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Curated by: Chris Nail
A selection of curricula focused on photography and specific collections of photographs from the Museum.

The Great Depression & Farm Security Administration Photography

During the Great Depression, photographers were sent out under the auspices of the Farm Security Administration, in order to take photographs that would drum up support for the program. One of the locations visited by photographers was rural New Mexico, and the photographs that were taken remain a unique snapshot of this era in New Mexican history.

Subject
20th Century History, Great Depression, Propaganda, The Dust Bowl, The New Deal
Content Areas
Economics, Government, History, History of Photography, Media Studies, Political Science, Social Studies
Resource Materials
Artwork, Historical Summary, Lesson Plan Starter, Photographs, Text

The 1970 Protests & Violence at the University of New Mexico

Protest, civil disobedience, war, and the right to a free press are all threads that are woven through the tapestry of United States history. This curriculum uses samples from the New Mexico Museum of Art’s photography collection to tug on those threads through documentary photography.

Subject
20th Century History, Documentary Photography, Protests, Vietnam War
Content Areas
Government, History, Political Science, Social Studies
Resource Materials
Artist Bibliography, Historical Summary, Lesson Plan Starter, Photographs, Text

Collection Downloads

Curriculum Materials: Farm Security Administration PhotographyCurriculum Images: Farm Security Administration PhotographyCurriculum Text: The 1970 Protests & Violence at the University of New MexicoCurriculum Text: Spanish Language VersionCurriculum Image Credits: The 1970 Protests & Violence at the University of New MexicoCurriculum Images: The 1970 Protests & Violence at the University of New Mexico