Picturing America

Picturing America, an exciting new initiative from the National Endowment for the Humanities, brings masterpieces of American art into classrooms and libraries nationwide. Through this innovative program, students and citizens will gain a deeper appreciation of our country’s history and character through the study and understanding of its art. The nation’s artistic heritage—our paintings, sculpture, architecture, fine crafts, and photography—offers unique insights into the character, ideals, and aspirations of our country. Picturing America brings this vital heritage to all Americans. 

With this grant Dodge City Public Library will receive:

• Forty large, high-quality color reproductions of the selected masterpieces (24" x 36").
• A Teachers Resource Book providing a wide range of ideas and background information to support educators using the works of art in core subject areas.
• Additional resources and lesson plans available through PicturingAmerica.neh.gov.

The Picturing America images span several centuries and feature artists ranging from early American Indian artisans to painters Mary Cassatt and Thomas Hart Benton; and photographers Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange, to architects Frank Lloyd Wright and William Van Alen. While these images are not intended to encapsulate the whole of American history or its art, they are a cohesive sampler of significant works that serves as a starting point for learning about both.

The library will receive the posters in the fall and will begin displaying them at that time Special programs on the topics presented in the posters are also being planned. Watch for a list of these programs at a later date.

For more information about this grant contact Sam at the library.

Sponsors of this grant are:
                National Endowment for the Humanities
                American Library Association