Curated OER
Finding Polygons in Cubist Art
Fourth graders explore geometric properties and relationships in a two-dimensional work of art. They first search for and identify polygons in a Cubist painting and then use polygons to create their own Cubist portrait of a classmate.
Curated OER
Cubist Self-Portrait
Study Cubism and Cubist art by examining a number of images with your students. They look at the relationship of Cubism to society architecture, and literature. Finally, they design a Cubist self-portrait using a variety of mediums after...
Museum of Modern Art
Mo Ma: Exhibitions: Picasso Guitars: 1912 14
Exhibition focuses on two cubist works by Picasso that showcase the artist's incessant inventiveness with traditional media and found objects.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Eleanor De Laittre
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Eleanor De Laittre is described here along with information on her contributions to art through her variety of paintings, some (if not most) of which were influenced by Cubism.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Frederick J. Whiteman
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Frederick J. Whiteman is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his Cubist inspired paintings.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Torso of a Young Man
This resource presents an image of the acubist sculpture by the French artist, Raymond Duchamp-Villon, entitled "Torso of a Young Man."
Other
Alien Travel Guide: Cubism
A student-written description of cubism that discusses the originators of the movement (Picasso and Braque), techniques of cubism, and "feel." Includes a reproduction of a cubist sculpture by Picasso.