Museum Critique Paper

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This final critique will discuss my visit to the Contemporary Art Museum in Chicago on May 28, 2016. The art work that will be examined is the work of artist Kerry James Marshall and his collection Mastry. In addition, the piece that will be evaluated is the painting Souvenir I, 1997 which represents the loss of cultural figures such as John F. Kennedy, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy and it represents civil rights. The first part of this paper will provide a general description of the visit such as the surroundings of the museum and the reactions of the patron’s and personnel and other exhibits that were viewed. Furthermore, the creation, location, and function of this painting will be discussed a long with the historical era will be examined. In addition, the development of the elements of the artwork will be described such as line, color, texture, space, and form and how they were used by the artist will be reviewed. Finally, the aesthetic value of the painting will be evaluated and why this artwork is inspiring, meaningful, and valuable to me personally will be discussed.

5.4 Museum Visit Final Critique
A general description of the museum visit.
The museum visit to the Contemporary Art Museum in Chicago was in the early …show more content…

In addition, his collection is available for viewing from “April 23 through September 25, 2016 and then it will be showcased at “The Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 25, 2016–January 29, 2017, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, March 12–July 2, 2017” (MCA, 2016). During the visit the patrons were quite interested in the artist’s collection which also included such works as Untitled(Blot), 2014 which was different from some of the artist’s other

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