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Alabama Learning Exchange

Expressionism: What's the Deal With These Strange Colors?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine and discuss examples of Expressionist artwork. They create their own expressionistic oil paintings.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: John Singleton Copley

For Students 9th - 10th
This sample "exhibit" from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art offers a short biography of colonial painter and portrait artist John Singleton Copley. Includes links to six different paintings, each with an informative caption.
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Tech4Learning

Pics4 Learning: Images for Education: Paintings

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Dozens of useful photos of various paintings from around the world! A useful reference in an art or history class. Browse through the examples, then click to enlarge.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Jan Van Eyck

For Students 9th - 10th
A very detailed biography of Flemish painter Jan van Eyck with links to and descriptions of some of his most famous paintings.
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Other

History, Definitions,& Techniques of Oil Painting

For Students 9th - 10th
Artist Ron Sanders presents a comprehensive look at oil colors and painting techniques prior to the 20th century. Explanation of mediums, grounds, supports, pigments, techniques and much more. Quotes from and about master artists and...
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Other

Native American Indian Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides illustrations and descriptions of Native American art and painting. Visual sampling of many Native American artists.
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Other

Cyber Spain

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the fascinating works of one of the world's greatest painters. Picasso's works have been admired and displayed throughout the world.
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Emory University

Emory University: Sargent's Painting "Gassed"

For Students 9th - 10th
Emory University provides a description and image of Sargent's painting "Gassed." Provides an artistic depiction of World War I.
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Article
New York University

New York University: The Gross Clinic

For Students 9th - 10th
Good information from the New York University on Thomas Eakins' painting, "The Gross Clinic," including visual description of the painting, commentary, and some analysis of the painting and its relationship to the medical field.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Stuart Davis

For Students 9th - 10th
Museum site which contains a short biography of the artist, Stuart davis. Includes links to pictures of his works.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Grant Wood:the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out some biographical information about Grant Wood. Includes pictures of his works and links to related topics.
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Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Grant Wood

For Students 9th - 10th
View "American Gothic," with brief contextual notes and analysis.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Terms and Materials: Film

For Students 9th - 10th
From classic paintings to contemporary works, art continues to inspire filmmakers to develop their craft, explore the power of making images, and look at the world through a different lens. Use this glossary to familiarize yourself with...
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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

Musees De France: David Louis,

For Students 9th - 10th
View the work "The Oath of Horatii" by Jacques Louis David. Learn about the features of the painting, as well as information regarding it's history and residence.
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Article
Other

Notebook: Oil Painting

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpts from a series of art reference books provide a historical perspective about the development of oil painting and techniques.
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Van Gogh Gallery

Vincent Van Gogh Gallery: Drawings

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers tremendous drawings by Vincent van Gogh that are listed in alphabetical order. Peruse through the listings and gaze upon some of the most creative works of art in history.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arrangement of Flesh Colour and Black

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a painting "Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black: Portrait of Theodore Duret," description and history of the painting.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Impasto

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers a basic definition for what impasto is. Also lists the types of paintings it is primarily found in and the painters it is commonly associated with.
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Other

Nbmaa/ Grant Wood/ Sentimental Ballad

For Students 9th - 10th
Grant Wood's artwork "Sentimental Ballad" is shown and a brief overview of highlights of the artist's work with the film industry.
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Curated OER

Vincent Van Gogh: Wheatfield With Crows (Auvers Sur Oise, July 1890)

For Students 9th - 10th
Wheatfield with Crows (Auvers-sur-Oise, July 1890).
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Curated OER

Vincent Van Gogh, the Potato Peeler (1885)

For Students 9th - 10th
The Potato Peeler.