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Two Faces of Paul Gauguin
Learners examine Paul Gauguin's self-portraits and letters to explore the individual who created them. They consider how first-person art forms aid the process of self-discovery and produce a symbolic self-portrait
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Impressionist PowerPoint
Students research an artist's life and create an artistic, attractive, organized PowerPoint presentation about him/her.
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Cow Parade
High schoolers create individual works of art using cow cut-outs as their canvas in this hilarious instructional activity ideal for the High School Art or Art History classroom. The instructional activity includes resource links and can...
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North Carolina Textured Landscape
Fourth graders explore the artistic ideas of landscape, foreground, middle ground, and background through a creative painting project. While this is written for North Carolina, teacher may adapt for any state/region.
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Painting Music
Students convey the concept that music expresses different moods. Using paint, students draw various artistic elements that convey the mood of a piece of music they hear in class. They complete an analysis of classical paintings and how...
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Interest Survey
In this science and social studies worksheet, students complete a survey about their interests. Students check each subject that they are interested in, such as killer whales, Thomas Edison, and magnets.
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Linking Lines to Landscape
Students evaluate art to enhance their core knowledge of fiction, American folk heroes, and the water cycle. In this art lesson, students complete a unit of activities to use art to study various topics of literature, history, and...
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Breaking News English: World's Oldest Man Dies
In this English worksheet, students read "World's Oldest Man Dies," and then respond to 20 fill in the blank, 15 short answer, 8 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Van Gogh Museum
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam houses the largest collection of artworks by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) in the world. The permanent collection includes over 200 paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 500 drawings, and more than 750 letters....
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Van Gogh Museum
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam houses the largest collection of artworks by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) in the world. The permanent collection includes over 200 paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 500 drawings, and more than 750 letters....
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: How Van Gogh Made His Mark
An exhibition that focuses primarily on Van Gogh's drawings. Includes many illustrations and tools to help learners develop a deep level of understanding of "how Van Gogh made his mark." Helpful extras include a glossary, interactive...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Vincent Van Gogh
These articles and the corresponding slideshow on the works of Vincent van Gogh offer an in-depth background on his works and their inspirations.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Vincent Van Gogh: Fields and Cypresses
Twelve of Vincent Van Gogh's paintings of fields and trees are on view at this page from the Webmuseum. The enlarged views show the actual texture of the paint. "Wheatfield with Cypresses" has a link to a detailed description and...
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Van Gogh Museum: Vincent Van Gogh: The Letters
Explore this exhibit of over nine hundred letters to and from Van Gogh. The archive is searchable by period, correspondent, and place. Additional navigation takes you directly to letters with sketches, which deftly demonstrate Van Gogh's...
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Vincent Van Gogh
This biography of van Gogh expresses his life as one who was important in the formation of Fauvism and expressionism.
New York Times
New York Times: Vincent Van Gogh: A Draftsman's Fist
Michael Kimmelman, art critic for the New York Times, narrates a walk-through slideshow of an exhibition of Van Gogh's drawings mounted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2005. Wonderful examples of Van Gogh's landscapes and...
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Camille Pissarro, Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cezanne
This site from the National Gallery of Art provides a tour of the leading artists of the post-impressionist movement: Van Gogh, Gauguin, Seurat, and Cezanne.
Museum of Modern Art
Mo Ma: Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night
A unique look at the work of a master painter. The focus of this site is on Vincent Van Gogh and his fascination with nature, particularly at night. Loads of wonderful information and colorful images in a graphically appealing site.
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago: Van Gogh and Gauguin
The Art Institute of Chicago examines the friendship of the postimpressionists Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh during the period from 1887 to 1889.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Van Gogh's Self Portraits
Young scholars will examine Vincent van Gogh's self-portraits and letters to better understand the artist's life story and personality. They will paint two Van Gogh-style self-portraits to show two parts of their own personality and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Van Gogh, the Starry Night
Van Gogh's canvas "The Starry Night" is an exceptional work of art, not only in terms of its quality but also within the artist's collection, since in comparison to favored subjects like irises, sunflowers, or wheat fields, night...
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Ibiblio: Web Museum: Vincent Van Gogh
A Webmuseum English biographical essay of Vincent van Gogh, with a number of art illustrations.
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Ibiblio: Web Museum: Vincent Van Gogh, Self Portraits
Displays a representative collection of self-portraits by van Gogh for the purposes of comparing and contrasting. Includes a short note on van Gogh's unique and intense style. Excellent site for exploring the changes in van Gogh's...
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Web Exhibits: Van Gogh's Letters
This site provides the full text (English translation) of all Vincent van Gogh's letters, complete with "doodles." Search by topic, or by keyword.
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