First Grade
William Wegman
LEARN
Who is William Wegman
William Wegman is an American Artist. He has become famous for the photographs of his Weimaraner dogs. What makes his photographs special is the way he dresses the dogs and has them pose.
Watch: "A Day in the Life with the Dog Photographer." This short video takes you into the studio with William Wegman and his amazing Weimaraners. It is fun to see how much his dogs love to be dressed up and photographed!
William Wegman's dogs are in many Sesame Street episodes. Watch this funny video as they "Bake a Cake!"
EXPLORE
What is Photography?
Taking a photograph is something we are all able to do today, but it wasn't always that easy. Watch to learn about the history of photography.
CREATE
Option 1: Take a photo of your own pet, print out the photo and paint an outfit for your pet.
Option 2: Create a pet Photomontage. Photomontage is an art form that uses cut-outs of photographs to create new works of art.
Use magazine images of pets and outfits to create your own.
Option 3: Cut-out and draw. Cut-out animals from magazines and draw new outfit to create an animal character.
Email a picture of your finished artwork to Mrs. Carpenter.
Watch William Wegman as he adds paint to a photograph.