Spanish Class Studies, Reproduces Famous Artwork

Students in Nathaniel Marin's Spanish class gave presentations this week of a Hispanic artist they've studied. Students presented highlights of the artists' lives and then revealed their own artistic rendition of one of the artists' works. Students' projects ranged from artwork to poetry to a reenactment of a classic "I Love Lucy" scene starring Cuban actor Desi Arnaz. Many of the works, including those by Natalia Anciso and José Guadalupe Posada, featured political or cultural commentary. Besides giving students experience with research, technology, artistic creativity, and public speaking, Marin's goal for this project was "for each of my students learn about the rich artistic culture of the Hispanic world."