Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery

Guides For Teachers & Students

The guides below are designed to assist 4th, 5th and 6th grade students and their teachers in learning about Sheldon Museum of Art and its collections. They may be useful to others as well.

5th Grade Links for Exploring the Collection

The 5th grade links explore Sheldon's collection, featuring our permanent collection galleries.

The "Explore the Collection" links below offer thematic presentations of Sheldon's permanent collection galleries. To explore the collection by themes - Light, Body, Time, etc., click:

Explore the Collection 2004-2005

To explore the collection by artist or style - Marsden Hartley: American Artist, Robert Henri, Representation, Photography, Abstraction, Rohman Family Gallery- all images of some of our finest examples up to 1950, click here:

Explore the Collection 2005-2006

To explore the collection chronologically beginning with Forming American Identities: 19th-Century Landscape through 1990-Present click on the appropriate time period:

19th century 1900-1929 1930-1949 1950-1969 1970-1989 1990 to present

4th and 6th Grade Guides

The 4th and 6th grade guides below are accessible in PDF and PowerPoint formats.