Summary
An easy, curious look at reading clues inside a photograph like a detective. Tate Kids uses real museum artworks and plain, friendly explanations to get children looking closely and thinking for themselves -- a great spark for a discussion or an art warm-up. Free on the official Tate Kids YouTube channel from Tate, the UK's national art museums (6 min).
Viewer safety
All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Watch, then look closely and talk it through -- there are no wrong answers.
- What is the first thing you noticed about reading clues inside a photograph like a detective?
- What does it make you think of, or feel? What in the art gives you that idea?
- Why do you think the artist made these choices?
- Does knowing more about it change how you see it? How?
Quick work-a-long
Art words: artwork, artist, material, meaning, notice.
Try it: 1) Draw or jot the one detail you noticed first. 2) Finish the sentence 'This art makes me think about ___ because ___' and share it.