Self-Portraits

Portraits and Self-Portraits Across the Curriculum


Last summer, I spent some time with upper-elementary and middle school-aged students who were involved in a week-long art camp. The focus was portraiture, and the students could not have been less excited. The instructor immediately captured their attention, however, by discussing the types of portraits found in Harry Potter, with their subjects possessing the ability to move and to visit their other paintings elsewhere in the world.

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