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Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation

Guggenheim Museum: Looking at Art: Art Investigations: Landscape and Mood

For Students 3rd - 5th
How can a landscape convey mood? Take a look at Vincent van Gogh's "Landscape with Snow" and examine the painting's mood with the help of this site's writing/discussion prompts.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Minnesota River Valley Rocks: Outdoor Observational Investigation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this investigation, students will observe, record and compare the differing landscapes and rocks located at three sites along the MN River Valley.
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Martin Lawrence Galleries

Martin Lawrence Galleries: Kerry Hallam

For Students 9th - 10th
Hallam is a landscape painter who has traveled around the world portraying scenes with vivid and bold colors. However, most of his work is done in the United States. He is heavily inspired by the post-impressionists and it shows in his...
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Martin Lawrence Galleries

Martin Lawrence Galleries: Bruce Ricker

For Students 9th - 10th
A landscape artist who works both with screenprints and paintings. Ricker calls his style of painting an "epic visionary."
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Lesson Plan
The National Gallery (UK)

National Gallery, London: Ite: About 'Springtime in Eskdale'

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about this landscape by Scottish artist James McIntosh Patrick. You can view the painting with a special zoom feature to get a close look. There are also example lessons, for teachers, based on the painting.
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Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Art Wonders: Neighborhood Notes [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this lesson, students observe their neighborhood, record details about it, and collaborate in producing a neighborhood mural.
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Lesson Plan
Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Taoism and the Arts of China

For Students 9th - 10th
Chinese art is often used to depict the religion of Taoism. In addition to many images, there are also lesson plans for all ages.
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Birmingham Museums Trust (UK)

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: Learning About Landscapes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Take a look at aspects of drawing landscapes from horizontal lines to titles of some landscapes on display in the Birmingham Art Gallery.
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Lesson Plan
The National Gallery (UK)

National Gallery, London: Ite: 'A View of Het Steen in the Early Morning' [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
As part of the National Gallery's Take One Picture project, this PDF offers suggestions for using this Rubens painting in a cross-curricular study in elementary grades.
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Handout
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: John Singer Sargent

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of the artist John Singer Sargent and four paintings are featured. Links to important people in his life.
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Handout
ArtLex

Art Lex: Landscape

For Students 9th - 10th
A very nice website with a definition of landscape and several examples of landscape paintings and photographs. Provides links to landscape art from specific historical eras.
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Handout
ArtLex

Art Lex: Examples of Landscapes by Artists Born Before 1700

For Students 9th - 10th
This website has great examples of landscapes done by artists born before 1700 by artists of a variety of nationalities and art movements. Includes art ranging in date from as early as the 3rd millenium B.C. to 1701. Each image has a...
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ArtLex

Art Lex: Landscapes by Artists Born Between 1701 and 1800

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice website with examples of landscapes by artists born during the 18th century. Each example is annotated with general information and a link is provided for more information on the individual piece of art.
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ArtLex

Art Lex: Landscapes by Artists Born Between 1801 and 1820

For Students 9th - 10th
Great website of landscapes done by artists born in the early 19th century (before 1820). Includes nice images and links to further information on specific pieces of art.
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Handout
ArtLex

Art Lex: Pastoral Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This website describes a specific type of landscape, the pastoral. Includes several examples of pastoral scenes and links to further information on the individual pieces of artwork.
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ArtLex

Art Lex: Composition

For Students 9th - 10th
This online dictionary of art terms from Artlex is a valuable tool. The composition page explains how the term is used in the world of art. There are related links and works of art to explore.
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CGFA

Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Grant Wood

For Students 9th - 10th
CGFA provides five paintings in this online gallery: "American Gothic", "Stone City", "Self-Portrait", "Daughters of the Revolution", and "Return from Bohemia". Images only, with the briefest of information about title, date, medium, and...
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Other

Flemish Art Collection: "Italian Landscape" by Karel Dujardin

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Depiction of the painting "Italian Landscape" by Karel Dujardin. The page loads in Dutch, but there is an option to view the page in English.
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Other

Alien Travel Guide: Styles of Painting

For Students 9th - 10th
A descriptive site from Alientravelguide.com that explains nine different styles of painting.
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The National Gallery (UK)

National Gallery, London: Ite About 'Nottingham From the East'

For Students 9th - 10th
A beautiful scene painted by Jan Seberechts in 1695. Come and learn more about the painting and get a zoomed-in look using a special feature.
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Careers New Zealand

Careers Nz: Architect

For Students 9th - 10th
This Kiwi Careers site gives an overview of the architectural career field. While some of the information is specific to New Zealand, there is information that is uniform throughout the architectural career field.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Alfred Thompson Bricher

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Alfred Thompson Bricher is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his landscape paintings. For the last seventeen years of his life, Bricher...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: John F. Carlson

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, John F. Carlson is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his landscape paintings.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Thomas Chambers

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Thomas Chambers is described here along with information on his contributions to art through landscape and portraits. His landscape paintings famously depict the Hudson River...