PREMIERES
Doc 1: A Poster: ‘ANGELA’ by Shepard Fairey (2001)
RECAP: This document is a poster entitled ‘Angela’ and published/created by Shepard Fairey in 2001. It deals with a famous African American figure, Angela Davis, an activist who fought for the Black Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s with MLK and Malcolm X.
protested against slavery, segregation, discrimination and stand for their rights.The message conveyed by the artist is Black are beautiful and strong, it is a message of hope. The artist uses art to pay tribute to people who fought for freedom and equality and give hope. à African American Heritage
AFRICAN AMERICAN ART
Vocabulary
SEGREGATED WATER FOUNTAINS by Elliot Erwitt 1950
Voc:
A sink: lavabo
Lavatory (UK) /restrooms (US)
Lean over : se pencher sur
Drink from : boire à/au
Law abiding : respectueux de la loi
Be separated
Share: partager
Be allowed to
Be forbidden to
Be compelled to/ Be forced to
Harsh
reality: dure realitéShocking
Degrading/humiliating
Intro : Nature of doc? Author? Date? Topic?
Describing : People? Place? Time? Actions?
Analyse: What elements strike you? Historical period referred to? Explain.
Impact on the viewer/Artist’s Aim/ goal?Compare the 2 Photos: Elliot Erwitt vs Plastic Jesus
The authors’ aim: Even if the two artworks don't belong to the same period, they have the same goal: both want to raise people's awareness about segregation/ they want to strike/shock people into awareness about segregation. Both aim at denouncing racism and discrimination. They also criticize people for not embracing diversity.
Art = as a way to denounce / as a testimony/ duty to rememberDOC 4: MURAL OF MLK
DOC 4: MURAL OF MLK recap
This doc is a painting on a wall called a mural. It is located in Philadelphia and it is entitled Equal Rights Now. It represents Martin Luther King fighting for Equality for all Americans in the 1960s more precisely during his famous speech, ‘I have a dream’, delivered in Washington DC, at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28th, 1963. In this speech, MLK called for the end of segregation and equal opportunities for all Americans.We can also see a passer-by/the artist behind a placard representing Barack Obama, posing with the same gesture as MLK, that-is-to-say, hand up. This gesture must mean that they want to take the power. It is the link between past and present.With this mural, the artist wants to pay tribute to MLK and people who fought for more freedom and equality. Nevertheless, as far as the photo is concerned, with the poster representing B. Obama, we are reminded that there are still problems today/nowadays/currently. It is a way to denounce racism and discrimination in our modern society. So, we may also wonder if here, Obama is seen as the new MLK?
Doc 5: correction video New King Hall mural
Life for black people during segregation in the 1960s in the USA. Complète en utilisant : L'interdiction au passé: was/were not allowed to, couldn't, was/were forbidden to, was/were banned from ou La permission au passée: was/ were allowed to, could ou L'obligation au passée had to, was/were forced to, was/were compelled to