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Classic Still Life Drawing
Provide your young artists with an opportunity to study the masters and their techniques to become skilled at drawing still life. They discuss and view images from artists like Degas and Michelangelo, practice drawing techniques such as...
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Impressionism
Using beautiful pictures done by famous impressionist artists, this presentation explores the world of Monet, Degas and others. This presentation would be a great tool to use in the lower grades to begin a discussion of this artistic...
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Texture in Sculpture
First graders examine and discuss a bronze statue by Degas, and identify the differences between painting and sculpture. They create three-dimensional figures using a variety of textures.
Other
Musee D'orsay: Works in Focus: Edgar Degas: In a Cafe
Analysis of French impressionist painting In a Cafe by Edgar Degas (also known as Absinthe).
BBC
Bbc Arts: Impressionism Gallery
The Impressionism Gallery at the BBC provides some of the most popular paintings from the Impressionist era. Pictures are provided in a thumbnail format.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Mary Cassatt
This site gives biographical information on Mary Cassatt. It includes information and pictures of several of her paintings.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Edgar Degas
This is a Webmuseum English biographical essay of Edgara Degas, with a number of art illustrations.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Degas and Dancers
This ibiblio.org page provides an introspective look into the story behind Degas' dancer paintings. Also includes a gallery of such paintings as "The Dancing Class."
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Artopia: Painting Critic: Race Horses at Longchamp by Edgar Degas
Explains how Edgar Degas painted impressions of things he saw in his painting, Race Horses at Longchamp. Also describes the content of the painting and gives a short biography of the artist. Students can answer questions about the...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Cezanne to Picasso (Slideshow of Masterworks)
An NPR-produced slideshow set to the music of Claude Debussy showcases dozens of post-impressionist masterworks by Cezanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Bonnard, Derain, Degas, and Picasso. The slideshow coincides with an exhibition that opened at...
Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev
Olga's Gallery: Edgar Degas
This site has a gallery of the works of Edgar Degas (1834-1917 CE). Contains short biography of the artist.
The National Gallery (UK)
The National Gallery: Degas
Degas is one of the six arts featured at the National Gallery's Impressionist collection. In addition to a brief biography, a thumbnail presentation of 16 works by Degas is provided along with comments on each work.
CGFA
Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Edgar Degas
This presentation from the Carson-Janson Fine Art Association provides a list of Degas paintings in thumbnail format. Includes a link to his biography.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Edgar Degas
Artcyclopedia maintains an impressive list of links to museum sites and archives where images of Degas's work can be viewed. The museum sites, especially, often include curatorial commentaries about exhibited works to aid understanding...
ArtLex
Art Lex: Impressionism
This site contains a paragraph long summary of impressionism. Page describes the painters who were well known in association with the era, and provides links to pictures of their paintings.
Other
Carson Janson Fine Arts Assc.: Edgar Degas: Index
An index of Edgar Degas paintings in thumbnail format. Includes a link to his biography.
Other
Baltimore Museum of Art
More than 85,000 works of art comprise the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art, including American paintings and decorative arts, especially period rooms from Maryland historic homes and miniature rooms, sculpture gardens with...
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College: Degas's American Influence
This site from the Mount Holyoke College pertains to a book written about Degas's visit to New Orleans and how it affected his art and his self-nature.
Other
The Degas House
This site talks about the historical mansion that Degas lived in while visiting America and its signifigance as a historic spot.
Other
Artist's Fact Sheet: Edgar Degas
This site contains informative text about the life of Edgar Degas.
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Graphic
An index of Edgar Degas paintings in thumbnail format. Includes a link to his biography.
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Graphic
An index of Edgar Degas paintings in thumbnail format. Includes a link to his biography.
Curated OER
Graphic
An index of Edgar Degas paintings in thumbnail format. Includes a link to his biography.