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Mississippi Museum of Art: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
The Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson is the largest museum in the state, and has the largest collection of art by and about Mississippians. The collection is also notably strong in 19th and 20th century American landscape paintings,...
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Edward Hopper

For Students 9th - 10th
This Ibiblio.org Webmuseum site contains information regarding Edward Hopper's life, influences, and links to images of his work.
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University of California

University of California: Bampfa: Yosemite Winter Scene by Albert Bierstadt

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about different qualities of landscapes, such as degree of realism versus exaggeration, from this activity that pushes viewers to think about different aspects of Bierstadt's seasonal landscape titled Yosemite Winter Scene.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Young America in Art

For Students 9th - 10th
An historical site from the Smithsonian American Art Museum that shows the growth of America through art work by over 45 artists. This site by the Smithsonian Institute has fascinating images showing American artists depicting the...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Picturing America: Cole: The Oxbow [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Analysis of Cole's famous landscape of a bow-shaped bend in a river conveys all the essential qualities that typify works by Hudson River school artists.