Full STEAM Ahead invites students to discover connections among the STEAM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) as seen through art from across cultures and time periods. This theme explores how artists think critically, experiment, and collaborate with other disciplines to find inventive solutions. Through the lens of art, students are encouraged to consider science, technology, engineering, and math as creative disciplines.
made by Mohammad Amin ibn Mohammad Taher, Persian, active early 18th century; decorated by Abd al-A'immah, Persian, active early 18th century; Planispheric Astrolabe, 1715; brass; height: 11 1/8 inches, width: 7 1/4 inches, depth: 1 3/8 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Museum Purchase 41:1926
Double Spout and Bridge Vessel with Painted Motifs, c.325–440; Nasca, Peru, Early Intermediate period; ceramic with pigment; 8 1/4 x 7 7/8 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Gift of J. Lionberger Davis 130:1954
Patrick Jouin, French, born 1967; manufactured by Materialise, Leuven, Belgium; Solid C2 Chair, 2004, manufactured 2007; painted epoxy resin; 30 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 20 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Funds given by Zoe and Max Lippman in honor of Cara McCarty 12:2007; © Patrick Jouin
David Johnson, American, 1827–1908; Study of a Cedar, c.1867; oil on canvas; 20 × 14 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, James D. Burke Art Acquisition Fund 105:2017
Ellsworth Kelly, American, 1923–2015; Spectrum II, 1966–67; oil on canvas; 80 inches x 22 feet 9 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Funds given by the Shoenberg Foundation, Inc. 4:1967a-m; © Ellsworth Kelly Foundation, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
Gaigwa (Kiowa); Moccasins, c.1900; tanned hide, rawhide, glass beads, metal cones, dyed horsehair, cotton cloth, and pigment; each: 4 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 10 1/2 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, The Donald Danforth Jr. Collection, Gift of Mrs. Donald Danforth Jr. 81:2013a,b
Tony Smith, American, 1912–1980; Free Ride, 1962, fabricated 1968; steel; 80 x 80 x 80 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Funds given by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Contemporary Art Society, Museum Purchase, and the Eliza McMillan Trust 115:1976; © Estate of Tony Smith