In this activity, learners explore how people have turned to art to express emotions about the outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics that have ravaged the world for centuries.
Resource
Provide learners with the following online resource: Art in Context- Black Death
Share the SOS Art Cincinnati “Art in the Time of Corona” Online Gallery
Discussion or Writing Prompts
- Discuss the cultural and public health contexts for the production, appearance, and themes in the artwork produced during the Plague.
- Ask learners to select one or more pieces from the Art in the Time of Corona gallery to analyze by identifying themes and meaning including the setting, mood, appearance, and story.
- Connect artwork created during the COVID-19 pandemic with that created during the Plague.
