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Dropping In On Rousseau

26 minutes 27 seconds

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Rousseau's Tropical Forest with Monkeys painting shows a lush exotic jungle with 2 monkeys, 1 black and 1 brown, holding green sticks.

Animated insights into the life and art of Henri Rousseau (1844-1899), a self-trained artist. Focuses on several of his paintings, discussing their colors, techniques, and style. Mentions his relationship with his contemporaries, Picasso and Matisse. Rousseau is best known for his paintings of birds, animals, and plants.

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Runtime: 26 minutes 27 seconds

Picasso painting called Family of Saltimbanques depicts a group of 6 people wearing costumes, including a jester and ballerina. Caption. The people in the painting are circus performers.
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Episode 1
20 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Matisse's painting called Woman with a Hat. The woman is wearing a colorful twentieth century French bourgeoisie outfit, complete with gloves, a fan, and an elaborate hat. Caption. She seems to be dressed in the best of fashion.
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Episode 2
23 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Rousseau's Tropical Forest with Monkeys painting shows a lush exotic jungle with 2 monkeys, 1 black and 1 brown, holding green sticks.
Dropping In On...
Episode 3
26 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8

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    rebecca s. (Byron, GA)
    October 4th, 2021 at 08:07 AM

    I love this video but only had it on VHS. I was so glad to be able to share it with my students during the Covid crisis. I was on a cart and had limited supplies but wanted my students to receive the same quality instruction. This helped my lesson with 5th grade tremendously! Thank you!