University of Hawai'i
Jose Guadalupe Posada: My Mexico
This online exhibit from The University of Hawaii Art Gallery provides many images of Posada's woodcuts as well as insights into life in Mexico.
Columbia University
Columbia University: Harlem Hospital Wpa Murals
Painted during the Great Depression and funded under the Works Progress Administration/Federal Art Project these murals carry with them a history worth noting.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Chronological Listing of Muralists
ArtCyclopedia's chronological list of muralists from the 19th and 20th centuries. There are links to the artists' biographies and works.
University of Maryland
University of Maryland: For All the World to See: Emory Douglas
Emory Douglas led a graphic visual campaign expressing the story of the Black Panther Party.
PBS
Pbs: How Art Made the World: Persian Political Art
The PBS series, titled "How Art Made the World," takes a look at the art of Persia during the reign Darius the Great, which often had an unmistakable political meaning. With excellent close-ups of the ruins of Persepolis (Darius's...
PBS
Pbs: How Art Made the World: Political Art of Augustus
The PBS series, titled "How Art Made the World," explains how a sculptural portrait of Augustus, the famous "Augustus of Prima Porta," was designed to further the political goals of Rome's first emperor. An excellent site for examining...
International Institute of Social History
International Institute of Social History: Chairman Smiles: Political Posters
Online exhibit of political posters from the former Soviet Union, Cuba, and China, with discussion of the role they played in the revolutionary history of each country. [To access the Dutch version of the site, click back to home.]
PBS
Pbs: How Art Made the World: Image Power of Alexander
The PBS series, titled "How Art Made the World," takes a look at a number of different images of Alexander the Great, which have an unmistakable political purpose. Alexander wanted people everywhere to know that he was worthy to be in...
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Sfmoma: Art Can Be a Messenger for Social Awareness
In this lesson plan students will look at the work of Diego Rivera and other artists. They will then create art to express their own viewpoint on a social issue.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Reel Politics: How Hollywood Exercises Free Speech (Lesson Plan)
A lesson for exploring how films can be used as political tools and as vehicles for informing the public and promoting political agendas. Pupils research critically acclaimed political films throughout history and create a two-page...