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National Portrait Gallery: Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture
Visit an example-rich exploration of poster art and learn how famous faces have been used to convey meanings and messages across the decades. An excellent resource for discovering how art can be a window into a particular time, Ballyhoo!...
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U.washington: The Basics of Poster Design
An in-depth site from the University of Washington on poster design and communicating ideas through various visual media. This site covers standard posters but also contains links for creating poster with Adobe PageMaker and Microsoft...
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Loc: American Memory: Posters From the Wpa
Primary documents to use in your study of the Works Progress Administration. Find posters and narrative that will give you insights into the WPA era. Be sure to click on Collection Connections for more information and learning activities.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Edward Penfield
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Edward Penfield is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his posters and poster design.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Louis Rhead
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Louis Rhead is described here along with information on his contributions to art through posters and poster design.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Wes Wilson
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Wes Wilson is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his poster design.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Literary Genres: What Are They?
During this activity, students will be introduced to different literary genres. Once students become familiar with the different genres, they will decide which one they like to read best. They will also use their knowledge of genres to...
wikiHow
Wiki How: How to Draw Cool 3 D Block Letters
Instructions you can do on paper or on the computer. Have fun with lettering.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Joseph Binder
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Joseph Binder in addition to an extensive listing of his works as displayed at the museum.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Ivan Chermayeff
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Ivan Chermayeff is described here along with information on his contributions to art through graphic design.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Stephen Frykholm
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Stephen Frykholm is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his poster design.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Rick Griffin
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Rick Griffin is described here along with information on his contributions to art through posters and poster design. While the site only provides one picture of one of his...
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Rockwell Kent
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Rockwell Kent is described here along with information on his contributions to art through painting, graphic art, and writing. His graphic art included poster design.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Frank Kozik
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Frank Kozik is described here along with information on his contributions to art through poster design (mostly for rock concerts).
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Victor Moscoso
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Victor Moscoso is described here along with information on his contributions to art through poster design and his usage of photographic collage.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Ethel Reed
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Ethel Reed is described here along with information on her contributions to art through poster design.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Felice Regan
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Felice Regan is described here along with information on her contributions to art through poster design.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: David Singer
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, David Singer is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his posters and poster design.