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Millersville University: Women Artists

For Students 9th - 10th
This site introduces Herrad of Landsberg, along with other medieval composers.
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The Worldwide Art Gallery: Degas

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site provides a short biography of Degas (1834-1917 CE) plus digital images of some of his famous paintings.
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National Museum of Women in the Arts: Elizabeth Catlett

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Art, Repetition, and Jacob Lawrence

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
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.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Romanticism in Dresden

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation

Guggenheim Museum: Collection Online: Artist Bio: Sol Le Witt

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Great Wave at Kanagawa

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource features a picture and basic facts about the Great Wave at Kanagawa.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: O'keefe Quiz

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a five question flipchart on Georgia O'Keefe.
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New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Hildegard

For Students 9th - 10th
Exerpt from the Catholic Encyclopedia about St. Hildegard. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around 1910.
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Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev

Olga's Gallery: Caravaggio. The Crucifixion of St. Peter

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a wonderful picture of the "Masterful" painting.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Art Picasso

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews some characteristics of Picasso's style of painting and invites students to draw their own Picasso portrait! It includes some Activote questions and some excellent websites for...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: "View of Toledo" by El Greco

For Students 3rd - 8th
Captioned reproduction of El Greco's landscape View of Toledo.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Christo

For Students 9th - 10th
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Christo.
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CGFA

Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Rembrandt

For Students 9th - 10th
A gallery of scanned images of works by Rembrandt, as well as a link to a biography.
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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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Robin Chew

Lucid Cafe: Michelangelo

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides a brief composite of Italian artist Michelangelo 1475-1564. The site mentions various work of art; Pieta, David, and the Sistine Chapel. Site also offers links to other painters.
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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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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography: Rembrandt Art for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Research the biography of Rembrandt who was Dutch artist and painter of the Baroque art movement on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography: Salvador Dali Art for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about the biography of Salvador Dali, artist and painter of the Surrealism art movement on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography: Vincent Van Gogh for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Vincent van Gogh who was an artist and painter of the Post-impressionist art movement.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography: Wassily Kandinsky Art for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the biography of Wassily Kandinsky, artist and painter of the Abstract Expressionist art movement on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Walt Disney

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the biography of entrepreneur Walt Disney including early life, work as an artist, beginning animation, movies and television, theme parks, and fun facts on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography: Pablo Picasso for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the biography of Pablo Picasso who was artist and painter of the Cubism and Modern art movement on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography: Edouard Manet Art for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the biography of Edouard Manet, artist and painter of the Realism and Impressionist art movement.