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L. Lova Jones “Home Sweet Home” Provided by the South Dakota Art Museum Brookings, South Dakota
L. Lova Jones
“Home Sweet Home”
Provided by the South Dakota Art Museum
Brookings, South Dakota
South Dakota Artists Curriculum Unit
Unit of Study: L. Lova Jones, painter
Title of Lesson Plan: Home Sweet Home
Grade Level: 3 – 5
South Dakota Content Standards
Fine Arts:
Visual Arts Standard One 3-4:
Students will describe how visual arts tell stories, express
moods, or convey ideas.
Visual Arts Standard Two 3-4:
Students will understand selected techniques which give
artwork detail.
Visual Arts Standard Two 5-8:
Students will describe the various techniques which give
artwork definition and detail.
South Dakota Content StandardsU.S. History:
3.US.1.1 Students are able to identify the obstacles and
successes of the early settlers and Native
Americans in creating communities.
4.US.1.1 Students are able to explain factors affecting the
growth and expansion of South Dakota.
4.US.2.1 Students are able to describe the impact of
significant turning points on the development of
the culture in South Dakota.
South Dakota Content StandardsGeography:
3.G.2.1 Students are able to identify reasons people
move and how it affects their communities.
4.G.2.1 Students are able to describe how the resources
of various regions and the state of South Dakota
affected the growth of each.
Assessment Strategies
Class discussion
Observation using VTS
Observation of research skills
Creation of a frame house following guidelines listed in a
rubric
Learning Objectives
Students will learn about South Dakota artist Lova Jones.
Students will evaluate the painting using VTS techniques.
Students will explain how the railroads affected the growth of
South Dakota.
Students will construct a replica of a frame house.
Time Required Two class periods of 30 – 40 minutes each
Materials/Technology Needed Images of frame houses in South Dakota (prior to statehood)
Popsicle sticks
Tongue depressors
Glue (hot glue if available)
Background Information
L. Lova Jones’ father was the first person to build a frame
house in Brandon Township, SD in 1875. He had to go 50
miles east to Worthington to haul the lumber because that was
the closest railroad station. You could show students the
differences between sod houses and frame houses.
Lesson Description Explain to students that L. Lova Jones is a South Dakota artist
who lived from 1874 - 1951.
Discuss with students what all Lova Jones’ father had to go through to build the first frame house in Brandon Township, SD. Tell students that he had to travel by wagon 50 miles to the east to Worthington, MN to pick up the lumber from the nearest railroad station (at that time).
Have students research and calculate how long that would have taken her father to make the round trip from Brandon Township to Worthington and back. The trip was about 50 miles one way.
Explain to students that a frame hose was quite unusual in this part of the country during this time, mainly because of access to building supplies.
Lesson Description continued Discuss with students the elements of building a frame house
(foundation, walls, roof, etc.). Show students pictures of frame
houses back in the late 1870’s and early 1880’s.
For their assignment, have students create a replica of a frame
house from this time period using tongue depressors for the frame
and popsicle sticks for the roof and siding.
There are many examples of how to make a popsicle stick house
online.
Another Suggestion:
You could have 1/2 of the class make sod houses out of plastic
strawberry baskets, mud, and grass seed, and the other 1/2 create
frame houses.
Enrichment Have students research the impact of the railroads in the
community where the students live.
Examples:
Aberdeen
Pierre
Deadwood
Bibliography/Resources
South Dakota Art Museum Collection
L. Lova Jones
L. Lova Jones Presentation to
Students
L. Lova Jones
Image Courtesy of the South Dakota Art Museum
L. Lova Jones
1874 – 1951
Attended the Art Institute of Chicago
Taught and painted art in Chicago and California
Painted portraits and scenery
Painted portraits of 3 notable South Dakotans
Senator R. F. Pettigrew
Governor Frank M. Byrne, 1913 – 1917
L. T. Dunning, pioneer druggist and land developer of Sioux Falls, SD
Bibliography
South Dakota Art Museum Collection
L. Lova Jones
*For more information about L. Lova Jones, contact
the South Dakota Art Museum
Examples of
L. Lova Jones’ Artwork
Falling Snow
Image Courtesy of the South Dakota Art Museum
Anthill
Image Courtesy of the South Dakota Art Museum
