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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: John F. Carlson

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, John F. Carlson is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his landscape paintings.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Max Weyl

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Max Weyl is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his landscape painting.
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Handout
Other

American Studies Online: Theme Parks and Mass Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by American Studies Online. The Disney concept and philosophy has had a widespread influence on American life beyond the amusement parks. This article shows the influence has even spread to shopping malls and...
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Lesson Plan
Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Albright Knox Art Gallery: Three Ways to Make a Scene

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will analyze landscapes by three artists. After learning about the horizon line, they will create their own painted and collaged landscapes inspired by one of the artists.
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Portraits by Carl Van Vechten

For Students 9th - 10th
Carl Van Vechten was a photographer between 1932 and 1964. Here the LOC provides his portrait photography work of celebrities, including many figures from the Harlem Renaissance as well as a small collection of his American landscapes.
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Interactive
Other

American Society of Landscape Architects: Green Roof

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive experience showcases environmental and economic benefits of a green roof. Take a virtual tour of a real green roof and learn about a career in landscape architecture. Downloadable workbook is available for students, while...
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Unit Plan
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Learning Resources

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity guide accompanies the exhibition America on the Move and provides documents and activities that students can use to build a deeper understanding of how transportation shaped American commerce, communities, landscapes, and...
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Transportation in America Before 1876

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1800, the United States was made up of 16 states, all east of the Appalachians, and most people lived within 50 miles of the Atlantic. Oceans and rivers were the nations' highways, providing the only viable way to travel long...
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Graphic
Library of Congress

Loc: Cultural Landscapes

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection includes unique maps, such as topographic maps and those used in land surveys. Includes maps created by George Washington.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Robert S. Duncanson

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides in-depth biographical information on Robert S. Duncanson in addition to an extensive listing of his works as displayed at the museum.
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Activity
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Picturing America: Cole: The Oxbow [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Analysis of Cole's famous landscape of a bow-shaped bend in a river conveys all the essential qualities that typify works by Hudson River school artists.
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University of California

University of California: Bampfa: Yosemite Winter Scene by Albert Bierstadt

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about different qualities of landscapes, such as degree of realism versus exaggeration, from this activity that pushes viewers to think about different aspects of Bierstadt's seasonal landscape titled Yosemite Winter Scene.
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Handout
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Artists by Movement: Hudson River School

For Students 9th - 10th
Survey the career and paintings of the Hudson River School in American painting (1835-1870).
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Martin Lawrence Galleries

Martin Lawrence Galleries: Kerry Hallam

For Students 9th - 10th
Hallam is a landscape painter who has traveled around the world portraying scenes with vivid and bold colors. However, most of his work is done in the United States. He is heavily inspired by the post-impressionists and it shows in his...
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Bruce Crane

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Bruce Crane is described here along with information on his contributions to art through landscape paintings.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Thomas Chambers

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Thomas Chambers is described here along with information on his contributions to art through landscape and portraits. His landscape paintings famously depict the Hudson River...
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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.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Ernest Fiene

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Ernest Fiene is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his landscape paintings.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Laura Gilpin

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Laura Gilpin is described here along with information on her contributions to art through her landscape paintings.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Birge Harrison

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Birge Harrison is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his landscape paintings.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Homer Dodge Martin

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Homer Dodge Martin is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his "poetic, dreamy landscapes" painted from memory.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Ogden Pleissner

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Ogden Pleissner is described here along with information on his contributions to art through award winning landscape painting.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Elliott Daingerfield

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Elliott Daingerfield is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his work with landscapes.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Charles H. Davis

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Charles H. Davis is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his landscape paintings.