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  Making Connections:Copming of Age
 
Cast of Characters
Depression Era Art
Double Exposure
Heartfelt/Handmade
Keeping Us in Stitches
Matter of Style
Making Connections
Coming of Age
Rememberance
Abundance
Sense of Place
Activities & Resources
Glossary
Credits
     
Gilchrist:Applique Bedcover

Appliqué Bed Cover

 
Classical Revival Style Piano

Classical Revival Piano

 
Baker:Portrait of Kezia

Portrait of Kezia

 

 
Lerner:Girl with Two Faces

Girl with Two Faces

 

 
Stile:Le Corbeile de Fruitire

Le Corbeile de Fruitire

 

  Coming of age means preparing to become an adult. It means learning skills that you will use as a worker, a husband or wife, a parent, and a citizen. It is a time when young men and women discover relationships and mark events in their lives such as marriage or graduation.

See what connections about coming of age you can find among these objects and their stories. Are they records of an event? Are they accomplishments showing skill? Are they personal visions?

Compare your experience to the experiences of the people connected with these art objects.

 

   
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