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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: "Americana" by Charles Sheeler

For Students 9th - 10th
Charles Sheeler's "Americana" is displayed here along with descriptive text and biographical information. The image may be enlarged.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Grant Wood

For Students 9th - 10th
Grant Wood is profiled at this site in a format that begins with a brief biographical sketch of his life. His works are then listed by appearance in the museum's database. Each work is presented in thumbnail format with brief information...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: A New Deal for Artists: 1934

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about 1934: A New Deal for Artists, a past exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Links to a slideshow of artwork in the exhibit, an interactive educational website, a narrated tour of the exhibit, and news articles.
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Website
National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Everett Shinn

For Students 9th - 10th
Works of art by Everett Shinn may be viewed and enlarged here. A biography is available by clicking on the link.
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Lesson Plan
Maine Historical Society

Maine Historical Society: How 19th Century Artists Viewed the Separation of Civilization and Nature

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Combining art and literature, this lesson takes a look at how artists drew the line between civilization and wilderness in 19th century America.
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Handout
Black Past

Black Past: Henry Ossawa Tanner

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief encyclopedia article about the influential African-American painter Henry Tanner.
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Other

Ernie barnes.com

For Students 9th - 10th
Ernie Barnes is renowned in two fields of endeavor. He was a professional football player in the 1960s, but gained more recognition as a painter than as a player. This site offers a biography as well as images of many of his paintings.
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Interactive
Starfall

Starfall: Ernie Barnes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
View three of Ernie Barnes' influential artworks, along with quotations and discussion/writing prompts, and a short biography. The page is designed for young students.
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Other

American Revolution Art Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is dedicated to the art of the American Revolution. Art in the gallery (main page) will lead you to further information.
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Handout
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Janet Fish

For Students 9th - 10th
ArtCyclopedia's resource that shows links to Janet Fish's work, website, articles and other informative sites on this contemporary artist.
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Handout
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Judy Chicago

For Students 9th - 10th
ArtCyclopedia's resource that shows links to Judy Chicago's work, website, articles and other informative sites on this famous, influential artist.
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Handout
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Jasper Johns

For Students 9th - 10th
Artcyclopedia provides a Web guide to museum and scholarly resources online about Jasper Johns (b. 1930), an American Abstract Expressionist, pop artists, and sculptor.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Famous Americans: Gilbert Stuart

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn brief information from the National Postal Museum on Gilbert Stuart, famous American portrait painter, who was featured on the one cent postage stamp.
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Other

Gallery of American Impressionism

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is an online gallery where you can search through many American Impressionists works.
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Lesson Plan
Kinder Art

Kinder Art: Sweet Stuff

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Art middle schoolers will learn about visual balance, visual texture, and textural paint by following the example of Wayne Thiebaud, famous for his dreamy 1960s paintings of cakes.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Edward Hicks, "Penn's Treaty With the Indians"

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides Hicks' artwork, "Penn's Treaty with the Indians," as well as some brief information on the painting. Includes links to more related information.
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Handout
Other

Fondation Beyeler: Ellsworth Kelly: Works 1956 2002

For Students 9th - 10th
Kelly uses bold color and simple shapes to create both paintings and sculptures. View examples of his abstract work and read his biography.