Meet the Artist – Nicario Jimenez
2:10
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Meet Nicario Jimenez, a retablos artist from the high Peruvian Andes. Retablos are sophisticated folk art in the form of portable boxes filled with brightly colored figurines arranged into intricate narrative scenes.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: Visual Arts-138**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video in either an art or cross curricular setting to let students learn about “retablos” and to research them more on their own.
- Have students respond to the artwork. What do they think of the subject matter? What do they like about the colors, style, etc.? Would they be interested in creating artwork like this? Why or why not?
*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.
