TOPIC:

OBJECTIVES:

  • Students will be able to describe key elements of George Nakashima’s life: his education, his work, his philosophy.
  • Students will be able to explain how his craftsmanship with wood extended into art and became an expression of his beliefs through the creations he made.
  • Students will be able to identify ways in which his work was influenced by his experience and exposure to different cultures.

INTRODUCTION

George Nakashima’s life and what influenced him most in the creation of his work

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

  1. What about George Nakashima’s life influenced him most in the creation of his work?
  2. Is there a difference between craft and art, and, if so, how does one know the difference?
  3. How does art become a way to express one’s philosophy and spiritual being?
  4. How might Nakashima’s philosophy of life be applicable to today?

KIT INCLUDES

 

Lesson plan created in partnership with 1882 Foundation