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Inspired by Njideka Akunyili Crosby's "The Beautyful Ones" Series #5, 2016

Lesson Plan Details

  • Type:

    Collection

  • Grade Levels:

    Grades 6–8

  • Project Type:

    Traditional 2D

  • Art Movement:

    Personal Narrative

  • Art Content:

    Identity, Meaningful Making

  • Geographic Location:

    Africa

  • Interdiscplinary Connections:

    Visual Arts

Conceptual Basis

Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s work draws from a wide array of influences, including the aesthetics and culture of Nigeria, where she lived until she was 16; an analytic mind and love of science (she started college as a Biology major); and an engagement with the history of art, especially traditional figurative drawing. Alongside photo-transfers of her own snapshots, family photos, and clippings from Nigerian fashion and news magazines, the artist employs commemorative fabrics and skilled figure drawings. The resulting compositions are typically autobiographical, drawing on her fears, her pride, her loves, her memories, and her sense of belonging or not belonging.

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