Curated OER
Lesson: A Garden for Monet
To better understand artistic style and expression, your class compares two different paintings. They analyze each painting for style, technique, similarities, and differences. They then experiment with a variety of art materials and...
Curated OER
Graffitti
Here is a fun way to encourage a cooperative classroom, drawing skills, and creative expression. Each child draws a design or shape on his paper, then he rotates to the next child's paper where he adds to the previous design. When the...
Curated OER
Jewish and German Art
Students draw a self-portrait in pencil with shading. In this Holocaust lesson, students discover Hitler's idea of art and compare it to the art of the Jews during the Holocaust period. Students discuss reasons the art of the...
ArtLex
Art Lex: Romanticism
Artlex's complete description of artists of the Romanticism movement There are samples of the artists' work, descriptions of the work and an explanation of why this movement exists.
Arizona State University
Asu: Jose Guadalupe Posada: Calavera Revolucionaria
This site focuses on a single Posada work, "Calavera Revolucionaria." This web page also includes a link to a Posada biography.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Looking at Portraits Curriculum
A really great site to explore for teachers and students. It contains lesson plans, discussion questions, as well as an image bank.