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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Kids Art Zone

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The National Gallery of Art has created this impressive gateway to make its vast collections accessible to children. Colorful, fun, and interactive. With links to an "Art Zone," where kids can make art online, to downloadable guides for...
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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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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Copley's "Watson and the Shark"

For Students 9th - 10th
The painting is displayed followed by a brief narrative of the painting. Full-screen image, bibliography, exhibition history, location, provenance, and purchase of reproductions are available within the site.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: John Singleton Copley

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

National Gallery of Art: Watson and the Shark

For Students 9th - 10th
Site features icons to tell the story of the painting "Watson and the Shark" and the painter John Singleton Copely. Great detail and historical information are available on the story of the painting, the artist, the painting itself and...
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Copley's "Watson and the Shark"

For Students 3rd - 5th
The story of "Watson and the Shark" painted by John Singleton Copely, is told in an easy-to-read sequence. QuickTime video of the painting, clickable enlargements of portions of the artwork, and an art activity are included within the site.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Danger! Shark!

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students will learn the story of young Brook Watson who lost his leg to a shark attack. By re-enacting the stances and feelings of his rescuers, they will come up with a list of adjectives to create a class definition of a hero/heroine....
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Copley, Watson and the Shark

For Students 9th - 10th
"Watson and the Shark" is an energetic and emotional work by John Singleton Copley. It retains a special place within the history of late-eighteenth-century English Romanticism. View the picture and read the details of this painting in...
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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.