Reconstruction+Culminating+Activity

This activity ties together everything you have learned about Reconstruction. You will be creating a mural that depicts the legacies of Reconstruction. 

Here are some sites to visit for examples of murals: The Virtual Diego Rivera Web Museum (http://www.diegorivera.com/index.html)

Precita Eyes Mural Arts and Visitors Center Precita Eyes posts examples of San Francisco's murals (http://www.precitaeyes.org/examples.html) and a history of murals in the Mission District (http://www.precitaeyes.org/missionhist.html)

Nicaraguan Murals (http://www.stanford.edu/group/arts/nicaragua/murals/index.html) See a large collection of Nicaraguan murals grouped thematically.

Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles (http://www.lamurals.org/) This public service organization helps document and describe the murals in the LA area. While the pictures are small, they have gathered a huge collection of mural photographs.

Lascaux Cave Art (http://www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/) Visit France's famous prehistoric cave paintings.

Virtual Reality Bonampak Murals (http://www.halfmoon.org/bonampak.html) Download files to view the murals at Bonampak. 

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