START WITH ART: Banana Tree

Welcome/welcome back! We're starting our day by examining the lithograph pictured below. Take a look at the artwork then read the questions to the students/children in your life and see how starting your day with art can ignite creativity and critical thinking!

Title: Banana Tree

Artist: Henrietta Shore

Date: n.d.

Medium: Lithograph

Dimensions: 19.2 x 15.2 cm

Start with Art Questions:

• Did you know this was how bananas grow on trees? 

• How does the artist capture the shadows and contours of the bananas and the tree? 

• If you were going to color this image, what colors of pencil or crayon would you need? 

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