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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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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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Website
Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Minneapolis Institute of Arts: Get the Picture

For Students 9th - 10th
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts presents photo galleries for seven photographers. Each artist's gallery includes biographical information, quotations, information about artistic style and technique, and other relevant strands of the...
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Activity
PBS

Pbs: American Photography: A Century of Images

For Students 9th - 10th
The companion site to the PBS series, this site chronicles the growth of photography, both in our private lives and in the public world of news and journalism. The site includes narrative from the series as well as images and teaching...
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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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Unit Plan
J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: Dorothea Lange Curriculum

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An incredible Dorothea Lange resource, this site has it all. It contains lesson plans, an image bank, a biography, a timeline, and even a set of guidelines for discussing photography.
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Website
Other

Photogravure: Art of the Photogravure

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive resource about the intaglio process of photogravure, compiled and maintained by photographer Mark Katzman. Extensively illustrated account of the history of the art form, along with many useful sidebars on key artists...
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Article
Art Institute of Chicago

Alfred Stieglitz Collection: The Photo Secession

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explains the Photo-Secession movement which sought recognition for photography as an art form. There are more than sixty identified photographs by a number of members of the Photo-Secession movement, with links to more...
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Thomas Eakins (Lessons About the ?American Rembrandt?) [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find four lesson plans developed for the PBS documentary "Thomas Eakins: Scenes from Modern Life" about the life and work of the man who would become known as the ?American Rembrandt.? The lessons touch on all the essential qualities of...
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Website
J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: All the Mighty World: Photographs of Roger Fenton, 1852 60

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information on the famous photographer, Roger Fenton. Includes images, audio explanations of his photographic techniques, and detailed biographical text.
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Website
Other

Henri Cartier Bresson Foundation

For Students 9th - 10th
The online home of the HCB Foundation amasses a range of information about Cartier-Bresson, including a biography and examples of his work. An excellent starting point for any inquiry into the life and career of this French master.
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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.