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ELEMENTS OF DESIGN IN TWENTIETH CENTURY ART

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Students examine the elements of design: line, shape, color, space, texture, light. They refer to these elements of design when they view works of art and create their own artwork. They visit the National Gallery Museum.

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color recognition, colors, space, texture, lines, shapes

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color, line, national gallery, shape, space, texture, visual and performing arts
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4th - 6th
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Visual & Performing Arts
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