Students were asked to review the painting My Back Porch by Gregg Spears, and write about the scene taking place. Our students made inferences based on the painting as to theme and setting. They tried to glean as much information as possible from the painting. Many guessed the setting as Louisiana or Alabama. Time period guesses were all over the place. My best guess is the painting's setting is a neighborhood in the artists hometown of Chicago called Bronzeville. Spears painted many works set in Bronzeville a the height of its power and activity. A diaspora of African Americans to this area ballooned population counts to around 300,000 between 1925- 1950. For more information about Bronzeville and its place in history, please click here
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EdwinVanPhendelton
2/6/2017 06:23:36 am
I have a back porch too!
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EdwinVanPhendelton
2/6/2017 06:24:30 am
I also have a front porch
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EdwinVanPhendelton
2/6/2017 06:25:32 am
I also have a side porch
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