Curated OER
Gianfranco Gorgoni
Students analyze creation of the Earth Art and examine differences between aesthetic work and work created for function. In this art analysis lesson plan, students analyze photographs from various projects for the art elements of line,...
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Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty
The site for Robert Smithson has everything you wanted to know about the Spiral Jetty and other works by Smithson.
New York Times
New York Times: Earthworks: Robert Smithson's Floating Island
An analysis of "Floating Island," a work of Robert Smithson created posthumously. An overview of Smithson's life and work provides context.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 5: 3 D Art
This fifth unit of a course on Art Appreciation looks at different forms of three-dimensional art. Students learn about sculpture and its history, government-funded art works, and controversy in art. They look at other types of 3-D...
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Robert Smithson
This is the official site of Robert Smithson who is an artist most known for his earthworks and recognized by his work 'Spiral Jetty.' There is a fantastic collection of his work, interviews, and much more!
New York Times
New York Times: Robert Smithson: Earth Art
An audio slideshow about artist Robert Smithson narrated by New York Times art critic Michael Kimmelman. The slideshow, which illustrates many of Smithson's drawings and works of scuplture, including his famous "Spiral Jetty," coincides...
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Artopia: Sculpture Critic: Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson
Information on the sculpture Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson. Includes an image of the sculpture, a suggested art activity in text and audio, links for more information about the artist as well as a link to "Do More", a place to save or...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Minimalism and Earthworks
How much do you know about Minimalism and Earthworks sculptures? Find out by answering this six-question multiple-choice quiz. Check each answer before moving to the next question. Hints are available for each question.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Robert Smithson
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Robert Smithson.