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Detail
What specific aspects of this image of public housing in Watts, Los Angeles, 1963 convey despair or pain?
What specific aspects seem hopeful or joyful?
How would you describe the overall tone of the piece?
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Composition
As you continue to study Marshall's painting, you might isolate its various components as you consider how
they work together to create a whole composition. What is the relationship between the words and the images
in the painting, for example? What are the words shown in the painting? How would you describe them?
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Composition
Now consider the figures and scenery. How would you describe each? How do the words and images relate to each other?
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Context
After having studied Watts, 1963 carefully, write the first draft of an essay in which you undertake
a re-reading of Kerry James Marshall's painting, focusing on the ways in which the painting can be seen as a
commentary on the issues that prompted the Watts riots of 1965.
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