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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Emotion Painting

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Budding artists explore the nature of emotion through artistic expression. They discuss feelings, colors, line, and design, mix colors and then create an emotive piece that expresses a singular emotion. There are three cross-curricular...
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Handout
PBS

Art21: Richard Serra

For Students 9th - 10th
Features a biography of Richard Serra and links to his art, videos clips, and interviews as well as links to lesson plans and other artist pages.
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Lesson Plan
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Sfmoma: Art Communicates Moods Through Line & Color

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan that has students creating simple images to represent different emotions. Also includes ideas for integrating language arts and social studies topics into the arts.
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Article
PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: The Stuff of Life: u.s. Design 1975 2000

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS profiles the exhibit at the Denver Art Museum about how design is relevant in our society. There are interviews, images, and video--enough for developing your own lesson plan.
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Primary
Other

Papal Encyclicals Online: The Function of Art: Pope Pius Xii, 1952

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an English full-text translation of the papal encyclical issued by Pope Pius XII on April 8, 1952 to a group of Italian artists.
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Handout
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: King Gimp Revisited

For Students 9th - 10th
Site from NPR includes an interview, video clips and links about expressionist artist, Dan Keplinger. This artist has overcome his disability to create fine art that expresses himself.
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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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Graphic
Mark Harden's Artchive

The Artchive Jasper Johns

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides access to 29 images of work by American artist Jasper Johns. Popup ads must be exited before you can see the image.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: American Masters: Jasper Johns

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS profiles the life and work of the artist Jasper Johns.
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Handout
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Jasper Johns

For Students 9th - 10th
Artcyclopedia provides a Web guide to museum and scholarly resources online about Jasper Johns (b. 1930), an American Abstract Expressionist, pop artists, and sculptor.