Luncheon of the Boating Party
Luncheon of the Boating Party
Pierre-Auguste Renoir's masterpiece Luncheon of the Boating Party, the best known and most popular work of art at The Phillips Collection, comes to life in a full-color teaching kit from the Phillips.
The kit is packed with educational resources that meet National Standards of Learning.
Multimedia resources in the kit:
• educator's guide
• three posters
• two teaching transparencies
• a CD-ROM with images of all works of art and primary sources and a complete PDF of the teaching kit
• step-by-step illustrated lesson plans and examples of student art
• classroom handouts and worksheets
According to a review in Arts and Activities magazine, "One would be hard-pressed to find a resource that provided a more in-depth means to explore and understand a famous work of art." Read the full review.
Download samples from The Luncheon of the Boating Party kit:
Introduction and Contents | About the Painting | Who's in the Painting
Exploring Renoir's World (primary sources): Renoir and the Impressionist
Process | Impressionist Innovation and Renoir's Paintbox
A Day in the Country
Teaching Tips and Tools:
Teaching Unit sample: French Lessons Based on Renoir's Le Déjeuner des Canotiers (Luncheon of the Boating Party)
Sample Worksheets and Handouts
Visual Resources sample: Renoir and the Impressionist Process poster
The kit costs $40, including shipping, and may be ordered here.
Learn more about The Luncheon of the Boating Party here.
A professional development workshop based on this teaching kit is available.
Pierre Auguste Renoir, Luncheon of the Boating Party (detail), 1880-81
Pierre Auguste Renoir, Luncheon of the Boating Party (detail), 1880-81
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