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Yale New Haven Teachers Institute:famous African American Masters of Art Lesson PlanYale New Haven Teachers Institute:famous African American Masters of Art Lesson Plan
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Yale University
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9th - 10th
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Yale New Haven Teachers Institute:famous African American Masters of Art

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A site by New Haven Teachers Institute, Yale University by Maxine E. Davis. This site is for secondary and middle school students. The whole curriculum is here for the viewing! Great information but no images. You can find them and add them to this written text for a fabulous lesson.

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african american art, african-american masters, augusta savage, henry ossawa tanner, horace pippin, joshua johnston, robert s. duncanson, william h. johnson, history of african american art, african american artists of note

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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