Classroom Activity Two Faces of Paul Gauguin Part of Who Am I?: Self-Portraits in Art and Writing Students will examine Paul Gauguin's self-portraits and letters to learn about the individual who created them and consider how first-person art forms (self-portraits, diaries, letters, journals) aid the process of self-discovery. Then, they will compare two of his self-portraits using a Venn diagram and produce their own symbolic self-portrait. Paul Gauguin, Self-Portrait , 1889, oil on wood, Chest