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Lesson 6: Blue and Green Music

by Georgia O'Keeffe

Directions

Study the painting for one week.

Over the week:

• Look at the painting.
• Read the synopsis.
• Study the vocabulary words.
• Read about the artist.
• Practice reciting the names of the artist and the painting.
• Complete the enrichment activities.
• Study the review questions.

Synopsis

In 'Blue and Green Music,' Georgia O'Keeffe attempts to paint the sound of music in visual color. The undulating lines represent waves of sound.

Vocabulary

Visual: Can be seen with the eyes.
Undulate: Move with a wavelike motion.
Sound: Vibrations that can be heard by your ear.
Sound Wave: A wave that moves through the air and carries sound to your ear.

Concepts

1. Georgia O'Keeffe, 'Mother of American modernism,' was born in 1887 in Wisconsin.

2. Zoom in and find O'Keeffe's birth state on the map of the United States.

3. Modernism is an artistic movement that embraces breaking with tradition and experimenting with new techniques. Modernism may feature science and technology, change, and new ideas.
4. Many of her works were inspired by nature.
5. She is best known for her later paintings of flowers and southwestern landscapes. (Although UTH features O'Keeffe's earlier works since they in the public domain.)
6. At the end of her life, O'Keeffe lost her sight, but continued undaunted to paint by employing several assistants.
7. She died in New Mexico in 1986 at the age of 98.

Enrichment

Activity 1: Can You Find It?

During the week, study the painting and find the following:

• The color blue
• The color green
• The color black
• The color white
• The color off-white, cream, or beige
• Waves

Activity 2: Narrate the Painting

• After studying the painting, narrate the scene shown in the painting aloud using your own words.

Activity 3: Complete Vocabulary Activities

• While studying the vocabulary words, point them out in the painting.
• Define each of the vocabulary words in your own words.

Activity 4: Draw the Painting

The image below shows the waves that make up sound. Draw your own waves.

Activity 5: Color the Artist   

• Click the crayon above, and complete page 10 of 'First Grade Art History Coloring Book.'

Activity 6: Color the Painting   

• Click the crayon above, and complete page 11 of 'First Grade Art History Coloring Book.'

Review

Question 1

What does the painting represent?

1 / 3

Answer 1

The painting represents sound waves.

1 / 3

Question 2

Why is the work titled 'Blue and Green Music?'

2 / 3

Answer 2

The work is titled 'Blue and Green Music' because it shows sound waves as waves of green and blue color.

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Question 3

Why is this painting an example of Modernism?

3 / 3

Answer 3

The painting is an example of Modernism because it merges art and science rather than painting concrete objects or people.

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1. What does the painting represent? The painting represents sound waves.
2. Why is the work titled 'Blue and Green Music?' The work is titled 'Blue and Green Music' because it shows sound waves as waves of green and blue color.
3. Why is this painting an example of Modernism? The painting is an example of Modernism because it merges art and science rather than painting concrete objects or people.

References

'Georgia O'Keeffe.' Wikipedia. Wikipedia.org. n.p.

'Blue and Green Music.' Wikipedia. Wikipedia.org. n.p.