Activity Idea: Kitchen Ball at White Sulphur Springs, Virginia (Quick Tip)

A painting depicting a candlelit kitchen full of people. Several couples dance in the middle of the room. Approximately 30 other people sit or stand around the room. On the right side of the painting, three musicians play stringed instruments and a flute. There is a dog in the foreground, and a man is reaching up to light a candle in the background.

Two Sides to Every Story

Christian Mayr depicts a jolly group of slaves having a party; but does he tell the whole story? Do you think this scene represents the daily life of these slaves? Write a journal entry from Christian Mayr’s point of view discussing the creation of this painting. Include his observations of slave life at White Sulphur Springs. Now write a journal entry from the point of view of one of the slaves in the painting. Include details of your day-to-day experience at White Sulphur Springs.

Nivel de grado
4º grado, 5º grado, 6º grado, 7º grado, 8º grado, 9º grado, 10º grado, 11º grado, 12º grado, universidad
Áreas temáticas
Artes del Lenguaje Inglés, Historia, Estudios Sociales, Artes Visuales
Conceptos
Identity, Reflection, Storytelling