Created by Oakdale Elementary School, Ijamsville, MD
Artists: Sam, Caroline, Brooke, Jenna, Jaelynn, Kaitlyn
Title: Sojourner Truth: The Slave Auction
Teacher: Mrs. Venable
Theme: Freedom
Materials and techniques: Paint.
Did you enjoy this project? Yes.
About: We wanted to tell about Sojourner Truth’s life and the injustice of slavery.
Created by Oakdale Elementary School, Ijamsville, MD
Artists: Ivy, Marie, Holly, Megan, Patrick, Zachary
Title: Katherine Johnson
Teacher: Mrs. Venable
Theme: Education
Materials and techniques: Paint and Sharpie marker.
Did you enjoy this project? Yes, it was a challenge working together and getting the color right.
About: She was a hardworking African American woman.
Created by Oakdale Elementary School, Ijamsville, MD
Artists: Cora, Josh, Emily, Cristian, Evan, Naomi
Title: Booker T. Washington in Four Stages
Teacher: Mrs. Venable
Theme: Equality
Materials and techniques: Paint.
Did you enjoy this project? Yes.
About: We wanted to tell the story of Booker T. Washington’s Life.
Created by Oakdale Elementary School, Ijamsville, MD
Artists: Kristy, Evelynn, Christie, Kathleen
Title: Richard Allen’s Church
Teacher: Mrs. Venable
Theme: Equality
Materials and techniques: Watercolor crayons, markers, pencils and watercolor paint.
Did you enjoy this project? One challenge we had was drawing the face and eyes. The church was a major success because it looks like the real first black church.
About: That Richard Allen was the first black preacher at the first black church.
Created by Oakdale Elementary School, Ijamsville, MD
Artists: Martin, Zachary, James, Elana, Cassie, Sara
Title: Malcolm X’s Speech
Teacher: Mrs. Venable
Theme: Equality
Materials and techniques: Watercolor and acrylic paint, and yarn.
Did you enjoy this project? Yes, we made him look really good and simple.
About: We are trying to show that Malcolm X was a civil rights leader. He died giving a speech and we drew him giving a speech.