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Toledo Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Located in Toledo, OH. A fine collection of world-famous works of art from various periods throughout history. Although located in a smaller mid-western city, you'll be surprised at what it has to offer.
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Warnock Fine Arts: Printmaking

For Students 9th - 10th
Article that explains and gives examples of many printmaking processes. Includes details about relief printing, lithography, serigraphy, intaglio and more. Links to books and artist's examples.
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CGFA

Carol Gerten Fine Arts: John Singer Sargent

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry presents a biography of John Singer Sargent, with links to images of 15 of his painted works.
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The House of Commons Heritage Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive site from the Curatorial Services of the House of Commons in Ottawa collects and celebrates the architecture, fine art, and heritage spaces of Canada's Parliament. The Collection Profiles gives students web-based...
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Detroit Institute of Arts: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
The Detroit Institute of Arts is the fifth-largest fine arts museum in the United States, with over 60,000 works. Individual artworks may be viewed in "Collections". Areas include Asian art, African, Oceanic, and New World art, ancient...
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ArtLex

Art Lex: Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Definition of "art" according to ArtLex, a dictionary of art terms. Includes links to other important terms, as well as a long list of quotations defining "art."
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Art to Zoo Kiting Up the Sky

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This article provides a brief outline on the history of kites as well as information on the forces of kite flight. There are a couple lesson plans included. One activity directs students in writing kite poems. The other includes...
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Teacher Oz

Teacher Oz: Texas Today

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of Texas history topics including education, fine arts, sports teams, amusement parks, food, and travel and tourism.
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Birmingham Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the website of the Birmingham Museum of Art with its nationally recognized collections of art. With a virtual reality tour of its galleries and departmental highlights, the Birmingham Museum of Art makes it easy to explore its...
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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission

Explore Pa History: Mary Cassatt

For Students 3rd - 8th
A concise biographical sketch that examines the life and contributions of nineteenth century impressionist and Pennsylvania native, Mary Cassatt.
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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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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission

Explore Pa History: Thomas Eakins

For Students 3rd - 8th
A concise biographical sketch that examines the contributions of realist painter and Pennsylvania native, Thomas Eakins.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Maiolica: History, Function, and Production

For Students 9th - 10th
The presence of tin in a glaze makes the glaze less likely to run or blur when the painted ceramic piece is heated in a kiln. Artists took advantage of this quality and used tin glazes for making pottery with finely detailed, painted...
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Shelburne Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Vermont's Shelburne Museum fuses history and art in a cluster of buildings housing American arts, architecture and artifacts. The fine arts collection is installed in a building that is a Greek Revival structure outside and a Park Avenue...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Learning From the People Collection

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The ECHO Collection provides rich, multi-disciplinary educational resources in science, literacy and language arts, fine art, and social studies. The combined skills, experience, and collections of our six institutions provide...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Early Photography: Niepce, Talbot and Muybridge

For Students 9th - 10th
Photography is a controversial fine art medium, simply because it is difficult to classify-is it an art or a science? Nineteenth-century photographers struggled with this distinction, trying to reconcile aesthetics with improvements in...
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Gary Olds Art and Fine Craft: Colonial Soap Making: Its History and Techniques

For Students 9th - 10th
This article by Marietta and Arthur Ellis describes the history of soap-making. Scroll through to find reference to colonial soap-making history and techniques. [PDF]
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San Francisco Memories: The Panama Pacific International Exposition

For Students 9th - 10th
A beautiful, comprehensive look at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition that San Francisco hosted in 1915. Find a history of the exposition as well as a map of the grounds, a desciption of the many buildings, art, and sculptures...
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Other

Spainarts: Ribera, Jose De

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by Spainarts. Paintings of this famous Spanish artist in the Parado Museum, Madrid, plus a short biography.
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CGFA

Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Jacques Louis David: The Death of Marat

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from the CGFA provides a short essay on the history and description of the painting "The Death of Marat" by Jacques-Louis David. Includes a pen and ink study of Marat's head and a link to view the painting "Death of Marat".
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Buddhist Artifacts the Support of Spiritual Realization

For Students 9th - 10th
A site by Tulku Thondup explaining the significance of Buddhist art in Tibet. This is an excerpt from a talk given at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 1990. The basis is how the Buddhist devotees in Tibet use religious objects as tools...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Hunefer, Book of the Dead

For Students 9th - 10th
"Book of the Dead" was specially produced for Hunefer. He was a royal scribe and steward of King Sety I. Hunefer's high status is reflected in the fine quality of his "Book of the Dead", which was specially produced for him. View...
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Panama Pacific International Exposition 3 D

For Students 9th - 10th
View one hundred sets of stereographic images of the Panam-Pacific International Exposition. The site also explains how to make 3-D glasses that enable you to see the images in all their glory.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Mexican Muralism: Los Tres Grandes David Siqueiros, Diego Rivera

For Students 9th - 10th
Siqueiros, Diego Rivera, and Jose Clemente Orozco-known as Los tres grandes-cultivated an artistic style that defined Mexican identity following the Revolution. They crafted epic murals on the walls of highly visible, public buildings...