Meet the Artist: Felia Davenport
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Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: New April 2023! Meet visual artist Felia Davenport’s and tour her exhibition that uses textiles to explore her experience as a black multiracial woman while addressing themes of identity, trauma, motherhood, and healing.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: Art and Artists-Davenport**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- What is student reaction to the artist’s work? What do they like? Dislike? Why? How well do the students believe the work they see embodies the theme of racial identity that the artist described?
*Profile videos use a first-person/first-hand approach to highlight interesting people doing interesting things in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
