Brooklyn Museum

Staged Photographs

Painting of a man in contemporary attire riding a rearing white horse in an ornate gold frame

Grade Level

6-8

6-8

GOALS

In this lesson, learners will:

  • Observe Kehinde Wiley’s Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps

  • Create a self-portrait inspired by a work from the collection

  • Consider how they might use facial expression, pose, clothing, and props to share part of their identity

MATERIALS

  • Camera (or cell phone camera)

  • Clothing and props

  • Paper or fabric to create a background

  • Tape