The Multicultural Art Print Series (MAPS) is an innovative graphic resource for classrooms. It presents a powerful way to teach about diverse cultures and peoples through their art. Developed in response to educators' requests for more culturally diverse teaching materials, the posters include discussions of the artworks' cultural context, historical background, and media. Discussion questions and activities are provided for elementary, middle school, and secondary grade levels by the four art disciplines: aesthetics, art criticism, art history, and art making.

All MAPS are 18 x 21 in. laminated color posters that include questions based on aesthetics, art criticism, art history, and studio aspects of the image printed on the back.

Each set includes a 32-page teacher's guide containing all the material on the posters as well as black and white reproductions of the images, a map, references, glossary, pronunciation guide, and additional resources. Sets are packaged in sturdy plastic portfolios.

Series 1 includes a set of five images selected from the collection of the California Afro-American Museum in Los Angeles and a set of five images from the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, California. African-American Set $30.00, Pacific-Asian Set $30.00.

Series 2 includes a set of five images by Mexican-American artists from the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and a set of Chumash, Hopi, Hopi-Tewa, Lakota, and Navajo images from the collections of the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles. Mexican-American Set $30.00, American Indian Set $30.00.

Series 3 includes a set of five images from India from the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and a set of five images by women artists of the Americas, selected from the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. Arts of India Set $30.00, Women Artists of the Americas Set $30.00.

Series 4 was designed to teach students about the architectural, artistic, and cultural context of the following cultural heritage sites: Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico; the Sydney Opera House in Australia; Katsura Villa in Kyoto, Japan; the Great Mosque in Djenné, Mali, Africa; and Trajan's Forum in Rome, Italy. Cultural Heritage Sites Set $30.00.

MAPS are available exclusively through:
Crystal Productions
1812 Johns Drive
Box 2159
Glenview, IL 60025
800 255-8629

Prices:
Each set in Series 1-3 $30.00
Series 4 $30.00
Ten percent discount for orders of two or more sets.

Series: Multicultural Art Print Series