5th grade artists explored the grandeur of the
Statue of Liberty, an emblem of peace and freedom in America. Mrs. Susa’s art
classes revisited the history of the statue by visiting an virtual tour, and webcams discovering the many years it took to create the statue and why the
copper she is made of has turned into the shade of green she is today. We
learned that the copper has had a natural reaction to weathering over the last two hundred years. This weathering process created what is called a patina over the
entire surface of Liberty. Did you know that Liberty is only as thick as two pennies placed face to face?
Lady Liberty is a sculpture so we visually examined
a few tools they used in creating her. We also observed her from many unique
perspectives which helped us in designing our own compositions. Students were
encouraged to utilize artist tools such as cropping and enlarging during the creation process. To finish
the background we included another American symbol of freedom, the flag. We
learned how to shade and highlight it to make it look as those it is flowing in
the wind.
Our music teacher, Mrs. Deckerd asked if we could display these artworks during their Veteran's Day musical in February. We were honored to share not only our super talented musically inclined students' achievements, but also our artistically inclined students got to share their work with the community of veterans during the show.
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