Summary
Meet artist Paula Rego: a short, child-friendly story of the artist's life, ideas, and work, told with real artworks from Tate. A quick way to put a face and a story behind a style your class is exploring. Free on the official Tate Kids YouTube channel from Tate, the UK's national art museums (3 min).
Viewer safety
All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Watch, then talk about the artist and their work.
- What do you now know about artist Paula Rego that you did not before?
- Which of the artist's ideas or artworks stood out to you, and why?
- What was going on in the artist's life or world that shaped their art?
- If you could ask the artist one question, what would it be?
Quick work-a-long
Art words: artist, style, idea, inspiration, artwork.
Try it: 1) Name one thing this artist is known for. 2) Make a quick sketch in the artist's spirit, then say what you borrowed from them.