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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Marsden Hartley

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of Marsden Hartley, American Modernist painter.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Hans Hofmann

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of Hans Hofmann, German-American abstract expressionist painter.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Joseph Mallord William Turner

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of Joseph Mallord William Turner, an English Romantic landscape painter.
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Other

Coghlan Art Studio and Gallery: Norval Morrisseau

For Students 9th - 10th
The Coghlan Art Studio and Gallery provides a Norval Morrisseau biography illustrated with images of his Native American medicine paintings. A video clip is included.
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Stanford University

Stanford Univ: Gilded Age Treasures From the Smithsonian

For Students 9th - 10th
Written in 2001 prior to the opening of an art exhibit at Stanford University's Cantor Arts Center this press release provides a brief contextual overview of the artistic accomplishments of artists during the Gilded Age.
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Magic Realism

For Students 9th - 10th
A chronological list of artists associated with the Magic Realism movement, with links to famous works and biographies.
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Other

Jss Virt. Gallery: John Sargent Daughters of Edward Boit

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the John Singer Sargent Virtual Gallery displays Sargent's painting, "Daughters Sargent's Edward Darley Boit." Informative site on the painting with good, in-depth information.
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Other

Clark Art Institute: Like Breath on Glass

For Students 9th - 10th
View an exciting exhibit of paintings using the "painting softly" approach by such well known twentieth century artists such as James Whistler, George Inness, William Chase, and others.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Perspective Drawing Inspired by n.c. Wyeth [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
For this lesson, students will generate unique fantasy drawings that utilize perspective and create the illusion of depth on a two-dimensional surface. Deriving inspiration from the American painter and illustrator N.C. Wyeth's The...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Famous Americans: John James Audubon

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn brief information on John James Audubon, famous American bird painter, who was featured on the one cent postage stamp.
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BBC

Bbc: Simon Schama's Power of Art: Rothko

For Students 9th - 10th
From the BBC's documentary series on art "Simon Schama's Power of Art", this is the web-page synopsis version of the program on the American abstract-expressionist painter, Mark Rothko.
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Thomas Eakins

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of links to the works of Thomas Eakins, the American realist painter, known for painting "The Gross Clinic."
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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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ArtLex

Art Lex: The Eight

For Students 9th - 10th
Examples of work by a group of early Modernist painters known as "The Eight." Gives a brief history of the group.
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ArtLex

Art Lex: Ashcan School

For Students 9th - 10th
Many examples of work by the group of painters known as the "Ashcan School." Brief history of the group as well.
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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission

Explore Pa History: George Catlin

For Students 3rd - 8th
A succinct biographical sketch that examines the contributions of noted painter of Native American portraits and Pennsylvania native, George Catlin.
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Other

Nebraska Center for Writers: Weldon Kees

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Weldon Kees (1914-1955?) was not only an important minor poet of the mid-20th century American literary scene, he was also a fiction writer, playwright, cultural critic and impresario, filmmaker and photographer, abstract expressionist...
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Other

Columbus Museum of Art: Curator's View: Edward Hopper's "Morning Sun"

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Curator's View series at the Columbus Museum of Art, this is the piece profile on the American social realist, modern painter, Edward Hopper's, painting "Morning Sun".
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Other

Clyfford Still Museum: Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This page shows a few examples of works from the collection of the Clyffrod Still Museum and talks about the collection in general. Still was an important American abstract-expressionist painter who produced thousands of large format...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Winter in Union Square

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art the painting "Winter in Union Square" by the American impressionist painter Childe Hassam is profiled with a large image of the piece, a description, and links to related topics and artworks.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Golden Afternoon

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art the painting "Golden Afternoon" by the American impressionist painter Childe Hassam is profiled with a large image of the piece, a description, and links to related topics and artworks.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Brush House

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art the painting "The Brush House" by the American impressionist painter Childe Hassam is profiled with a large image of the piece, a description, and links to related topics and artworks.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Peach Blossoms?villiers Le Bel

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art the painting "Peach Blossoms?Villiers-le-Bel" by the American impressionist painter Childe Hassam is profiled with a large image of the piece, a description, and links to related topics and artworks.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Water Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art the painting "The Water Garden" by the American impressionist painter Childe Hassam is profiled with a large image of the piece, a description, and links to related topics and artworks.