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Detail
How many objects do you see in this image? What details do you notice about each?
Do they seem to be from a particular era or of a particular style? How so?
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Tone
How would you describe the tone of Leslie's painting—ironic, funny, somber, or something else?
If you were trying to match Leslie's visual tone in writing, what sorts of words would you choose?
Roll over the image to view an altered version of the image: how does this change impact the tone?
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Message
Read Leslie's biographical sketch above. In what ways do you think this image "contains a moral?"
What ethical interpretation of this scene do you see?
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Context
Leslie's painting subtly disrupts a centuries-old artistic tradition: the still life. Traditional still-life
painters use simplicity and clarity to call attention to objects their audience knows well. How does Leslie's
painting differ from the classic still life shown here? In what ways is it similar?
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Responding Visually
Choose an ordinary object and compose a photographic still life of it. How can you use framing, lighting, and
tone to create unusual angles on the mundane? Write a one-page description of your compositional choices to accompany your photography.
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