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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Final Study of the Monument to Balzac

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this study for a sculpture "Final Study of the Monument to Balzac" by the impressionist sculptor Auguste Rodin, is discussed in a brief description accomanied by a large image of the piece. Links to...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Burghers of Calais

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the sculpture "The Burghers of Calais" by the impressionist sculptor Auguste Rodin, is discussed in a brief description accomanied by a large image of the piece. Links to related topics and pieces are...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Age of Gold

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this sketch for the sculpture "The Age of Gold" by the impressionist sculptor Auguste Rodin, is discussed in a brief description accomanied by a large image of the piece. Links to related topics and...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Victor Hugo, Three Quarter View

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this sketch for the sculpture "Victor Hugo, Three-Quarter View" by the impressionist sculptor Auguste Rodin, is discussed in a brief description accomanied by a large image of the piece. Links to...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Balzac Toward the Light, Midnight

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this photo by Alfred Stieglitz of the sculpture "Balzac Toward the Light, Midnight" by the impressionist sculptor Auguste Rodin, is discussed in a brief description accomanied by a large image of the...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Nantes

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this sketch for "The Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Nantes" by the impressionist sculptor Auguste Rodin, is discussed in a brief description accomanied by a large image of the piece. Links...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Zaida Ben Yusuf: Daniel Chester French

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information about the sculptor Daniel Chester French. He is famous for his sculpture of President Lincoln created as a part of the Lincoln Memorial. The picture is provided by a photograph taken by Zaida Ben-Yusuf.
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Artists by Movement: Surrealism

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of surrealistic art with a long list of artists associated with this art form.
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Michelangelo Buonarroti

For Students 9th - 10th
Artcyclopedia provides a biography of Michelangelo, celebrated artist of the Renaissance. The resource features links to famous works at museums around the world, articles, and other resources.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Chris Van Allsburg: Houghton Mifflin Books

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Provides a brief biography, a bibliography with synopses, the text of his two Caldecott Medal acceptance speeches, and three audio samples of Vans Allsburg's works.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Artists Behind the Polychrome Sculpture

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of an extensive research effort by the J. Paul Getty Museum into the design and construction of the polychrome sculpture Saint Gines de la Jara, researchers made an important distinction in identifying not just the artist who...
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PBS

Pbs: American Masters: Isamu Noguchi

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a biography of Isamu Noguchi.
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation

Guggenheim Museum: Collection Online: Artist Bio: Richard Serra

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of American artist Richard Serra.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Thomas Ball

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on sculptor Thomas Ball. The site, in addition to the biographical information, provides a listing of his works as displayed at the...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Donald De Lue

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Donald De Lue is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his work with sculpture.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Liz Larner

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Liz Larner is described here along with information on her contributions to art through her work with sculpture.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Andy Goldsworthy Journeys

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses the artist/sculptor Andy Goldsworthy and provides a visual journey through the creation process of Herd of Arches created in 1994.
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Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College: Degas's American Influence

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Mount Holyoke College pertains to a book written about Degas's visit to New Orleans and how it affected his art and his self-nature.
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Other

The Degas House

For Students 9th - 10th
This site talks about the historical mansion that Degas lived in while visiting America and its signifigance as a historic spot.
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Other

Renaissance Personalities Student Home Page: Leonardo Da Vinci

For Students 9th - 10th
Easy to read history of Da Vinci's life including his background, his accomplishments, and pictures of the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. From a school project for 8th graders.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Charles Alston

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of Charles Alston, African-American painter and sculptor during the Harlem Renaissance.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Alexander Calder

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical summary of the life and career of Alexander Calder an American sculptor known for his mobiles and monumental sculptures.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Fernand Leger

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical summary of the life and career of 20th-century French Cubist painter Fernand Leger.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Aristide Maillol

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of Aristide Maillol, a French sculptor, and painter.