Undressing the Nude - Joslyn Art Museum the Nude... · Undressing the Nude Activity Each of these...
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Family Gallery Guide
Undressing the Nude
Activity
Each of these paintings/sculptures represents a larger theme, or idea, rather than “nudity.”
Can you guess the subject for each artw
ork? Draw
a line to match the painting or sculpture
to its theme.
1.
2.
3.
4.
A. Sh
am
e
B. D
an
ce
C. R
igh
t over m
igh
t
D. Sprin
g
Ans
wer
s: 1.
B; 2
.D; 3
.A; 4
.C
Paul Manship,
Danae
1920
William
Adolphe Bouguereau,
Return of Sping (Le Printemps)
1886
Auguste Rodin,
Eve1881
Artist U
nknown,
David w
ith the Head of G
oliath1575-1642
(No need to be embrassed!)
Begin your exploration of Undressing the Nude...Travel to the main level of the Memorial Building and look for Gallery 2. If you need help, a Museum officer will be happy to direct you!
BALCONY LEVEL
Scott GalleryGallery 2
Hitchcock Gallery
Gallery 3Gallery 1
Kiewit GalleryGallery 4
Drew GalleryGallery 5
Lauritzen GalleryGallery 9
Gallery 10Durham GalleryGallery 7
U.S. Bank/Rismiller Gallery
Gallery 16
KingmanGallery
Gallery 6
MerriamGallery
Gallery 8
Gallery 17
Omaha World-Herald Gallery Gallery 14
Gallery 15
Swanson Gallery
Gallery 12
Swanson Gallery
Gallery 11
Yanney GalleryGallery 13
MODERN & CONTEMPORARY
SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS
17TH-19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN19TH CENTURY/IMPRESSIONISM
MEDIEVAL &RENAISSANCE
ART OF THE AMERICAN WEST
Garden Gallery I
Willis A. Strauss Family Gallery
Garden Gallery II
Garden Gallery III
Garden Gallery IV
Robert B. DaughertyFoundation
Entry Plaza
Gard
en D
rive
Sydn
ey C
ate
Fam
ily F
ount
ain
Wal
l in
hono
r of B
etty
G. C
ate
Re�ecting Pool
WitherspoonConcert Hall
ConcertHall
Foyer
Storz Fountain Court
Wiesman Promenade
Strauss BridgeConAgra Foods Atrium
Café Durham
CooperFoundationClassroom
Riley Family Gallery
MastersonClassroom
HitchcockMuseum
Shop
AbbottLecture Hall
DurhamCenter forWesternStudies
ConAgra FoodsAtrium
ATRIUM ENTRANCE
EastFoyer
MAINENTRANCE
Founder’sRoom
SCOT
T PA
VILI
ON
MEM
ORIA
L BU
ILDI
NG
Non-Public Areas
Mind’s Eye Gallery
Dodge Street
24th
Stre
et
ScottEdTechGallery
OmahaSteaks
ConferenceRoom
Evelyn A. Veach Atrium Garden
Charles and Mary Heider
Mind’s Eye Gallery
AMERICAN ART
Teacher Resource Center
MAIN LEVEL
ATRIUM, LOWER LEVEL AND SCULPTURE GARDEN
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Scott GalleryGallery 2
Hitchcock Gallery
Gallery 3Gallery 1
Kiewit GalleryGallery 4
Drew GalleryGallery 5
Lauritzen GalleryGallery 9
Gallery 10Durham GalleryGallery 7
U.S. Bank/Rismiller Gallery
Gallery 16
KingmanGallery
Gallery 6
MerriamGallery
Gallery 8
Gallery 17
Omaha World-Herald Gallery Gallery 14
Gallery 15
Swanson Gallery
Gallery 12
Swanson Gallery
Gallery 11
Yanney GalleryGallery 13
MODERN & CONTEMPORARY
SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS
17TH-19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN19TH CENTURY/IMPRESSIONISM
MEDIEVAL &RENAISSANCE
ART OF THE AMERICAN WEST
Garden Gallery I
Willis A. Strauss Family Gallery
Garden Gallery II
Garden Gallery III
Garden Gallery IV
Robert B. DaughertyFoundation
Entry Plaza
Gard
en D
rive
Sydn
ey C
ate
Fam
ily F
ount
ain
Wal
l in
hono
r of B
etty
G. C
ate
Re�ecting Pool
WitherspoonConcert Hall
ConcertHall
Foyer
Storz Fountain Court
Wiesman Promenade
Strauss BridgeConAgra Foods Atrium
Café Durham
CooperFoundationClassroom
Riley Family Gallery
MastersonClassroom
HitchcockMuseum
Shop
AbbottLecture Hall
DurhamCenter forWesternStudies
ConAgra FoodsAtrium
ATRIUM ENTRANCE
EastFoyer
MAINENTRANCE
Founder’sRoom
SCOT
T PA
VILI
ON
MEM
ORIA
L BU
ILDI
NG
Non-Public Areas
Mind’s Eye Gallery
Dodge Street
24th
Stre
et
ScottEdTechGallery
OmahaSteaks
ConferenceRoom
Evelyn A. Veach Atrium Garden
Charles and Mary Heider
Mind’s Eye Gallery
AMERICAN ART
Teacher Resource Center
Discovery Garden
MAP KEY
INFORMATION
COAT ROOM
LOCKERS
ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE
ELEVATOR
RESTROOMS
BABY CARE
MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE
17TH-19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN
19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN
19TH CENTURY IIMPRESSIONISM
AMERICAN ART
MODERN & CONTEMPORARY
SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS
MIND’S EYE GALLERIES
GARDEN GALLERIES
Use the star icon to help you locate the paintings
and sculptures mentioned in this gallery guide.
Why Nudity?
In more modern times, artists dared to depict everyday people nude. Critics claimed it was an ugly view of modern life.
From Renaissance to Neoclassical times, nude subjects, male and female, were strictly limited to religious figures, as a sign of reverence, and mythological figures, as symbols of history. A detailed, precise rendering of a nude was seen as thehighest, and most difficult, form of art.
Nudity in art has its origins as early as ancient Greece, when artists depicted males as idealized nudes to assert their health, strength, and grace. For the opposite gender, nudity was considered too scandalous. As a result, females remained clothed.
Recognizing Realistic and Abstract Human Forms
A realistic representation of the human form reflects nature, or real life, and is easily recognizable. An abstraction of the human form suggests real life, but is less recognizable.
See if you can decipher which is which?
The Perfect Proportion
- 8 head lengths high from tip of the skull to the toes.
- The elbow should align with the belly button.
- The wrist should align with the groin area.
- Where the body bends should be at half, or the bottom of the 4th head down.
What makes a realistic painting or sculpture look so real? Proportion is a design principle that artists use to make objects look realistic. Find a painting of a person and see if the figure meets the requirements of perfect proportion.
Did the figure measure up?
WELCOME to the
Permanent Collection galleries!
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Attic Black-Figure Neck - AmphoraUnattributed, ca. 500 B.C.
Alfred Leslie, Julie Schwer and Jane Schwer1974-75
William Adolphe Bouguereau, Return of Sping (Le Printemps)1886
Jules Joseph Le Febvre,Chloe1875
Henry Moore, Recumbent Figure1938Tate Gallery, London