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Mac Kenzie Art Gallery: James Wilson Morrice
Offers images of works by Canadian artist, James Wilson Morrice. Click on the title to view the painting.
Other
National Museum of Women in the Arts: Elizabeth Catlett
This site contains a profile of African American artist Elizabeth Catlett. Also included is a link to a page that displays a portfolio of her work.
Other
Art, Repetition, and Jacob Lawrence
A great idea for a lesson including the style of Jacob Lawrence's "Parade." Not only includes lesson, but also a list of artists with similar styles to Lawrence. Lesson is under Instructional Unit Three.
Other
Hunter O'reilly: Abstract Artist and Geneticist
Galleries of artwork and information on the artist Hunter O'Reilly.
The Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute: Treasures at Sea
Learn about ocean systems and habitats. Lots of reading, writing, games, and interactive activities. Colorful and fun.
Brown University
Brown University: Norman Rockwell's "Rosie the Riveter"
Norman Rockwell illustration of Rosie that appeared on the front of the "Saturday Evening Post," May 29, 1943.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Story Place: Cucharon De Agua Con Figura De Pato
Engage in this creative art project where students will learn how to make a large spoon from a plastic milk jug, markers and scissors. This site can also be used to enhance vocabulary words as well.
Other
New York Univ.: Attitudes Toward Nature in Daoist Art
This resource provides information and activities to help students understand how Chinese Daoist philosophy shapes art. The site also includes Chinese nature poetry.
Library of Congress
Loc: Romanticism in Dresden
This site from the Library of Congress provides an exerpt regarding the Romantic movement in Germany. The information that is presented is medium in length and worth checking out on the subject.
Other
Art Daily: Stray Dogs Opens at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
As an example of a possible career outlet for a graphic designer, this site provides a graphic novel called "Stray Dogs." The site is looked at as a published book but includes additional information on the publication process as well.
Other
Gallery of American Impressionism
This resource is an online gallery where you can search through many American Impressionists works.
NASA
Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day: "The Starry Night" by Vincent Van Gogh
Discover why the scientists at NASA awarded Van Gogh's famous painting of the night sky, "The Starry Night," a spot on its astronomy-picture-of-the-day site.
Ducksters
Ducksters: History: Ancient Roman Art for Kids
Kids learn about Ancient Roman art on this site. Study the classic sculptures and busts of this great civilization.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: Chinese Art for Kids
History Questions: Chinese Art Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Story Place: Mascara De Raton
Assist students in creating and designing their own mouse mask. Depending on how much Spanish students know, teachers can have students define just the vocabulary for the materials needed or create the mask by reading and defining all...
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: Ancient Roman Art
History for Kids presents a history of art in ancient Rome and teaches about sculpture, painting and wall reliefs.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Guggenheim Museum: Collection Online: Artist Bio: Sol Le Witt
This resource presents a profile of the career of Sol LeWitt. Use the search box at left to find examples of LeWitt's minimalist works in the Guggenheim's collections.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Great Wave at Kanagawa
This resource features a picture and basic facts about the Great Wave at Kanagawa.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Patterns in Nature
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart shows some of Sir Robert Hitcham's amazing collection of photographs that are on his website. It will stimulate discussion about art in nature.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Tesselations
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a visual instruction of tessellations. It displays a variety of tessellations throughout the world and in different cultures.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The Beautiful Iris
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces the structure of an iris and looks at various pieces of art that feature irises.
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Birmingham Museum of Art
This is the website of the Birmingham Museum of Art with its nationally recognized collections of art. With a virtual reality tour of its galleries and departmental highlights, the Birmingham Museum of Art makes it easy to explore its...