WHo Is M.C. Escher?
Dutch artist Maurits C. Escher was born in 1898 and died in 1972. Predominately he worked as a printmaker. Escher's work with tessellations and mental imagery helped to make him one of the most famous artists of his time. Follow the links below to learn more about M.C. Escher's life and art work.
The life and work of M.C. escher
Follow the link above to read a wonderful biography about the artist M.C.Escher presented by the National Gallery of Art.
M.c. escher (short Film)
This short film about M.C. Escher alows you the chance to see some of his most famous artworks and to hear the artist himself disscuss his passtion for mathematics and art..
the national gallery of art M.c. escher collection gallery
Follow the above link to visit the National Gallery of Art's M.C. Escher virtual gallery.
Art Critique activity
Please visit the National Gallery of Art's M.C. Escher virtual gallery link above and select an artwork to complete the following critique form on. Please include the page number on the website. When you give the name of your artwork this will help us to more easily follow along when you present your critique to the class. For example, if I were to critique M.C Escher's print entitled "Stars" I would write "Stars" found on page 2. " where it asks for the name of the art work.