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Using Art to teach about the Civil War pt 2

by TeachCivilWar | Mar 15, 2009 | Lesson Plans

NOTE: This is an updated post from my old blog Last time I talked about the paintings of Peter Rothermel currently on display at the State Museum of Pennsylvania. Today, I’d like to talk about two more artists and how you can have students create their own...

Using Art to teach about the Civil War pt 1.

by TeachCivilWar | Feb 5, 2009 | Civil War Related Primary Sources, Lesson Plans

So the other day at lunch time, it was a nice day so I decided to take a walk outside and I found myself heading for the state museum. I walked up to the area for the Civil War and found it under renovation, however they did have some paintings there and I began to...