Category: Arts & Entertainment, Fine Arts, Sculpture
Item 6645
Akers' Head of Sleeping Child, ca. 1861
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Location: Westbrook Media: Earthenware, Clay
Item 18854
John Bundy Brown, Portland, ca. 1874
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1874 Location: Portland Media: Marble
Exhibit
A City Awakes: Arts and Artisans of Early 19th Century Portland
Portland's growth from 1786 to 1860 spawned a unique social and cultural environment and fostered artistic opportunity and creative expression in a broad range of the arts, which flowered with the increasing wealth and opportunity in the city.
Lesson Plan
Maine's Beneficial Bugs: Insect Sculpture Upcycle/ Recycle S.T.E.A.M Challenge
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Content Area: Science & Engineering, Visual & Performing Arts
In honor of Earth Day (or any day), Students use recycled, reused, and upcycled materials to create a sculpture of a beneficial insect that lives in the state of Maine. Students use the Engineer Design Process to develop their ideas. Students use the elements and principles to analyze their prototypes and utilize interpersonal skills during peer feedback protocol to accept and give constructive feedback.
