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Monochromatic Assemblage

Featuring Louise Nevelson's Royal Game I, 1961

Louise Nevelson (American, born Ukraine, 1899–1988). Royal Game I, 1961. Wood, painted gold, 69 x 51 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (175.3 x 130.8 x 21 cm). Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York; Gift of Seymour H. Knox, Jr., 1962 (K1962:9). © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Lesson Plan Details

  • Type:

    Collection

  • Grade Levels:

    Grades K–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12

  • Project Type:

    3D

  • Art Movement:

    Contemporary Sculpture

  • Art Content:

    Cross-curricular Connections, Skill Builders

  • Geographic Location:

    North America

  • Learning Standards:

    College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Language, College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading, College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Speaking and Listening, New York State Standards for the Arts

  • Interdiscplinary Connections:

    Mathematical Practice, Visual Arts

Featuring Louise Nevelson's Royal Game I, 1961 

Conceptual Basis

Royal Game I, 1961, is a golden monochromatic assemblage composed of found materials that the artist Louise Nevelson collected around the city. Nevelson transforms these random bits of wooden furniture, scrap materials, and frames into a unified and harmonious sculpture. In this lesson, students will learn about the artist and her compositions, and create their own found-object assemblage sculpture.

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