.  How do you feel when you see this painting?  What music could go with this painting?

Artist: Thomas Gainsborough R.A.
Date: c. 1770
Medium: Drawings and Watercolors, Drawing-Watercolor
Size: 8 1/4 x 11 7/8 in. (20.96 x 30.16 cm) (image, sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 64.17.2

This painting takes place in England.  What do you see in the painting?  Where do you think the man and the horse are going?  Why?  What story or poem would you create to depict this scene?  What music would best capture this?

Artist: Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canale)
Date: 18th century
Medium: Prints, Print
Size: H.5-5/8 x W.8-5/16 in.
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 2005.70

What do you see in this painting?  Does it remind you of a fairytale?  What story would you create for this drawing?  What music would best capture your story?

Artist: attributed to Eugène Delacroix
Date: c. 1855
Medium: Paintings, Painting
Size: 10 1/2 x 17 3/4 in. (26.67 x 45.09 cm) (canvas)16 1/2 x 23 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (41.91 x 60.33 x 6.35 cm) (outer frame)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 61.22

This is a famous painting of a lioness.  Does she look like she is waiting for something or someone?  Why?  What do you think she is thinking about?  Create a story to this painting.  What music would you create for this painting?

Artist: Forman G. Hanna
Date: 20th century
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 9 9/16 x 11 5/8 in. (24.29 x 29.53 cm) (image)9 7/8 x 11 15/16 in. (25.08 x 30.32 cm) (sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 99.227.16
This is a photograph of a person on a horse.  Where do you think they are?  Where are they going?  Do you think they are traveling very far?  Why?  What story would you create for this photograph?  What music would you create for this scene?

Artist: Frederick B. Scheel
Date: 1951
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 15 5/16 x 19 5/8 in. (38.89 x 49.85 cm) (image)22 x 27 15/16 in. (55.88 x 70.96 cm) (mount)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 98.144.24

This photograph is of the beautiful mountains in Banff, Canada.  Does it look peaceful?  Why?  Do you think a storm is coming?  Who is taking the photo?  What story would you create with this photograph?  What music would you create for this scene or your story?

Artist: Paul Chesley
Date: 1975
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 15 1/4 x 20 in. (38.74 x 50.8 cm) (image, sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 78.47.1

This is a photograph of a mountain in Colorado.  Have you ever been to Colorado?  What is it like in Colorado?  Is it similiar to Minnesota?  What do you think is happening in this photograph?  Does it look like a snow storm?  Do you think that there are people that are climbing the mountain in this storm?  What story would you create for this photoraph?  What music would go along with this scene?

Artist: Adolf Fassbender
Date: 1965
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 13 3/8 x 16 3/16 in. (33.97 x 41.12 cm) (image)15 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (40.26 x 50.42 cm) (mount)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 88.44.12

This photograph looks surreal.  It is so beautiful and peaceful.  What if you took this photograph when you were hiking.  What do you think you might see on your adventure up the mountain?  What poem or story would you create?  What music would depict your hike or adventure in the Redwood Forests in California?

Artist: Paul Chesley
Date: 1975
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 16 x 20 in. (40.64 x 50.8 cm) (image, sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 78.47.2

This is a photograph of clouds and a rainbow in Colorado.  If you took this photograph what were you trying to capture?  Are you hiking up a mountain?  Did you see something in the clouds that you wanted to capture?  If so, what?  What story would you create about this moment?  Are you happy?  Are you sad?  Are you peaceful?  What music would best go along with this scene?