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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Wayne Thiebaud

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of painter and teacher Wayne Thiebaud. He is famous for realistic paintings that tap into the beauty of common everyday objects. He also influenced many artists through his teaching. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo...
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The Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge

For Students 9th - 10th
This museum resource provides images, education resources, and a wonderful biography of artist Norman Rockwell.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Jackson Pollock

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhibition that examines the many influences that Jackson Pollock absorbed before breaking with past traditions to create a new kind of abstraction. Beginning with Thomas Hart Benton, who was Pollock's first teacher, Pollock learned...
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Jackson Pollock

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical sketch of Jackson Pollock, along with examples of his work, links to related terms, and analysis of selected action paintings.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Mary Cassatt

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives biographical information on Mary Cassatt. It includes information and pictures of several of her paintings.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: John Singleton Copley

For Students 9th - 10th
The Web Museum profiles the work of the American painter John Singleton Copley (1738-1815).
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Ibiblio: Web Museum: Paris: West, Benjamin

For Students 9th - 10th
This Webmuseum site provides biographical information on American artist, Benjamin West (1738-1820 CE). Includes images of "The Death of General Wolfe," and "A Domestic Affliction."
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Museum of Modern Art

Mo Ma Exhibit: Chuck Close

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief introduction to the work of photorealist painter Chuck Close. Includes visual examples of his work, including the recognizable "Big Self-Portrait".
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Kids Art's Art History Albert Bierstadt

For Students 6th - 8th
This is an article about Bierstadt's painting of the western frontier. Also includes a copy of his painting "Yosemite Valley".
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New York Times

New York Times: The One and Only Jackson Pollock

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative slideshow about the life, work, and significance of Jackson Pollock narrated by art critic Michael Kimmelman of the "New York Times." Great insight coupled with great images.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Norman Rockwell

For Students 9th - 10th
The Luce Foundation Center for American Art presents the American realist illustrator and painter Norman Rockwell. A biography, photograph portrait, and image of work on view in the collection with a map to locate it are included.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Mary Cassatt

For Students 9th - 10th
A site by the National Gallery of Art of twelve selected Cassatt color prints. There is also a biography of the artist.
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Charles Willson Peale

For Students 9th - 10th
This ArtCyclopedia resource for Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827), the American colonial-era painter, provides links to a biography, museums with his work, and articles about him.
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: John Trumbull

For Students 9th - 10th
This site lists museums that have John Trumbull (1756-1843 CE) paintings. Many of the museums have images and descriptions of the paintings online.
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Winslow Homer

For Students 9th - 10th
Artcyclopedia provides links to paintings of Winslow Homer, including "Snap the Whip," "The Herring Net," and the "Croquet Scene."
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: George Catlin

For Students 9th - 10th
Artcyclopedia provides a list of exhibitions of museums and galleries, articles and other resources featuring American Artist George Catlin.
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Black Past

Black Past: Grafton Tyler Brown (1841 1918)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Grafton Tyler Brown, the most successful African American artist in the 19th Century west, who lived his adult life as a white man.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Stuart Davis

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by WebMuseum, gives a short biography of the artist Stuart Davis and a gallery of 12 of his works.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Famous Americans: James Mc Neill Whistler

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn brief information from the National Postal Museum on James McNeill Whistler, famous American painter of "Whistler's Mother" who is featured on the two cent postage stamp.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Charles Willson Peale

For Students 9th - 10th
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Charles Willson Peale.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Judy Chicago

For Students 9th - 10th
Short biographical sketch of Judy Chicago, American sculptor, painter, and multimedia artist. She was a major figure within the early Feminist Art movement of the 1970s.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Roy Lichtenstein

For Students 9th - 10th
brief biographical sketch of the life and career of American painter Roy Lichtenstein, a leading figure of the Pop Art movement.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Robert Motherwell

For Students 9th - 10th
Profiles Robert Motherwell, an American abstract expressionist painter who was one of the youngest members of the New York School.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Adolph Gottlieb

For Students 9th - 10th
Profiles the life and career of American abstract expressionist painter, Adolph Gottlieb.