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Unit Plan
University at Buffalo

Gertrude Stein

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, maintained by a professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo, contains an excerpt from Stein's "Composition as Explanation" and 4 photos of Stein.
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The Wharton Group

Discover France: Pablo Picasso

For Students 9th - 10th
An insightful biography of Picasso (1881-1973 CE) by a museum curator, with critical analysis of several famous works interspersed throughout. Excellent discussion of Picasso's artistic influences. Includes reproductions of a few of his...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Gertrude Stein

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia entry for Gertrude Stein reveals her influence on modernism in American literature as well as her partnership with Alice B. Toklas, her involvement in the avant-garde, Cubism movement, and her own writing.
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Lesson Plan
Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Finding Polygons in Cubist Art

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan has students identifying the use of polygons in cubist portraits.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: Hans Hofmann for Teachers (Lesson Plans)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Go directly to the lesson plans developed as complements to the PBS documentary "Hans Hofmann: Artist/Teacher, Teacher Artist." These classroom resources were designed to explore the influential theories of the artist.
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Website
Other

Bahram Dabiri, 1950 Cubist/surrealist/romantic Painter

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a short biography of Bahram and many of his paintings.
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Other

Dulcinea Media Inc.: Personajes: Pablo Picasso, Destacado Pintor

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief biography of Pablo Picasso the "father of cubism"
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Other

Centre Pompidou: The Object in 20th Century Art

For Students 9th - 10th
See how artists within various art movements and styles of the 20th century have portrayed objects in their art. Presents a vast array of work surrounding one theme.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: History: Cubism for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the Cubism Art movement and its major artists such as Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque.
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Website
Other

Jacques Lipchitz

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides basic biographical information and links to some of the works of Jacques Lipchitz.
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Other

Ask art.com: Deborah Butterfield

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Ask Art.com provides links to different topics surrounding artist, Deborah Butterfield.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Jean Carlu

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Jean Carlu is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his work with Cubism.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Frederick J. Whiteman

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Frederick J. Whiteman is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his Cubist inspired paintings.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Art Picasso

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews some characteristics of Picasso's style of painting and invites students to draw their own Picasso portrait! It includes some Activote questions and some excellent websites for...
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Website
National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Torso of a Young Man

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents an image of the acubist sculpture by the French artist, Raymond Duchamp-Villon, entitled "Torso of a Young Man."
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Website
Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia Museum of Art: Pablo Picasso: Three Musicians

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a beautiful image and description of this famous work by Picasso.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Georges Braque

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of Georges Braque, a 20th-century French painter, and co-founder of the Cubist movement.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Jacob Lawrence

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of Jacob Lawrence, African-American painter of the 20th century.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Paul Klee

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of Paul Klee, a Swiss painter whose work was influenced by cubism, expressionism and surrealism.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Fernand Leger

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical summary of the life and career of 20th-century French Cubist painter Fernand Leger.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Juan Gris

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account highlights the life and career of Spanish Cubist painter Juan Gris.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Marcel Duchamp

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account highlights the life and career of French-American painter Marcel Duchamp whose work is associated with Cubism and the Dada movement.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Pablo Picasso Biography

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore this brief biography of Pablo Picasso, well-known painter of the Cubist movement.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Cubism

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief and concise description from ibiblio.org of Cubism and one related artist, Picasso, with additional links to Picasso and Cubism.