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20 1/8 in. x 180 1/4 in.
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., USA
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972
Photo Credit: Lee Stalsworth
© 2007 Frank Stella/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York , NY, USA
In this lesson, students will:
- Analyze Stella’s painting Darabjerd III and learn about his use of the Minimalist style;
- Identify radial symmetry, tertiary colors, and hard-edge shapes;
- Describe Stella’s use of balance and variations on a theme;
- Draw a variety of composition based on the protractor shape;
- Create color studies based on the protractor shape using tempera paint.
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