Objects in nature, man-made objects, children’s art, and famous paintings introduce the three basic shapes: rectangles, triangles and circles. After learning to observe shapes, we see children creating and arranging shapes to form original works of art.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002504
Language
English
Subject categories
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching (Primary)
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching (Primary)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)