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Website
BBC

Bbc: Simon Schama's Power of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
At the companion website for the BBC series "Simon Schama's Power of Art," hosted by Columbia University professor Simon Schama, find insightful analysis of eight artistic masterworks, each of which represents a turning point in history....
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Graphic
Other

Jinta Desert Art: Aboriginal Iconography

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that shows Australian aboriginal icons and their meaning as related to the art. Site information and symbol paintings provided by Janet Long Nakamarra.
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Website
Other

Atelier Saint Andre: Byzantine Iconographers

For Students 9th - 10th
This site reveals the work of a living community of Byzantine iconographers--artists who create relgious paintings for the Eastern Orthodox Church. Features background information on their traditions, aesthetics, and techniques.
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Handout
ArtLex

Art Lex: Aesthetics

For Students 9th - 10th
Definition of "aesthetics" according to ArtLex, a dictionary of art terms. Includes links to other important terms as well. A good place to start.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Cross Curricular Art Lessons From Frontline/world

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Three cross-curricular lessons that pair art projects with world issues related to propaganda, violence, and cross-border tourism.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Learning Resources for How Art Made the World

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Access five lessons that would enrich any curriculum about ancient civilizations and the art produced by those civilizations. Using the PBS documentary "How Art Made the World" as a jumping off point, the lessons ask students to think...