Margaret Preston: art and life

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CONTENTS
Education kit outline
Acknowledgements

SECTION 1: MARGARET PRESTON (1875-1963)
Introduction
Biography: The art of Margaret's life
Commentary
 - A solitary realism
 - Towards a decorative vision: 1912-1919
 - Making it modern: The 1920s
 - Preston as printmaker
 - The Berowra years: 1932-1939
 - Preston and the Second World War
 - Preston and the national landscape
 - Preston's monotypes
 - Last works: The 1950s
Theme Source Sheets
 - The Tireless Traveller
 - Fanatical Botanical
Indigenous Art and National Identity
 - The Machine Age
 - Sydney Sights and Sites
 - War, what is it good for?
 - Publish or perish
The exhibition
 - Curatorial perspectives
 - Facts & figures
 - The exhibition process
Collection Connections
Glossary
Selected references
Preston for the record

Part B (2 Mb):

SECTION 2: SYLLABUS FOCUS: Visual Arts
Art works in profile
Commentary
K-6 Looking and making and cross KLA links
7-12 Framing questions

Part C (660 Kb):

SECTION 2: SYLLABUS FOCUS: Stage 5 History
Source work investigation:
The significance and contribution of Margaret Preston
Sources 1-4
Inquiry Questions
Assessment Task

Part D (660 Kb):

SECTION 2: SYLLABUS FOCUS: Da Vinci Project
Starting with art: activities for students with intellectual disabilities
HOT art: activities for gifted and talented students

Part E (84 Kb):

SECTION 2: APPENDIX
Timeline: Preston in context

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