George Caitlin is the artist I use to inspire us to create these amazing self portraits. George Caitlin was a portrait artist who traveled the path of Louis and Clark documenting Native American life before photography was available. He knew the importance of capturing these cultures that were just beginning to be in the grips of war, disease and devastation. I have many copies of his portraits for my 3rd graders to look at and use for hairstyles, makeup and clothing. We spent a long time developing our skills for drawing facial proportion. I give credit to Tricia Fugelstad over in neighboring Arlington Heights for this great lesson.
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