Select a work of art that makes a personal and historic statement, or confronts an issue or event.

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 8 from the textbook. Then, select a work of art that makes a personal and historic statement, or confronts an issue or event.You can find works of art in the textbook, a website listed on the ART101 Museum and Images Website document, Art Identifying Movements (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.), one of the assigned virtual reality videos, or visit your local museum.Your work of art should be one that you have not already examined elsewhere in this class, with the exception of the Week 3 assignment.Some examples can be seen atCuster’s Last Stand — from the Lakota perspective (Links to an external site.)Gustave Courbet, The Stonebreakers (Links to an external site.)Frida Kahlo, The Two Fridas (Las dos Fridas) (Links to an external site.)Francisco Goya, The Third of May, 1808 (Links to an external site.)Your initial post shouldProvide the title, artist, date, and place of the work, embedding it if possible.Describe the issues, events, or identities the work is addressing.Explain the messages being conveyed in the work.Explain how the artist uses materials, methods, and techniques, as well as symbolism and iconography to convey their message.Discuss why you selected this work: what you think about it, or how it makes you feel.Cite your sources as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.) guides on APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) and APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.).