Why do people migrate to and within the United States?

How might works of art help us understand personal experiences of immigration and displacement?

Discover compelling stories of creativity, struggle, and resilience in this new set of resources for K–12 educators featuring works of art that reflect the richness and diversity of the people, places, and cultures of the United States. Encourage creative, critical, and historical thinking in your students as you examine works of art from the country’s creation to the present day.

Additional keywords: colonization, WWII internment camps, refugees, the great migration, Indigenous history, Black history, migrant workers, cultural identity

Artists: John Singleton Copley, Thomas Chambers, George Catlin, Alfred Stieglitz, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Arshile Gorky, Bernarda Bryson, Tonita Peña, Dorothea Lange, Herbert Lawrence Block (Herblock), Sid Grossman, Mark Rothko, Romare Bearden, Victor Masayesva Jr., Abraão Batista, Fazal Sheikh, Binh Danh, Kara Walker