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remarkable women
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together, during the 2021 art residency "remarkable women" we will investigate the contributions of 39 women who have made an impact on american history and who have inspired generations to pursue their dreams.
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
& lucille Ball reach for the stars
cecilia payne-gaposchkin
pioneering astrophysicist & astronomer
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin was born in England in 1900. She attended Cambridge University later moving from Cambridge England to Cambridge Massachusetts to pursue her studies and opportunities in science.
Truly a remarkable woman, Cecilia published a book in 1925 sharing that she had discovered that the sun is made of hydrogen and helium gas! |
video lentgh just over one minutePause video at 3:04 (it moves on to another scientist) |
stargazing session one of three
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Materials:
rulers reed pieces basin or bucket of water paper towels rubber bands pencils containers labeled with names aprons for Peeps |
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session Two
Lucille ball
the founding queen of television
star struck SESSION two OF THREE
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Materials:
reed pieces tacky glue skewers or OLD paint brushes paper cut for stars paper towels aprons for Peeps |
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NOTE: If this step moves quickly and you have extra time, the artists could cut the spiral circles whch will decorate the stars after they are painted.
In 1951, I Love lucy premiered on CBS |
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I love lucy invented the sitcom format, the live audience and the rerun
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session three
wish upon a star SESSION three OF THREE
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Materials:
rulers reed pieces liquid watercolors salt paint brushes paper towels aprons for Peeps |
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finishing touchespaper circles
scissors glue dots STAFF NOTE: I suggest using a needle to poke the small hole for the monofilament to go through for hanging. |
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