full essay. It should be approximately 5 pages long and include an introductory paragraph with a well-developed and specific thesis statement, well developed analysis paragraphs discussing and comparing a painting and one other media form, and a concluding paragraph summing up the main ideas of your essay.
For this assignment,
1.Choose one painting from the list below and one other work of your choice (literature, photography, advertising, music, or film) from the same time period as the painting you selected.
2.Analyze both the painting and your chosen work in terms of a formal (technical) analysis and a historical/contextual (how these works represent the cultural values of the time period they were created in) analysis. You should also include a contextual comparison about how these different media forms represent the time period in similar and/or different ways.)
3.Be sure to include specific descriptive details from your works to support your analysis. This is an analysis of a painting and another work. Do not lose your discussion of the works themselves. Be sure to include supporting details from your works.
Remember, it is not enough to summarize or describe what the works are about. You must also say something aboutthem – that is, you must analyzeand historicizethem, by suggesting how the content makes sense as coming from a particular time and/or place. Detailsand descriptions are important in supporting your analysis.
4.This is NOT a research paper! You should not include any biographical or researched information regarding your painting, 2ndmedia form, or the creators of these works.








Jermaine Byrant
Nicole Johnson



