1. Art as a Social/Political Commentary: Warhol’s Mao Sarah Valerio Prosser Career Academy A.P. World History, 10 th grade

2. The Focus… -Mao, 1973 -Andy Warhol -Acrylic and silkscreen on canvas -Art Institute of Chicago

3. Key Ideas Framing the Lesson -mirrors iconic imagery and size of Mao communist propaganda in China -Red rouge and blue eye shadow on Mao can be interpreted as graffiti -connections between Communist propaganda and American capitalist advertisements -Commercial pop art, mass production

4. What the Students Will Learn… -perform a close read of Andy Warhol’s Mao with both a formal and contextual analysis -analyze the use of Communist propaganda and capitalist advertising evident in Mao as a form of social commentary -create their own social commentary on American mass produced culture by using Andy Warhol’s techniques

5. Learning Activities… -Close read and analysis of Mao -Graffiti activity -accompanied with written explanation -Social/political commentary on the world today

6. Examples of Student Work… COMING SOON!!! Lesson will be run April 23-25!

7. What the Students Learned.. COMING SOON!!! Lesson will be run April 23-25!

8. What I Learned… COMING SOON!!! Lesson will be run April 23-25!