Just five miles from London’s city center lies a slice of the English countryside positioned in Hampstead Heath. Kenwood House…
Brooks Stevens Teacher Guide
The following interdisciplinary lesson plans are developed to accompany the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Brooks Stevens archives and Industrial Strength Design:…
Dave Project: Curriculum Guide
The below Curriculum Guide accompanies the 15-minute documentary about Dave the Potter as part of the Dave Project, made possible…
Media and Further Resources
Find below some further resources regarding this exhibition. Exhibition catalogue Videos to show your students, located on the exhibition’s minisite;…
Categorizing Self-Taught Art
Work by self-taught artists has been called by many names. Discuss with your students the effect of a name. Why…
Self-Taught Art: What’s in a Name?
This activity can also be done in the galleries on a self-guided tour. Work by self-taught artists has been called…
Symmetrical Portraits
Explain the concept of symmetry to your students, and introduce the artist Minnie Evans. Evans was an artist who was…
Keep Your Balance: Writing Symmetrically
Explain the concept of symmetry to your students, and introduce the artist Minnie Evans. Evans was an artist who was…
Pattern and Repetition in Art
Have a group discussion with your students about what kinds of things they saw on their Museum visit to Accidental…
The Meaning of Home
Artists such as Carter Todd and James Dixon created artwork inspired by where they lived, but they combined different views…
Reusing and Reexamining Pop Culture
Many of the artists represented in Accidental Genius used pop culture—magazines, billboard advertisements, comic book characters—as inspiration for or even…
The Similarities and Differences That Unite Us
Schedule time after the Museum tour for students to self-guide so that they can take pictures of works of art…