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Adventures in History Series: The Art & Artists of Buffalo
Description:
Buffalo has a long cultural history of art, artisans, and their role in the community. Author William J. Barney reveals these talented people and identifies their legacy. His narration includes the formation of their organizations such as the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, which was the precursor for the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.

This pamphlet is one of twenty-seven volumes in the Adventures in WNY History Series, which were produced based on the collections and archives of the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society. The contents of the pamphlets, including the images, are copyrighted by the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society. They can be used exclusively for educational purposes described under the federal copyright laws. Some original copies may be purchased from the museum shop.

This pamphlet is appropriate for students studying local and New York State history.

Author:
Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
Grade Level(s): 4, 7, 8, 11
Website(s):
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Bullet The Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society Museum Education - http://bechsed.nylearns.org/pdf/The_Art_and_Artist_of_Buffalo.pdf
Related Content: 
Adventures in History Series: Buffalo Homes
Adventures in History Series: Theater in Early Buffalo
Buffalo Timeline
Related Standards:
Bullet SS1.E.1A Students know the roots of American culture, its development from many different traditions, and the ways many people from a variety of groups and backgrounds played a role in creating it.
 
Bullet SS1.E.2A Students gather and organize information about the traditions transmitted by various groups living in their neighborhood and communities.
 
Bullet SS1.E.3A Students gather and organize information about the important accomplishments of individuals and groups, including Native American Indians, living in their neighborhoods and communities.
 
Bullet SS1.E.3B Students classify information by type of activity; social, political, economic, technological, scientific, cultural, or religious.
 
Bullet SS1.I.3B Students gather and organize information about the important achievements and contributions of individuals and groups living in New York State and the United States.
 
Bullet SS1.C.3C Students prepare essays and oral reports about the important social, political, economic, scientific, technological, and cultural developments, issues, and events from New York State and United States history.
 
Bullet SS1.E.4C Students view historic events through the eyes of those who were there, as shown in their art, writings, music, and artifacts.
 
Bullet ARTS4.C.VA4B (GE) Students examine works of art and artifacts from United States cultures and place them within a cultural and historical context (b).
 
Bullet ARTS4.C.VA4F (MS) Students explain how cultural values have been expressed in the visual arts, how art works have been used to bring about cultural change and how the art of a culture has been influenced by art works coming from outside that culture (c).
 

Submitted By:
Michael Horning, Educator
NYLearns
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