Task:

1. To add visual elements to the selections in order to increase appeal. "Visual elements" include:
• landscape pictures of 19th and 20th century England, Ireland, and Scotland
• sketches or cartoon drawings of characters in selected novels
• paintings from notable artists of the time period which may enhance/ compliment an author or poet's work
• maps of cities
• photographs which depict people and society in this time and place
2. To explain the relevance of your selected artworks. Write short (2-3 sentence) captions for each of the art contributions that you make. Include the name of the author and the work; briefly explain the relevance of the art to the text. (Example: This is a photograph of London, taken in 1854 by Mr. X. The damp, dark streets in the photograph were described by Charles Dickens' in Hard Times.)
3. To design a cover for the textbook.
• Select the artwork for the cover.
• Create a title for the textbook.

Resources:

• OCAIW: Orazio Centaro's Art Images on the Web_index is a catalog of on-line paintings and sketches. Artists can be researched through the available index.
• The Magron Collection of 19th Century British and American Art offers an artist search. This is a good resource to use once you have established which artists' works you are going to include.
• Off-line Resources available at the University of Richmond Library:
• British Romantic Art, by Karl Kroeber
• The Great Age of British Watercolours, by Andrew Wilton
• Toil and Plenty: Images of the Agricultural Landscape in England:1780-1890, by Christian Payne
• Handbook of Modern British Painting and Printmaking 1900-1990, Ed. by Alan Windsor