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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: "The Passion of Artemisia" Teacher Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Author's self-written, 9-page teacher guide for "The Passion of Artemisia" provides suggested scenes for reading aloud, class discussion topics, collaborative research topics, writing activities, and background information about Baroque...
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Purdue University

Woman Artists of the American West: Women in Photography

For Students 9th - 10th
A site by Peter Palmquist on Women photographers and the American Indian. There are biographies and images from thirteen women who were active during the latter part of the 19th century.
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Incredible Art Department

The Incredible Art Department: Incredible Artists

For Students 9th - 10th
A massive collection of web links to artists categorized by art collections, cartoonists, black artists, female artists, male artists, ethnic artists, and native artists.
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Other

The Kodak Girl Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
A delightful salute to women in photography. Includes history and archival photographs.
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Other

National Museum of Women in the Arts

For Students 9th - 10th
The permanent collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Images of artwork, biographies and profiles are all available, organized by century. You can search for a particular female artist as well.
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Other

National Museum of Women in the Arts: Frida Kahlo

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about Friday Kahlo. It includes a biography and selected bibliography.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Inside Scoop: Georgia O'keefe [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
A printable, kid-friendly introduction to the art of Georgia O'Keeffe. Includes activities and images of her work.
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Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum: An Art of Our Own: Women Ceramicists From the Permanent Collect

For Students 9th - 10th
"An Art of Our Own: Women Ceramicists from the Permanent Collection" is a long-term exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. This exhibition overview shows a few selected works from the exhibition plus a nice description of each piece.
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Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum: Long Term Exhibitions 2007: Global Feminisms

For Students 9th - 10th
The long-term exhibition, "Global Feminisms" was on view at the Brooklyn Museum in 2007. This page includes selected works from the exhibition.
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Terres en Vues (Land InSights)

Land in Sights: Six Filmmakers: Tracey Deer

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch an interview with Aboriginal Filmmaker Tracey Deer. A brief biography is also available along with an excerpt from her film "Mohawk Girls".
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Edmonia Lewis

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Edmonia Lewis in addition to an extensive listing of her works as displayed at the museum.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Georgia O'keefe (1887 1986)

For Students 9th - 10th
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on Georgia O'Keefe (1887-1986) and her art. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
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Other

Broken Toyland: The Art of Valery Milovic

For Students 9th - 10th
Personal site of contemporary artist/illustrator Valery Milovic that also contains poetry, musings, and stories. Creative, intergrated site, developed around Milovic's thematic "Broken Toyland" universe.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Alma Thomas

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents a timeline of Thomas' life in Washington, D.C.
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Library of Congress

Loc: On the Cutting Edge Exhibition Home

For Students 9th - 10th
A vast collection of contemporary Japanese prints done by women artists.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Petal From the Rose Elizabeth Shippen Green

For Students 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress offers an overview of the exhibition of illustrations by Elizabeth Shippen Green, whose work appeared in Harper's Monthly during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Library of Congress

Loc: The Water Babies Jessie Willcox Smith

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhibition of The Water-Babies illustations by Jessie Willcox Smith. Originally shown in the Swann Gallery of Caricature and Cartoon Library of Congress June through September 1999.
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: A Junior High School Unit

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Opening the doors to exploration of female artists. This art unit includes the work of 10 women whose work fell between the sixteenth century and the present.
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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission

Explore Pa History: Mary Cassatt

For Students 3rd - 8th
A concise biographical sketch that examines the life and contributions of nineteenth century impressionist and Pennsylvania native, Mary Cassatt.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian: Textiles of the North American Southwest

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores the weaving traditions of the Native American and Hispanic peoples of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States. A gallery of artifacts, timeline, map glossary, and textual descriptions are included. This is a...
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Martin Lawrence Galleries

Martin Lawrence Galleries: Fanny Brennan

For Students 9th - 10th
Brennan's work is very similar to that of Rene Magritte except that she is a printmaker. She enjoys working in small scale which compliments her simplicity.
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Merna A Forster

Heroines: Susan Aglukark

For Students 9th - 10th
For a concise biography, this crams a lot in! There are links, as well as a CBC interview.
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Merna A Forster

Heroines: Joni Mitchell

For Students 6th - 8th
Joni Mitchell is one of Canada's most prolific Canadian musicians. Her life and career are profiled here, with LOTS of links for further study.
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Other

Ellen's Place: Georgia O'keeffe: "The Faraway"

For Students 9th - 10th
Georgia O'Keeffe's later career until her death in 1986. Not only includes biographical information, but also works that she did later in her life. Includes a picture of O'Keeffe. Part of a larger collection about Georgia O'Keeffe.