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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Two Faces of Paul Gauguin

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine Paul Gauguin's self-portraits and letters to explore the individual who created them. They consider how first-person art forms aid the process of self-discovery and produce a symbolic self-portrait
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Website
The Wharton Group

Discover France: Art Periods: Cubism

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed history and explanation of the ideologies behind cubism. Lots of cubism links as well.
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Handout
The Wharton Group

Discover France: Vincent Van Gogh

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography of van Gogh expresses his life as one who was important in the formation of Fauvism and expressionism.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Paul Gauguin

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of Gauguin's works with a guided tour through the gallery. Each painting is discussed with additional bibliography and exhibit history.
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eBook
Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of this 1919 novel is offered here in multiple digital formats.
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Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Van Gogh and Gauguin

For Students 9th - 10th
The Art Institute of Chicago examines the friendship of the postimpressionists Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh during the period from 1887 to 1889.
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Website
Other

Kunstmuseum Basel ( Fine Art Museum of Basel, Switzerland)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home page of the Fine Art Museum in Basel, Switzerland. You can browse through the artworks in the collection online. Among the paintings on exhibit are ones by such renowned artists as Picasso, Gauguin, Monet, and Van Gogh....
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Handout
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Eugene Henri Paul Gauguin

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from WebMuseum contains a summary on the life of artist Paul Gauguin. Also includes images of some of his most famous work. Links are provided to view paintings of many other artists.
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Handout
Boston College

Boston College: 19th and 20th Century Art Links

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains many different art styles including symbolism. Found about 1/3 down the page, symbolist artists are listed. Click on each link for more information.
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Website
The Wharton Group

Discover France: Art Nouveau

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information on Art Nouveau in great detail. Find out what this term means, and how this "new art" adapted from old styles.
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Interactive
Other

Paul Gauguin Games

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Paul Gauguin's artwork has been scrambled! You need to use the mouse to put these three puzzles back together. French version is available by clicking back to homepage.
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Website
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Cezanne to Picasso (Slideshow of Masterworks)

For Students 9th - 10th
An NPR-produced slideshow set to the music of Claude Debussy showcases dozens of post-impressionist masterworks by Cezanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Bonnard, Derain, Degas, and Picasso. The slideshow coincides with an exhibition that opened at...
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Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev

Olga's Gallery: Paul Gauguin

For Students 9th - 10th
View 145 paintings by Paul Gauguin. Click for a larger view. Also provides brief information about Ganguin's life and career.
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Unit Plan
Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Paul Gauguin, the Ancestors of Tehamana

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion questions and activities are provided to assist with the topic of Paul Gauguin's "The Ancestors of Tehamana". Additionally, a link to text about the painting is found at the bottom of the page.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Fatata Te Miti (By the Sea) by Paul Gauguin

For Students 9th - 10th
This National Gallery of Art site is home to a reproduction of Gauguin's painting Fatata te Miti, with information about Gauguin's interest in the culture of Tahiti.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Paul Gauguin

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains links to view many of Paul Gauguin's paintings. Also includes a brief summary of each painting.
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Interactive
Starfall

Starfall: Art Gallery

For Students K - 1st
This site offers paintings by famous artists with some information about each of them, followed by a language arts lesson. They include the following: Van Gogh (reflexive pronouns), Seurat (-ight), Gauguin (-ou), Chagall (opposites),...
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Interactive
Eduweb

Eduweb: A. Pintura: Art Detective

For Students 3rd - 8th
Interactive game in which the player learns about various artists and art styles while helping to solve a mystery! Resources and clues provided as the mystery game unfolds.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Gauguin, Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?

For Students 9th - 10th
"Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?" is a huge, brilliantly colored but enigmatic work painted on rough, heavy sackcloth. It is Paul Gauguin's largest painting, and he understood it to be his finest work. View...
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Lesson Plan
National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Two Faces of Paul Gauguin

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students will examine Paul Gauguin's self-portraits and letters to learn about the individual who created them and consider how first-person art forms (self-portraits, diaries, letters, journals) aid the process of self-discovery. Then,...
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Handout
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Paul Gauguin

For Students 9th - 10th
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Paul Gauguin.
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Interactive
Starfall

Starfall: Paul Gauguin

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A short interactive story for early readers based on the artist Paul Gauguin. Three of his paintings are presented. The story vocabulary is posted below the book.
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Handout
Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Paul Gauguin

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account highlights the life and career of French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin.
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CGFA

Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Gauguin Fatata Te Miti

For Students 9th - 10th
This online gallery, which is provided by Carol Gerten-Jackson, includes a copy of Gauguin's painting "Fatata te Miti".