Modern and Postmodern Art: A Middle School Lesson

Olive Trees

Vincent van Gogh — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 11:15:49 -0500

Title	Olive Trees
Artist	Vincent van Gogh
Date	1889
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G355

Landscape of grove of olive trees and their cast shadows in foreground, mountain looms in background, intense sun and dazzling light dominates the sky.

Port-en-Bessin

Georges Seurat — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:01:43 -0400

Title	Port-en-Bessin
Artist	Georges Seurat
Date	1888
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G355

Pointillism. Landscape. Fishing port.

Virage Calme (Calm Bend)

Wassily Kandinsky — Sun, 01 Jun 1924 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Virage Calme (Calm Bend)
Artist	Wassily Kandinsky
Date	1924
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

Boy with Butterfly Net

Henri Matisse — Sat, 01 Jun 1907 00:00:00 -0500

Title	Boy with Butterfly Net
Artist	Henri Matisse
Date	1907
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G371

Figure with Striped Blouse

Pablo Picasso — Wed, 01 Jun 1949 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Figure with Striped Blouse
Artist	Pablo Picasso
Date	1949
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

The Spinner

Alexander Calder — Wed, 01 Jun 1966 00:00:00 -0400

Title	The Spinner
Artist	Alexander Calder
Date	1966
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	On view at the Walker Art Center, Terrace

Campbell's Soup Can (Chicken with Rice Soup)

Andy Warhol — Wed, 01 Jun 1966 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Campbell's Soup Can (Chicken with Rice Soup)
Artist	Andy Warhol
Date	1966
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

A sculpture identical to a Campbell's soup can.

Mao Tse-Tung

Andy Warhol — Thu, 01 Jun 1972 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Mao Tse-Tung
Artist	Andy Warhol
Date	1972
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

portfolio of 10 screenprints; duplicate copy

Mao Tse-Tung

Andy Warhol — Thu, 01 Jun 1972 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Mao Tse-Tung
Artist	Andy Warhol
Date	1972
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

portfolio of 10 screenprints; duplicate copy

Red Yellow Blue III

Ellsworth Kelly — Wed, 01 Jun 1966 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Red Yellow Blue III
Artist	Ellsworth Kelly
Date	1966
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

three canvases one red, one yellow, and one blue installed with a distance of 10 inches between them.

Untitled

Mark Rothko — Mon, 01 Jun 1953 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Untitled
Artist	Mark Rothko
Date	1953
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

red/orange rectangle top. yellow/green rectangle bottom. Where the two rectangles meet LC are a horizontal brown and a horizontal orange stripe.

Double Curve

Ellsworth Kelly — Wed, 01 Jun 1988 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Double Curve
Artist	Ellsworth Kelly
Date	1988
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	On view at the Walker Art Center,

Self-Portrait

Chuck Close — Thu, 01 Jun 2000 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Self-Portrait
Artist	Chuck Close
Date	2000
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

A self portrait printed in 111 colors.

House of Ancient Memory

Betye Saar — Thu, 01 Jun 1989 00:00:00 -0400

Title	House of Ancient Memory
Artist	Betye Saar
Date	1989
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

Kitchen

Kiki Smith — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Kitchen
Artist	Kiki Smith
Date	2005
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	On view at the Walker Art Center,

An installation containing stencil painted walls, ceramic vessels, a dining table a winsor chair, a NY Times, a witches broom, plastic rats, a porcelain female figure gazing at a window. The female figure was also produced in an edition of 3 the title is Standing Girl 2004-2005, Pace #37774.01

66-76-89

Nam June Paik — Fri, 01 Jun 1990 00:00:00 -0400

Title	66-76-89
Artist	Nam June Paik
Date	1990
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

TV Cello

Nam June Paik — Tue, 01 Jun 1971 00:00:00 -0400

Title	TV Cello
Artist	Nam June Paik
Date	1971
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

Counting

Lorna Simpson — Sat, 01 Jun 1991 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Counting
Artist	Lorna Simpson
Date	1991
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

Puppy

Jeff Koons — Mon, 01 Jun 1998 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Puppy
Artist	Jeff Koons
Date	1998
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

A white ceramic West Highland terrier with a cavity in its back to serve as a flower vase.

Modern and Postmodern Art: A Middle School Lesson

Olive Trees

Olive Trees

1889

Port-en-Bessin

Port-en-Bessin

1888

Virage Calme (Calm Bend)

Virage Calme (Calm Bend)

1924

Boy with Butterfly Net

Boy with Butterfly Net

1907

Figure with Striped Blouse

Figure with Striped Blouse

1949

The Spinner

The Spinner

1966

Campbell's Soup Can (Chicken with Rice Soup)

Campbell's Soup Can (Chicken with Rice Soup)

1966

Mao Tse-Tung

Mao Tse-Tung

1972

Mao Tse-Tung

Mao Tse-Tung

1972

Red Yellow Blue III

Red Yellow Blue III

1966

Untitled

Untitled

1953

Double Curve

Double Curve

1988

Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait

2000

House of Ancient Memory

House of Ancient Memory

1989

Kitchen

Kitchen

2005

66-76-89

66-76-89

1990

TV Cello

TV Cello

1971

Counting

Counting

1991

Puppy

Puppy

1998