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Curated OER

Robert Indiana Biography, Activities, and Lesson Plans

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students analyze Pop art and the work of Robert Indiana. In this Pop art instructional activity, students read about the history of Pop art and a biography of Robert Indiana. Students complete a criticism and aesthetics activity, create...
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Curated OER

Exhibition: Nathan Oliveira

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the life and works of Nathan Oliveira. In groups, they discuss his influences on the type of art he made and how his emotions are reflected in his artwork. They also note the characteristics of each section of the...
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Curated OER

Cast of Characters Lesson Plan: Comparing Artists

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students choose an artist, examine a painting, read a statement of the artist and their biography. They research the artist using the World Wide Web, books, encyclopedias, art, prints or magazines. They write an essay using their notes.
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Curated OER

German Artists in America

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the internet to research selected art vocabulary. They research an assigned German wildlife artist. Using their research, they develop a construct of the artist and his work. Students categorize the artist's work using their...
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Curated OER

What We Read About

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine current events and create an artistic image that portrays the feelings brought forth by these readings.
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Curated OER

Welcome to Our Classroom!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students observe a piece of artwork by Rafael Ferrer that surrounds an archway. They discuss the sculpture and design an archway for the classroom door.
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Curated OER

Gallery Crawl

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore art and artists from a specific country. While on a field trip to an area art museum, students choose one painting to sketch. After researching the chosen painting, students prepare a presentation in the targeted...
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Handout
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Arshile Gorky: Armenian/american Abstract Expressionist

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains several links related to Arshile Gorky.
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Karel Appel: Dutch Abstract Expressionist Painter

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains several links to Karel Appel's famous paintings.
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Handout
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Max Beckmann: German Expressionist Painter, 1884 1950

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains several links to museums, galleries and other sources related to Max Beckmann's artwork.
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Handout
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Morris Louis: American Abstract Expressionist Painter

For Students 9th - 10th
Here are links to Louis Morris' famous paintings from galleries and museums around the world.
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Interactive
Museum of Modern Art

Mo Ma: The Artists of Brucke

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an exhibit on the German expressionist artists, including Kirchner, Mueller, Pechstein, Heckel, Nolde, and Schmidt-Rottluff.
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Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Pegasos: Eugene O'neill (1888 1953)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a biography of Eugene O'Neill, an expressionist writer. It includes quotes as well as further bibliographical references.
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Handout
ArtLex

Art Lex: Expressionism

For Students 9th - 10th
This Artlex site offers a brief description of Expressionism, examples of Expressionist work, quotes, and related links.
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Handout
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Elaine Fried De Kooning

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief, yet informative article on Elaine Fried de Kooning who was an artist, writer, critic, and educator. Although she primarily painted in the abstract expressionist form, she also painted a portrait of John F. Kennedy.
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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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Activity
South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Artopia: Painting Critic: The Large Blue Horses by Franz Marc

For Students 9th - 10th
A close look at the Expressionist style of artist Franz Marc and his painting, The Large Blue Horses. Provides a short biography of the artist, questions about the painting for students to answer, and an activity where they compare and...
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Graphic
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Georges Rouault: French Fauvist/expressionist Painter

For Students 9th - 10th
Find Rouault's work in museums and galleries around the world from this resource.
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Other

Georg Baselitz Neo Expressionist Artist

For Students 6th - 8th
Article on George Baselitz and his role in Neo-Expressionism.
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Other

Nmwa: Helen Frankenthaler/abstract Expressionist

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical profile of American female artist, Helen Frankenthaler.
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Interactive
Museum of Modern Art

Mo Ma: Abstract Expressionist New York

For Students 9th - 10th
Blockbuster exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art underscores the relationship between New York City and the explosion of creative activity among the artists who lived there in the postwar period. Learn why New York became the center of...
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Lester Johnson

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Lester Johnson is described here along with information on his contributions to art through abstract expressionist paintings.
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Handout
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Egon Schiele

For Students 9th - 10th
This WebMuseum site offers a biography of the Austrian expressionist painter Egon Schiele, links to related artists, and pictures of some sample works.
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Handout
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Expressionism

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes the Expressionist movement. It compares and contrasts expressionism and impressionism. The article includes links to information on some of the artists of this era. Also check out the "timeline" link.

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