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The National Gallery of Art Collection

Femme/Woman: A Tapestry by Joan Miró (#116)

One of the works commissioned for the National Gallery of Art, Joan Miró tapestry Femme was made in Tarragona, Spain. Footage of the weaving process on a special oversized loom will be of particular interest to students of textiles.
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Information For Teachers

Grade Levels
6-8, 9-12
Curricular Areas
The Arts
Series Length
58 episodes
Average Episode Length
26 minutes
Record Rights
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Series Description: If you can't take your students to the NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART in Washington D.C., IPTV will bring it to you. Meet national standards in the visual arts for K-12 students, with a wide variety of artists, subjects, techniques and styles.

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