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Drawing as Interpretation: The thousand languages of a pictograph

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Construction with Central Anchor is an image that I return to frequently with students in K-12 classrooms and in the RISD Museum.

The Joy of Looking

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Artist educator Aja Blanc gives tips and strategies on looking at art with children.

At the Circus with RISD Graphic Design Students

College Educators Faculty Teaching Studio Notes

Professor Jan Baker encouraged her letterpress class to become inspired by the Circus exhibition at the RISD Museum.

Photo of Guided visit, ca. 1972.

100 Years of Commitment

Educators From the files

The RISD Museum looks back at 100 years of its docent program, and the program's origins and evolution.

We Are What Is Not: Absence, Erasures, and the Unvisible

College Educators Studio Notes Teens

Collaborative reflections on the making and meaning of absences and erasures.

Variations of a Drawing: Sol LeWitt and His Written Instructions

Educators Family Studio Notes

LeWitt likened his instructions to musical scores, which are realized in a new way every time they're played, and it's possible for LeWitt's wall drawings to take slightly different forms, depending on how his directions are implemented.

Style and Sincerity

Educators Studio Notes Teens

The woman in Frank W. Benson's Lady Trying on a Hat has always been a character who caught my eye during visits to the Museum. From her averted gaze to the contrast between her white dress and the black hat, she is poised to play the lead role on the stage that Benson created.

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