https://africa.si.edu/ Explore this African Art Collection from the Smithsonian Virtually (or optionally "in person") visit your chosen art museum, and select a work of art. Suggestions: The work can

https://africa.si.edu/Explore this African Art Collection from the SmithsonianVirtually (or optionally "in person") visit your chosen art museum, and select a work of art. Suggestions:

• The work can be a painting, sculpture, photograph, mixed media, or any other medium exhibited in the museum.
• You may wish to take a copy of this worksheet with you (or keep the document open for the Virtual Visit) to the museum (website) in order to more carefully select a work of art.

1. Complete the "Essay Header" section in the designated space provided below.
2. Complete the "Art Work Information" section in the designated space provided below.
3. Complete the 3 Essay Prompts in the "Aesthetic Experience Research Essay" section in the designated space provided below. Respond to the prompts using the following guidelines:

• Use full sentences and paragraphs in your responses.
• Use and incorporate relevant and genre-specific vocabulary for each prompt. Definitions of relevant vocabulary are provided at the end of this document, in the online module resources, and in your textbook.
• Your completed essay responses should be a total of at least 600 words (at least 200 words per response).
• Conduct the appropriate research to support your responses to the worksheet prompts. Be sure to cite all sources carefully. For this assignment, you are required to use and cite a minimum of five quality sources (including the precise link to your work of art). Those five sources should include:
• (1) the textbook;
• (2) the website of the museum that houses your piece;
• (3) the precise link to the work of art itself;(4 and 5) TWO quality research sources pertaining to your piece, its artist, style, and/or historical/cultural contexts. To find these sources, please try using Google Scholar and/or our college library.