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Rudiments of Wisdom

Rudiments of Wisdom: Modern Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about modern art in a unique way. All of the fun-fact information is drawn in a cartoon style.
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Other

Georg Baselitz Neo Expressionist Artist

For Students 6th - 8th
Article on George Baselitz and his role in Neo-Expressionism.
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Website
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: A Brief Guide to Modernism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Concise explanation of modernism as it applies to literature. It's mainly a discussion of the poetic movement of the early twentieth century, and it discusses many of the important figures of the era.
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University of Virginia Library

Prism: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Visualization

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] See the results of how users have highlighted James Joyce's "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man." Text highlighted in red represents modernism while blue text represents realism. Click on any word to...
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Modernism

For Students 9th - 10th
A nine-part learning module with links to texts, videos, and images on Modernism in art.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Edwin Dickinson

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Edwin Dickinson is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his work with integrating themes of modernism into his paintings.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Maurice Sterne

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Maurice Sterne is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his work with modern painting and sculpting.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Vaclav Vytlacil

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Vaclav Vytlacil is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his association with modernism and his integration of Hans Hoffman's teachings.
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Handout
Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Georgia O'keeffe

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of Georgia O'Keeffe, American artist known for her paintings of magnified flowers, animal skulls, and New Mexico desert landscapes.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Lyonel Feininger

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of Lyonel Feininger, a German-American painter associated with the Expressionist movement and a leader in the development of Modernism.
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Handout
Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Jean Dubuffet

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of Jean Dubuffet, French painter and sculpter.
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Handout
Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Marsden Hartley

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of Marsden Hartley, American Modernist painter.
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Handout
Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Hans Hofmann

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of Hans Hofmann, German-American abstract expressionist painter.
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Handout
Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Walt Kuhn

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical summary of the life and career of American painter Walt Kuhn who was active in the organization of the famous Armory Show of 1913. His name has become synonymous with paintings of circus and theatrical performers and with...
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Handout
Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Alexander Calder

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical summary of the life and career of Alexander Calder an American sculptor known for his mobiles and monumental sculptures.
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Handout
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Georgia O'keeffe Biography

For Students 5th - 8th
Explore this brief biography of Georgia O'Keeffe, famous artist of the modernist movement.
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Wassily Kandinsky

For Students 9th - 10th
Artcyclopedia provides direct links to Kandinsky's works in museums around the world. Online exhibitions and reviews.
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Handout
Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Beyond Geometry: Monochrome, Defined

For Students 9th - 10th
Term monochrome, used in art, is defined.