Gerardus duyckinck biography for kids
Portrait Artists - Duyckinck I.
Six Portraits of the Levy-Franks family (c.
Gerardus duyckinck biography for kids
1735) will be useful in the study of:
- Migration and settlement
- Connections across the Atlantic World
- America before the Revolutionary War
- Race and national identity
- Jewish history in America
By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
- Discuss the Six Portraits of the Levy-Franks Family as a set of primary documents that links to their specific historical context during the eighteenth century
- Discuss the social and economic context that produced the Levy-Franks’ wealth
- Discuss how the source material for the paintings reflects the aspirations of the family
Gerardus Duyckinck I (attributed), six portraits of the Levy-Franks family (Franks Children with Bird, Franks Children with Lamb, Jacob Franks, Moses Levy, Mrs.
Jacob Franks (Abigaill Levy), and Ricka Franks), c. 1735, oil on canvas, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
1. Look closely at the paintings
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