How do we read and interpret pictures or paintings, just like we
do with written texts?
VISUAL COMPREHENSION
TOP LEFT
BOTTOM LEFT
BOTTOM RIGHT
TOP RIGHT
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS WITH YOUR
PARTNER
1. What are the three most important details you & your partner noticed?
2. What conclusions about the image can you draw from these details?
3. If you were to give this image a title, what would it be?
Written ResponseThe title of this painting, by Hector Hernandez, is Labor & Liberty. How are the ideas of labor & liberty, or work & freedom, depicted in the painting? How might these themes also connect to “The Circuit”?