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Working with Sculpture: Lessons and Ideas for Discussion

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Explore the materials, subjects, and functions of art in three dimensions. The materials in this curriculum are designed to engage K–12 students with sculpture from the 17th to the 20th centuries in the Getty Museum's collection.

Lesson plans connect to California State content standards for Visual Arts and English-Language Arts.

This curriculum includes an overview of sculpture in our collection, questions for teaching, a glossary and lesson plans.

View the curriculum Working with Sculpture.

Portrait of Nadine Dumas / Carpeaux
This portrait bust can inspire your students to create a friendship portrait.

Portrait of Nadine Dumas, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 1873–1875

P R O F E S S I O N A L   D E V E L O P M E N T

Secondary Teachers' Institute
Revolutionary Europe: Three Centuries of Turmoil
July 14–17, 2008
The Getty Center

Professional Development Opportunities

This three-and-a-half-day program will introduce secondary-level teachers of literature, social sciences, and other humanities-based themes to the work of artists who lived through revolutionary changes in Europe.

Participants are eligible for Los Angeles Unified School District salary points.

Call (310) 440-7300 to register. Space is limited, so sign up now!

Get details about the Secondary Teachers' Institute.

A Getty curator talks to local teachers in the galleries.
A Getty curator talks to local teachers in the galleries.

C U R R I C U L A R  C O N N E C T I O N S

Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?

Current Exhibitions



Explore the exhibition August Sander: People of the Twentieth Century with students in grades K-2. Adapt the lesson "Remembering Waiting" to motivate students to discuss the types of characters and professions in Sander's photographs and to examine the body language and clothing specific to each. Students will then create a pastel drawing depicting a type of professional and compose a brief narrative about their work.

View the lesson "Remembering Waiting."

Learn more about the exhibition August Sander: People of the Twentieth Century, on view at the Getty Center through Sept 14, 2008.

Police Sergeant / Sanders
Inspire students to explore the attributes of professions and trades.

Police Sergeant, August Sander, 1926

S C H O O L  V I S I T S

2008–2009 School Tours Available Soon!

School Visits

It's almost time to schedule your 2008–2009 school visit to the Getty Center or the Villa! We expect higher demand for our programs than in past years, so mark your calendars to be ready to submit your requests in June.

Visit the School Visit section of our Web site for updates and more information.

Students and teachers engage with art during a Self-Guided Visit to the Getty Center.
Students and teachers engage with art during a Self-Guided Visit to the Getty Center.
Changes in the Galleries

Getty Bookmarks

Did you know that works of art at the Getty Museum are often moved to new locations? Before you bring your class to the Getty, make sure all the artworks you want to visit are on view. Here are four recent changes:

May Flowers / Weems

On View
May Flowers, from the series May Days Long Forgotten by Carrie Mae Weems is on view through August 10, 2008 in the exhibition Ten Years in Focus: The Artist and the Camera. Image © Carrie Mae Weems

Pearblossom Hwy. / Hockney

On View
Pearblossom Hwy., 11 - 18th April 1986, #2 by David Hockney is on view through August 10, 2008 in the exhibition Ten Years in Focus: The Artist and the Camera. Image © 1986 David Hockney

SelfPortrait / Ducreux

Moved
Self-Portrait, Yawning by Joseph Ducreux has moved from gallery S114 to gallery W102.

David with the head of Goliath / Novelli

On View
David with the Head of Goliath by Pietro Novelli was in storage and is now back on view.

Find the location of a work of art by using Getty Bookmarks. Register for an account and you'll always know the most current location of your bookmarked artworks. For the most up-to-date information, be sure to check Getty Bookmarks on the day of, or the night before, your visit.

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