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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Art and Science of Impressionist Color

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Discover Impressionist painting as students investigate the 19th century combinations of colors characteristically used. Students experiment with their own paintings, utilizing primary and secondary colors.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia Museum of Art: Manet and the Sea

For Students 9th - 10th
An impressive investigation into one artist's lifetime fascination with the sea. Find information on the seascape paintings of French artist Edouard Manet and a gallery of Manet's at-sea and seaside paintings where you can hear and read...
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Handout
CGFA

Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Pierre Auguste Renoir

For Students 9th - 10th
An actual photograph of the artist and his life story are both included in this presentation. Learn all about this impressionist painter.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Art Movements Impressionism

For Students 9th - 10th
Ten questions for students to answer by going on a scavenger hunt through various museum websites.
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Handout
The National Gallery (UK)

The National Gallery: Renoir Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Renoir 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 Renoir is provided along with comments on each work.
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Handout
CGFA

Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Edouard Manet

For Students 9th - 10th
See what the artist Edourard Manet looked like in a photograph and read all about his life in this biography.
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Handout
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Edgar Degas

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Walter Ufer

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Walter Ufer is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his impressionist paintings of Native Americans and landscapes.
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Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev

Olga's Gallery: Nocturne in Blue and Silver

For Students 9th - 10th
At Olga's Gallery, view an image of James Whistler's 1871-1872 painting "Nocturne in Blue and Silver."