Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Crazy for Cubes: Art and Science

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners discuss Sol LeWitt and conceptual art, then analyze the differences in expressing a concept through model-based inquiry and aesthetic art criticism. They develop a geometric, scientific, or mathematical concept, then create an...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Group Wall Drawing

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students create a group wall drawing that demonstrate the contributions that each part makes to the whole.
Lesson Plan
Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Albright Knox Art Gallery: Shape and Line Remix

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Sol LeWitt used ideas as his artwork, a method of artmaking that has become known as Conceptual art. From each idea, many drawings, prints, or sculptures could be created. Students will use simple geometric shapes as creative starting...
Graphic
Other

Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art: Sol Le Witt: Wall Drawing Retrospective

For Students 9th - 10th
Experience over one hundred of Sol LeWitt's large-scale wall drawings at the MMOCA, spanning the artist's career from 1969 to 2007, installed over three stories of a historic mill building.
Lesson Plan
National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Sol Le Witt's Concepts and Structures

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will consider the term "conceptual art" and the role of math in producing this art. They will first create a conceptual art piece by following a set of Sol LeWitt's instructions. Then, they will design two conceptual art plans...
Handout
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Artists by Movement: Minimalism

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of Minimalism, including a list of famous Minimalist artists. There are links to Minimalist artists and exhibitions of their works, often with commentaries or reviews.
Website
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation

Guggenheim Museum: Collection Online: Artist Bio: Sol Le Witt

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents a profile of the career of Sol LeWitt. Use the search box at left to find examples of LeWitt's minimalist works in the Guggenheim's collections.
Handout
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Sol Le Witt

For Students 9th - 10th
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Sol LeWitt.