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Oil
Commissioned by Oklahoma State Legislature
Dimensions: 80 x 50
Commissioned 1963
Currently on exhibit in the Betty Price Gallery

Teaching with Sequoyah

• Overview & About the Artist
  Information about the artwork and the artist.

• Teaching with Sequoyah (PDF)
  Resources specific to Sequoyah that include; educational standards, historic and visual art details and suggested reading.

• Activity: Genres in Painting (PDF)
  Landscapes, portraits, and historical paintings are all categories, or genres, of painting which your students will see when exploring the Capitol Art Collection. This lesson will help students understand and differentiate the various genres in the visual arts. Students will learn to identify major genres, and will learn to discriminate between a painting’s subject and its genre.

• Activity: Life-Size Portraits (PDF)
  Students will examine the historical portraits of Will Rogers, Sequoyah, Robert S. Kerr, and Jim Thorpe and create a life-size portrait of a partner. Students will then discuss the visual art techniques used to communicate likeness and expression in a portrait.