+
Graphic
Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold: Charles Demuth

For Students 9th - 10th
View a picture of Charles Demuth's painting "I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold," and read how it was inspired by his friendship with poet William Carlos Williams and his poem "The Great Figure."
+
Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Jean Carlu

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Jean Carlu is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his work with Cubism.
+
Handout
Other

Ask art.com: Deborah Butterfield

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Ask Art.com provides links to different topics surrounding artist, Deborah Butterfield.
+
Unit Plan
Other

Centre Pompidou: The Object in 20th Century Art

For Students 9th - 10th
See how artists within various art movements and styles of the 20th century have portrayed objects in their art. Presents a vast array of work surrounding one theme.
+
Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Frederick J. Whiteman

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
+
Interactive
Other

Tout Fait: The Marcel Duchamp Studies Online Journal

For Students 9th - 10th
Online publication dedicated to Marcel Duchamp. There are sections dedicated to music, art, literature, notes, interviews and more.
+
Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Esphyr Slobodkina

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides biographical information on Esphyr Slobodkina, a Cubist artist whose sphere of influence included children's books. The online exhibit includes images and descriptions of several of her works.
+
Handout
Other

Ask Art: Max Weber

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides links to many different topics surrounding the artist, Max Weber.
+
Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Andrew Dasburg

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Andrew Dasburg is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his integration of Cubism into his landscape paintings.
+
Website
National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Torso of a Young Man

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents an image of the acubist sculpture by the French artist, Raymond Duchamp-Villon, entitled "Torso of a Young Man."
+
Handout
Other

Alien Travel Guide: Cubism

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
+
Graphic
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Juan Gris

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of the Juan Gris. Includes a picture gallery of his main works.
+
Website
Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia Museum of Art: Pablo Picasso: Three Musicians

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a beautiful image and description of this famous work by Picasso.
+
Lesson Plan
Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Finding Polygons in Cubist Art

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan has students identifying the use of polygons in cubist portraits.
+
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Art Picasso

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews some characteristics of Picasso's style of painting and invites students to draw their own Picasso portrait! It includes some Activote questions and some excellent websites for...
+
Graphic
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Georges Braque

For Students 9th - 10th
Artcyclopedia provides direct links to Braque's works in museums around the world. Online exhibitions and reviews.
+
Graphic
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Fernand Leger

For Students 9th - 10th
Artcyclopedia provides direct links to Leger's works in museums around the world. Online exhibitions and reviews.
+
Graphic
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Marcel Duchamp

For Students 9th - 10th
Artcyclopedia provides direct links to Duchamp's works in museums around the world. Online exhibitions and reviews.
+
Website
PBS

Pbs Treasures of the World: Guernica Testimony of War

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderful site describing Pablo Picasso's "Guernica," a mural he created for the 1937 World's Fair. The resource examines the civil war raging in Picasso's homeland of Spain and the frustration he felt toward the violence taking place...
+
Lesson Plan
Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: A Man and His Murals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A unit on the Mexican artist, Diego Rivera, that could be adapted to various grades. Includes lesson plans, a glossary, a bibliography for teachers and students, and plenty of information on Diego Rivera.
+
Website
Other

Site Officiel De Guillaume Apollinaire

For Students 9th - 10th
Official web site of Guillaume Apollinaire. It features everything you need to know about the poet and playwright.
+
Graphic
Tate

Tate Online I Map: "Still Life With a Beer Mug" by Fernand Leger

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides "Still Life with a Beer Mug" by French cubist painter Fernand Leger. An image file along with information about the artist and the artwork provide an excellent resource on the topic.
+
Interactive
Museum of Modern Art

Mo Ma: Exhibitions: Picasso Guitars: 1912 14

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibition focuses on two cubist works by Picasso that showcase the artist's incessant inventiveness with traditional media and found objects.
+
Handout
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Malevich Kasimir

For Students 9th - 10th
This site was created by The Web Museum, about the Russian painter and designer, Kasimir Malevich (1878-1935 CE). Provides information about his life, examples of his work, and a few links to more information.