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Incredible Art Department

The Incredible Art Department: Art Periods and Styles

For Students 9th - 10th
A large collection of resource links here for a wide range of art periods and styles from ancient times to the modern day.
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Princeton University

Princeton University Art Museum: Art of Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent overview of both regional and period art from Japan, with images of example pieces and detailed descriptions of the work.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Egyptian Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a collection of images of Egyptian art. View pieces one at a time or fifty at a time (see top navigation). Includes an introduction to Egyptian art, too.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Andrea Gill

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Andrea Gill is described here along with information on her contributions to art through ceramics.
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Minneapolis Institute of Arts: World Ceramics

For Students 9th - 10th
World Ceramics surveys ceramic artwork produced in a dozen different regions of the world. Extensive notes and illustrations accompany each piece, providing complete facts related to where it came from, how it was used, and how it was...
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Other

Silicon Valley Art Museum: China's Han Dynasty Artifacts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
See treasures from a Han dynasty tomb (206 BC to AD 24) exhibited at the Silicon Valley Art Museum. Delightful reproductions of ceramic and bronze vessels and figurines pepper the site. Informative notes discuss both the technology used...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Louis C. Tiffany

For Students 9th - 10th
Louis C. Tiffany created fabulous mosaics, stained-glass windows, Favrile glass, lamps, enamels, ceramics, jewelry, metalwork, drawings and paintings. This site provides details on his life and work with wonderful images to explore.
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Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum: An Art of Our Own: Women Ceramicists From the Permanent Collect

For Students 9th - 10th
"An Art of Our Own: Women Ceramicists from the Permanent Collection" is a long-term exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. This exhibition overview shows a few selected works from the exhibition plus a nice description of each piece.
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Minneapolis Institute of Art: The Art of Asia: Ceramics

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about the Chinese contribution to ceramic art from the Neolithic era through the Sung Dynasty.
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Goshen College

Working Safely With Art Materials

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Safety practices that should be considered when working with art materials.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Islamic Art Highlights

For Students 9th - 10th
Fifty masterworks from the Metropolitan's collection of Islamic art are on display, grouped by object type to aid comparative analysis. Includes curators' notes, along with detailed views. Stunning examples of Islamic art and calligraphy...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: John Mason

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, John Mason is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his works with ceramics and sculptures.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Peter Voulkos

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Peter Voulkos is described here along with information on his contributions to art through pottery and ceramics.
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ArtLex

Art Lex: Islam and Islamic Art

For Students 9th - 10th
A dictionary entry for Islam and Islamic art with numerous illustrations of representative works in all media, including architecture, ceramics, metalwork, textiles, and manuscripts. Includes useful cross-references to related terms and...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African Art: A First Look at the Disney Tishman Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
A survey of traditional African art in a variety of media--wood, ivory, metal, and ceramics--from an impressive collection donated to the National Museum of African Art by Walt Disney in 2005. Includes examples of masks from the Yoruba...
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Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
The home page of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Visit the museum through an interactive floor plan, or by area (American art, European art, Asian art, Arms and Armor, Costumes and textiles, Dutch ceramics, etc.).
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Mississippi Museum of Art: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
The Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson is the largest museum in the state, and has the largest collection of art by and about Mississippians. The collection is also notably strong in 19th and 20th century American landscape paintings,...
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles County Museum of Art: The Legacy of Genghis Khan

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibition explores the influence and legacy of Genghis Khan throughout Asia following the Mongol invasions. The exhibit contains images of beautiful pieces of artwork, sculpture, textiles, ceramics, and more.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: William Daley

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, William Daley is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his work with ceramics.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Goryeo Celadon

For Students 3rd - 8th
Information discussing Goryeo Celadon, and its development over time.
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Other

Silicon Valley Art Museum: Clay Beads [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An online lesson plan for getting your hands dirty! The student will learn all about making beads from clay and receive ideas on what to do with them after they are done.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Puebloan: Maria Martinez, Black on Black Ceramic Vessel

For Students 9th - 10th
Maria Martinez became one of the best-known Native potters of the twentieth century due to her excellence as a ceramist and her connections with a larger, predominantly non-Native audience. Read her ceramic techniques and view examples...
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Other

The Nunavut Art World: Development of Art in Nunavut

For Students 9th - 10th
Canada's Inuit are best known for carvings made of stone, antler and bone but there are many other mediums that showcase their work including painting, jewelry, and ceramics. This site is a text based overview of their many works.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Ancient Maya Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes different forms of Maya art - architecture, sculpture and carving, stucco, murals, written works, ceramics, textiles, and body art. It also notes the many collections of Maya art in museums around the world.

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