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Grandma Moses: Reflections of America

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay about Grandma Moses and her apotheosis as an artist.
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US National Archives

Nara: Pictures of the Revolutionary War

For Students 9th - 10th
Black and white reproductions from famous paintings by the National Archives and Records Administration. There are paintings of battle scenes, famous participants, traitors and even a perspective from the British point of view.
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Peabody Essex Museum

Peabody Essex Museum: Joseph Cornell

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about American artist Joseph Cornell.
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The Wharton Group

Discover France: Henri De Toulouse Lautrec

For Students 9th - 10th
This website from discoverfrance.net features Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, the famous postimpressionist painter.
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National Diet Library, Japan: Portraits of Modern Japanese Historic Figures

For Students 9th - 10th
Features portrait photographs of 350 modern Japanese historical figures including statesmen, businessmen, scholars, artists, and military figures. View by category or name.
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PBS

Pbs: Biography of Dizzy Gillespie

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS biography about trumpeter and jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie includes photos, multiple audio features, and links within the text to other famous musicians.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Philippe Halsman a Retrospective

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution provides an online exhibit of portrait photographer Philippe Halsman who photographed famous people from Presidents to entertainers.
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Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev

Olga's Gallery: Titian

For Students 9th - 10th
Link to images of his most famous paintings and his biography.
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Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete full-text of this literary work is available to download or read in online multiple digital formats. This famous translation was first published in 1910 and includes an introductory note by the translator, John Addington...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: A Brush With History

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibition of portraits of American heroes, statesmen, writers, artists, scientists, and historical figures draws on the paintings in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery to consider the story of America. View portraits from...
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Design Museum (London)

For Students 9th - 10th
Included at this site is a large collection of links to individual architects and designers. Each link includes a lengthy biography of the artist along with a series of pictures, a timeline of their life, and a listing of bibliography...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: American Masters Collection: Pedro E. Guerrero

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of videos lessons, media galleries, and photographs about Pedro E. Guerrero, a Mexican-American Mexican-American Photographer Pedro E. Guerrero famous for his photos of architecture and statues and his works.
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Art, Repetition, and Jacob Lawrence

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A great idea for a lesson including the style of Jacob Lawrence's "Parade." Not only includes lesson, but also a list of artists with similar styles to Lawrence. Lesson is under Instructional Unit Three.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Salvador Dali Biography

For Students 2nd - 7th
Interesting biographical information and fun facts about surrealist artist, Salvador Dali.
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Judy Chicago

For Students 9th - 10th
ArtCyclopedia's resource that shows links to Judy Chicago's work, website, articles and other informative sites on this famous, influential artist.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Rembrandt Peale

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Luce Foundation Center at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, this is a portrait photograph and biography of Rembrandt Peale, the early American portrait painter and most of famous of the Peale brothers family of artists.
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Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Girodet Romantic Rebel

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderfully detailed exhibition site, developed by the Art Institute of Chicago, devoted to this gifted French painter, whose work is often viewed in opposition to the prevailing neoclassical style of his time. With a career that...
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Other

Xavier Cortada

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the vibrant paintings, murals, prints and drawings of Cuban-American artist Xavier Cortada.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Ella Fitzgerald

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of famous singer and Grammy winner Ella Fitzgerald.
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ArtLex

Art Lex: Gouache

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about gouache painting and view examples of it by famous artists. Also includes links to information on other painting styles, art terms, and artists.
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J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: Simon Vouet

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the art and style of French painter and draftsman Simon Vouet. Includes photos of his more famous paintings, including "Venus and Adonis".
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Giorgio De Chirico: Greek/italian Surrealist Painter

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains several links to Giorgio de Chirico's famous paintings.
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Edward Hopper, American Scene Painter, 1882 1967

For Students 9th - 10th
You'll find Hopper's famous paintings in museums and galleries across the U.S. and around the world.
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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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