New York University
Grey Art Gallery: Ben Shahn's New York
Resource presents "Ben Shahn's New York", a detailed look at some of the photography taken and utilized as source material by the WPA painter muralist Ben Shahn.
Other
The Virtual Diego Rivera Web Museum: The Mexican Children of Diego Rivera
A wonderful resource for teachers and students studying the life and artwork of Mexican artist, Diego Rivera. Includes many samples of his paintings and murals, as well as a detailed timeline.
Other
City College of San Francisco: The Diego Rivera Mural Project
This resource features the Pan American Unity Mural located at the City College of San Francisco. Also known as Marriage of the Artistic Expression of the North and the South, the mural was created to promote diversity and show human...
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Eye Contact: John Frederick Finerty by Diego Rivera
Wendy Wick Reaves, a curator at the National Portrait Gallery, explains how this charcoal drawing by Diego Rivera reflects his usual medium of painting murals.
PBS
Pbs: American Masters: Diego Rivera
PBS provides a biographical article about the Mexican painter and muralist Diego Rivera (1886-1957) who was married to fellow artist Frieda Kahlo.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Edwin Howland Blashfield
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Edwin Howland Blashfield is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his murals which decorate the Library of Congress.
Arizona State University
Arts Work: What Artists Do
Find an eclectic list of arts-related careers--from book illustrator to puppeteer--with short write-ups in which practitioners explain what their careers are like.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: George Biddle
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, George Biddle is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his murals and famous frescos (designed for the Department of Justice Building).
Van Gogh Gallery
The Van Gogh Gallery: Thomas Hart Benton
Biographical account covers the life and career of Thomas Hart Benton, an American painter, and muralist who was involved in the art movement known as Regionalism.