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The Art Assignment
Whose Migrant Mother was this?
Season 6
Episode 9
Dorothea Lange captured this iconic photo known as Migrant Mother in 1936. But who was the woman pictured? And how did she and her family feel about its existence in the world? Guest host John Green introduces you to Florence Owens Thompson, her family, and her story.
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Dignicraft gives us the assignment to facilitate an Encounter / Encuentro.
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Performance artist Ryan McNamara asks you to play a game of Movement Telephone.
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Christoph Niemann offers a challenge of finding the emotion in furniture.
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We ask what the title "curator" really means, both traditionally and as it is used today.
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We review some of the best responses to the 'Under the Influence' assignment.
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Artist Oliver Blank explores our sense of time and place through public installations.
