Politics and Portraiture

Politics & Portraiture MOMA resource

Lesson Objectives

• Students will consider portraiture as a means of political expression.

• Students will discuss the elements of a portrait that contribute to its meaning, such as expression, pose, costume, and background. 

Click on the link below to view a portrait by Hannah Hoch.

 Hannah Höch. (German, 1889-1978). Indian Dancer: From an Ethnographic Museum. 1930. Cut-and-pasted printed paper and metallic foil on paper. 10 1/8 x 8 7/8" (25.7 x 22.4 cm). Frances Keech Fund. © 2011 Hannah Höch / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Germany.