Iowa West Public Art
William KING Resources

Artist William King's installations bring humor and personality to visitors to the Mid-America Center Arena and Convention Center. His works balance lightness and delicacy with monumental strength. Review the links below to learn more.

REQUEST A KING POSTER GO

VIEW WILLIAM KING'S PHOTO GALLERY GO




ART EDUCATION POSTER
Classroom curriculum
DOWNLOAD (PDF)

The following links provide support references to the classroom curriculum provided on the back of the Art Education poster.

KING USES DIFFERENT MATERIALS:
Maus, Maybe and Snack from 1993, at Grounds for Sculpture in New Jersey (Click on "William King")  GO
Daphne and Charlie carved in wood in 1954 GO

EXAMPLES OF POP ART:
Andy Warhol, Campbell’s Soup Can GO
Roy Lichtenstein, Preparedness GO
Claus Oldenburg, several large-scale works GO

EXAMPLES OF ABSTRACTION:
David Smith, Hero, 1952 GO
Joel Shapiro, Untitled, 1989-90 (Type "Shapiro" into the search box and click on the second work in the resulting list.) GO
William King, Circus, 2007 GO

COMPARE CIRCUS REPRESENTATIONS:
George Seurat’s Circus, 1891 (Click on the image for a larger view.) GO

ENVIRONMENT AND MOTION:
Nike of Samothrace (Winged Victory) GO

ART AND TITLES:
Grant Wood, American Gothic, 1930 GO

ARTISTS USE GESTURE TO SHOW ACTIVITY:
William King, Power Tennis: EnGarde and Forehand GO
Jacob Lawrence, Munich Olympic Games, 1971 (Click on the image for a larger view.) GO
George Seurat, Circus, 1891 GO
Ball player and rubber ball, 700-900 CE (Scroll down to the image and click for larger image.) GO
Daumier, Counsel for the Defense, 1862-65 GO
Jacques Callot, Various figures, 1616 GO

ARTISTS USE GESTURE TO SHOW EMOTION:
Model for Caritas (Caring), 1978 (Type in "King, William, Caritas", click on the work for a larger image.) GO
Amitie (Friendship), William King GO
Unitas (Unity), William King GO

ARTISTS USE THE HUMAN FORM TO SHOW WHO WE ARE:

William King, Sunrise, 2007 GO
Jonathan Borofsky, Hammering Man, 1992 GO
Thomas Hart Benton, Arts of the City, 1932 GO
Jacob Lawrence, The Ironers, 1943 GO
Diego Rivera, Detroit Industry, 1932-33: Full GO  Detail GO
Edgar Degas, Women Ironing and Portraits in an Office, late 19th C. (Click on the images to enlarge.) GO



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