Part 1: Analyze the 2 art pieces using the questions below as a guide.
Art piece 1 (A Little Prayer For Those Who Migrate by Jake Prendez)
Art piece 2 (Victoria F. Franco: Our Lady of Guadalupe, 1978 by Yolanda Lopez)
1. What do you think the artist wanted to communicate?
2. What feeling or mood do you get from this artwork? What about it makes you say that?
3. What is the setting for the artwork–the time and place? What makes you think that?
4. When you learned the title of the artwork, how did you associate the words with what you see in front of you? Did the title seem to fit with the artwork or were you surprised?
Part 2: How does Art piece 1 connect back to what you learned this week?
1. Understand the significance of early 20th-century Mexican muralists.
2. Identify and explain the connections between 20th-century Mexican murals and the work of Jake Prendez.
3. Analyze the social justice-centered themes in Jake Prendez’s art.
– Provide specific examples from the resource in your response.
VIDEO – “The Art of Rebellion: Social Justice and Chicana/Chicano Visual Arts” by Jake Prendez:
Part 3: How does Art piece 2 connect back to what you learned this week?
1. Understand the various representations of the Virgen de Guadalupe Tonantzin.
2. Identify and explain the connections between the Virgen and Mesoamerican goddesses.
3. Analyze the Virgen’s role in Mexican and Chicana/o social movements.
– Provide specific examples from the resource in your response.
VIDEO – “Virgen de Guadalupe” by Gilbert Estrada: https://youtu.be/Lc3SzzG3NF4
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