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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Symbolism

For Students 3rd - 8th
This websites provides a detailed article about symbolism in art.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Nineteenth Century American Folk Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains American Folk art pieces from the Metropolitan Museum. Each art piece includes biographic information on the artists.
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CGFA

Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Antoine Watteau

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the artist's biography and numerous examples of his work.
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CGFA

Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Marc Chagall

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides works completed by the artist, Marc Chagall. In addition, a short biography is included.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Selections From Audubon's the Birds of America

For Students 9th - 10th
This National Gallery of Art site contains several very nice images from Audubon's "Birds of America" collection.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Unicorn Tapestries

For Students 9th - 10th
The mythical beast, the unicorn, was depicted in tapestries of the 15th century. This website explores the unicorn tapestries in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art through detailed images. A fun way to explore medieval art.
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Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: African Art

For Students 9th - 10th
View twelve representative works of African art from the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago. With useful contextual notes, suggested activities, enlargeable reproductions, embedded glossary, and similar resources.
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Other

D Irectores Del Cine Mexicano: Alfonso Arau

For Students 9th - 10th
Photo, very short biography and movie titles of this Mexican movie director.
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Other

Funology: Crafts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource has a list of simple craft ideas for children. Simple directions for each. Most can be made with common classroom or household supplies and with little or no adult help.
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Other

The Batik Guild

For Students 9th - 10th
The Batik Guild website is dedicated to Batik artists mostly in Britain and Ireland. On this website you will find information about members of the Guild and their art, discover where batik is being exhibited, find which Guild members...
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Art Institute of Chicago

The Art Institute of Chicago

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to information about the museum, its exhibits and programs, the site offers much to those arts and humanities teachers exploring online. Teacher and student resources are described and can be purchased and downloaded at the...
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Goodwill

Gcf Global: Creativity

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tutorial, you'll learn some tips for being creative at work and at home.
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Other

Up to Ten: Freestyle Drawing With Shapes and Colors

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Choose a shape, then a color, and draw anything you want.
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Read Works

Read Works: Blazing Art to Go

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text about Mike Lavallee, and artist who paints flames on vehicles. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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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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Other

Monet & Japan: Under the Wave Off Kanagawa

For Students 9th - 10th
A thoughout background from the National Gallery of Australia of the work as well as several interesting facts about "The Great Wave off Kanagawa," by Katsushika Hokusai. A image of the piece is provided.
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Other

Galeria De Pintores Panamenos: Raul Vasquez

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is part of the Web of "Galeria de Pintores Panamenos", an informative Web site about Panamanian artists. The page provides information about and a photo of Raul Vasquez. There are additional links provided to learn more about...
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Other

Galeria De Pintores Panamenos: Guillermo Trujillo

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is part of the Web of "Galeria de Pintores Panamenos", an informative Web site about Panamanian artists. The page provides information about Guillermo Trujillo. There are additional links provided to learn more about this...
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Other

Galeria De Pintores Panamenos: David Solis

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is part of the Web of "Galeria de Pintores Panamenos", an informative Web site about Panamanian artists. The page provides information about David Solis. There are additional links provided to learn more about this artist. For...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Poet Who Painted With His Words

For Students 9th - 10th
Among the great poets of literary history, certain names like Homer, Shakespeare and Whitman are instantly recognizable. However, there's an early 20th century great poet whose name you may not know: Guillaume Apollinaire. Genevieve Emy...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: Ancient Greece

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of 13 Grade-Leveled texts (7-11) on the topic Ancient Greece. How much can we credit today's art, philosophy, and democracy, among other fields of study, to Ancient Greece? Explore Ancient Greece and discover how the...
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: James Mc Neill Whistler

For Students 9th - 10th
Full of links to Museums and Galleries that contain examples of Whistler's Work. Also includes some information on Whistler.
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Arshile Gorky: Armenian/american Abstract Expressionist

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains several links related to Arshile Gorky.
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Artists by Movement: Abstract Expressionism

For Students 9th - 10th
This Artcyclopedia site offers a brief overview of Abstract Expressionism and a timeline that links to each artist.