Discuss the characteristics and different forms of charcoal. Considering Yvonne Jacquette's Three Mile Island, Night I, explain how the medium of charcoal is employed in her drawing.

What will be an ideal response?

Charcoal is charred wood and can be used in a natural or manufactured form. Charcoal has been used since ancient times and so conveys a primal energy. Jacquette, in her work, features the many tonal variations of charcoal to create a variety of shaded effects.