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Handout
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Alphabetical Listing of Photographers

For Students 9th - 10th
ArtCyclopedia offers a list of notable photographers from the formation of the media to the present--and links to biographies and works.
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: A Sharpshooter's Last Sleep

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative three-page site on the famous image by photographer Alexander Gardner at Gettysburg. There is a detailed description of the photograph as well as a great discussion on the authenticity of the image.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Photographs of the Detroit Publishing Company: 1880 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
An online collection of historical and archival photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company that show American life, industry, agriculture, and more from this period of rapid change.
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Interactive
Museum of Modern Art

Mo Ma: Manuel Alvarez Bravo

For Students 9th - 10th
The Museum of Modern Art offers a nice biography and a few images of this great Mexican photographer.
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Website
Other

Pictures of the Year

For Students 9th - 10th
For over 63 years POI has offered photographers to submit their images to be judged on an international level. It also provides an archive of incredible images for all to see.
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eBook
Northwestern University

Northwestern University: Edward S. Curtis's the North American Indian

For Students 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress presents over 2,000 prints from the work of the famed photographer,Edward S. Curtis, who recorded Native American dress, ceremonies, life, and culture representing over 80 tribes during the first half of the 20th...
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Selected Photographs From the Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
A tour of nine of the collections' newer photographs from the National Gallery of Art. These are from 1936 and before from artists like Bill Brandt, Berenice Abbott, Eugene Atget, Charles Sheeler, and more.