“A Little Memory:” Dorothy Hood and Collage

Keywords: Collage, Abstraction, Modernism, Memory, International, Women Artists

Dorothy Hood used the medium of collage to express her memories of places she traveled to and imagined. In this lesson, students will learn about Dorothy Hood’s collages and then create their own abstract, mixed-media collages based on a favorite memory.

Objectives:

• Students will closely observe Dorothy Hood’s Coptic Days and share their ideas, observations, and questions in a class discussion.
• Students will create an abstract collage inspired by a memory, using a found image or piece of ephemera as a starting point for their composition.

Essential Questions:

• How does the medium of collage help us express the emotions, colors, and textures of memories?