Mr. Clausen’s Honors Humanities classes went to the National Gallery on Tuesday. The class is starting with Barnett Newman’s “Stations of the Cross” in the East Tower and then spending the rest of the day looking at pieces in both the East and West buildings. The visit is the culmination of the class’s unit on beauty, for which students will have to write a paper on a particular object they see on the trip. Students have evaluated various classical interpretations of the idea of beauty, and will use these views as a critical lens to understand the art they see for this annual trip. Photo: Bjorn Shockey
Beauty in the Eyes of the Beholders
