Gardner, Hannah Alexander2025-08-072025-08-072022https://hdl.handle.net/10267/36860This thesis is an art curriculum for elementary students that centers Memphis past and present artists. The goals of this curriculum are to; 1) Grow student’s self-efficacy when it comes to art through providing opportunities for goal setting and role models, 2) Introduce students to past and present Memphis artist of color including their chosen medium, context in which they create, and examples of their work, 3) Guide students by teaching technical skills to create a work of art in response to the artist they learn about, and 4) Develop students’ communication through art. This curriculum was developed to actively and intentionally counter the white-washed art history curriculums available for students currently.All materials in this collection are copyrighted by Rhodes College and subject to Title 17 of the U.S. Code. This documentation is provided for online research and access purposes only. Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute and present this material, without fee, and without written agreement, is hereby granted for educational, non-commercial purposes only. The Rhodes College Archives reserves the right to decide what constitutes educational and commercial use. In all instances of use, acknowledgement must be given to Rhodes College Archives and Special Collections, Memphis, TN. For information regarding permission to publish this material, please email the Archives at archives@rhodes.edu.Art—Study and teaching (Elementary)—Tennessee—MemphisAfrican American artists—Tennessee—MemphisMulticultural education—United StatesVisual communication—Study and teaching—United StatesArtists—Tennessee—Memphis—BiographyMaster's Thesis: Art Curriculum on Past and Present Memphis Artists