Runaways [4 of 10]
Object Details
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Date
1993
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Object Type
Prints
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Medium
Lithograph
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Dimensions
Image: 16 x 12 in.
Sheet: 16 x 12 in. -
Edition
23/45 (10AP)
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Inscriptions
Sheet, Recto:
l.l. along bottom edge of sheet in graphite: 23/45
l.r. along bottom edge of sheet in graphite: Glenn Ligon [artist's hand] '93
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Credit Line
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Purchase with funds provided by the Cynthia Brants Trust
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Accession Number
2015.13.4
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Copyright
© 1993 Glenn Ligon
Object Description
Additional details
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What connections exist between text and image?
What are the limitations of a physical description of a person? What are the benefits of such a description?
How can the language you hear used to describe someone impact your opinion of that person?
What is an avatar? Why might someone choose to create or adopt an avatar to represent themselves?
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Grades 4–12
Before addressing the works of art, have students create a description of themselves that could be used to identify them in a crowded room by someone who had never met them. The description should be about three to four sentences long. Have one or two students read their descriptions. After looking at and discussing the Ligon images, ask students how they might extend their description to give a fuller, more precise sense of themselves, and have them add an avatar.
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