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Unit Plan
New York University

Grey Art Gallery: Ben Shahn's New York

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Other

The Virtual Diego Rivera Web Museum: The Mexican Children of Diego Rivera

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Other

City College of San Francisco: The Diego Rivera Mural Project

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

National Portrait Gallery: Eye Contact: John Frederick Finerty by Diego Rivera

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: American Masters: Diego Rivera

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS provides a biographical article about the Mexican painter and muralist Diego Rivera (1886-1957) who was married to fellow artist Frieda Kahlo.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Edwin Howland Blashfield

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Lesson Plan
Arizona State University

Arts Work: What Artists Do

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
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.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: George Biddle

For Students 9th - 10th
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).
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Handout
Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Thomas Hart Benton

For Students 9th - 10th
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.