Using works of art for visual literacy: A few examples
April 11, 2024
University museums staff and docents have used these three public works of art in visual literacy sessions with a variety of audiences:
G-Nomes (four figures) (1991), by Andrew Leicester, location: roof corners of Molecular Biology Building. Submitted image.
Audiences:
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Industrial design |
Animal science |
World languages and cultures |
Music |
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Chemical and biological engineering |
Army ROTC |
English |
Botany |
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Apparel, events and hospitality management |
Chemistry |
Journalism |
University Honors program |
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Visual arts and culture |
Agronomy |
Plant pathology |
Biochemistry |
Floating World (2014), by Ralph Helmick, location: Biorenewables Complex atrium. Submitted image.
Audiences:
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Agricultural and biosystems engineering |
Computer science |
Apparel, events and hospitality management |
English |
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Music |
University Honors program |
Animal science |
Agronomy |
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Journalism |
Visual arts and culture |
Industrial design |
History |
"Breaking the Prairie Sod" (1937), by Grant Wood, location: Rotunda, Parks Library. Submitted image.
Audiences:
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Visual arts and culture |
Music |
Honors |
Residence department |
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Agricultural and biosystems engineering |
Botany |
Anthropology |
Textiles and clothing |
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Apparel, events and hospitality management |
Horticulture |
English |
Natural resource ecology and management |
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Materials sciences and engineering |
Journalism |
Army ROTC |
Animal science |
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History |
Agronomy |
Agronomy Extension |
Physics and astronomy |
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Statistics |
Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities |
University library |
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences |
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College of Veterinary Medicine |
Ivy College of Business |
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