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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: "Watson and the Shark"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a comprehensive site that tells the story behind one of John Singleton Copley's most famous paintings, "Watson and the Shark." The site discusses the artist's life and provides compositional information about the painting....
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: John Singleton Copley

For Students 9th - 10th
This sample "exhibit" from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art offers a short biography of colonial painter and portrait artist John Singleton Copley. Includes links to six different paintings, each with an informative caption.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Watson and the Shark by John Singleton Copley

For Students 9th - 10th
This valuable site offers an in depth look at John Singleton Copley's famous painting entitled "Watson and the Shark"
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: John Singleton Copely

For Students 9th - 10th
This site lists museums, galleries, image archives, and web sites online which exhibit John Singleton Copely's art. A few periodical articles are also included.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Picturing America: Copley: Paul Revere [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Analysis of Copley's famous portrait of Paul Revere.
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CGFA

Carol Gerten Fine Arts: John Singleton Copley

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from the CGFA and Carol Gerten-Jackson features images and a biography of American artist John Singleton Copley. The images are thumbnails of his paintings, which can be accessed for larger pictures.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: John Singleton Copley

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on John Singleton Copley in addition to an extensive listing of his works as displayed at the museum.
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Curated OER

Image

For Students 9th - 10th
The Web Museum profiles the work of the American painter John Singleton Copley (1738-1815).