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Now adults can enjoy learning history too!

Monday, August 10th, 2009

It’s official.  The HistoryThroughArt program for adults starts this fall! Learn to see history in a new way by combining the abstract lessons of history with the visual power of art! Put away those boring textbooks, and learn to love and understand history by relaxing your way through classes in art appreciation! Go into battle [...]

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So you think you know this painting!

Friday, August 7th, 2009

Of course, you know this painting. But can you name at least ten things in the image that are painstakingly accurate, even though this scene never happened exactly as depicted? Do you understand David’s historical theme, and how he achieved it? Is this image propaganda, or is it one of the greatest paintings ever–or both? [...]

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The Power of Art and History Combined

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

 Who is taking this child? From whom? And to where? What powerful forces are tearing his life apart? How does this dramatically depicted episode help us understand the fall of one civilization, and the rise of another?  For the full image and the answers, subscribe to History Through Art for Adults, coming this fall to [...]

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Learn to Be Inspired by History!

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Who are these women? Why are they in chains?  Which of them is committing a profound act of heroism in this very moment? What does this painting have to say about the course of Western civilization? Find out in History Through Art for Adults, coming this fall to HistoryAtOurHouse! Stay tuned to this blog for [...]

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Coming This Fall: History through Art for Adults

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

  Who are these lovers? Why is she so sad? Why, as he holds her so tenderly, is he tugging on an armband? Why is he wearing an armband in the first place? What force is about to shatter their lives, and the world?   Find out in History Through Art for Adults, coming this [...]

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Inspirational Image of the Week for Homeschoolers

Saturday, June 6th, 2009

A Pupil Learning His Lesson, by Jean-Baptiste Greuze

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Visualizing the Ancient World

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

Unlike American history, which provides us with a context for understanding how our world and culture arose, much of Ancient history–especially the stories of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia–discusses a world far removed from our own lives.  As a result, it isn’t always as easy to understand and to be motivated to study the Ancient world. [...]

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What is History Through Art?

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

A distinctive component of the HistoryAtOurHouse curriculum is a combined art appreciation and history program I call “History Through Art.” Given that HistoryThroughArt involves art, which many parents perceive as an important way to enrich their children’s education, the inclusion of this art component in the HistoryAtOurHouse curriculum seems to be quite a draw. However, [...]

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Teaching Kids about European Colonization (Part 1 of 2)

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

One of the most challenging areas of study in American history is the question of the interaction of Europeans with Native American cultures during the colonial period. Few historical topics have excited more controversy of recent years. In the traditional nineteenth and early twentieth century telling of American history, the issue received relatively short shrift. [...]

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A Classic Tribute to the American Sense of Life

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Poor Marmaduke Ruggles! The proper British manservant has just been lost by an English Duke to an American cattle rancher in a card game! Now he must leave the civilized world for Red Gap, somewhere in the American West! What is in store for him? What are these Americans like? His new master Egbert Floud [...]

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