Curated OER
Work And Resistance In America
Students investigate the history and events that surround the industrial revolution. They conduct research using secondary sources. They look reflectively at the history in order to build an idea of how the arts could have influenced the...
Curated OER
African American Scavenger Hunt
In this African American music history worksheet, students research the history of African American music. Students then answer the fifteen questions.
University of Victoria (Canada)
Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery: Unity of Movement
Emily Carr, Katharine Maltwood and Myfanwy Pavelic contributed significantly to the West Coast Canadian art scene. This virtual exhibition by the Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery at the University of Victoria gives great tribute to the...
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Judy Chicago
ArtCyclopedia's resource that shows links to Judy Chicago's work, website, articles and other informative sites on this famous, influential artist.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Case for Andy Warhol
You've heard his name. You've seen the Campbell's Soup cans. You might know something about The Factory. But perhaps you've wondered why Andy Warhol gets so much attention or why his work even matters. The Art Assignment takes a closer...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Cezanne to Picasso (Slideshow of Masterworks)
An NPR-produced slideshow set to the music of Claude Debussy showcases dozens of post-impressionist masterworks by Cezanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Bonnard, Derain, Degas, and Picasso. The slideshow coincides with an exhibition that opened at...
Other
Major Artists of Dada
This site contains links to artists who were very influential to the movement of dada.
Other
American Sport Art Museum and Archives: Ernie Barnes
Ernie Barnes was named Sports Artist of the Year in both 1984 and 2004. The site includes a biographical sketch, commentary on Barnes's style and inspiration, and information about his most significant and influential works.
Library of Congress
Loc: Jazz Singers: Online Exhibition
Library of Congress online exhibition of Jazz singers provides a short bio and photos of each of these influential artists offering perspectives of the art of vocal jazz from the 1920s to present.
Other
Arts Council Collection (London)
A major collection of work by twentieth-century and contemporary British artists is open to the public online at this site from the Arts Council Collection. All major British artists are represented, including Francis Bacon, Lucian...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: William H. Johnson
The Luce Foundation Center for American Art at the Smithsonian American Art Museum presents this short biography and photographic portrait of William H. Johnson, the influential African-American painter participant in the Harlem...
Yale University
Yale University: Beinecke Library: Alfred Stieglitz and Georgia O'keeffe Archive
An archive of letters, photographs, and other documents pertaining to the lives of Alfred Stieglitz and Georgia O'Keeffe, an influential couple in American culture. The materials span one hundred years from 1880-1980. Stieglitz nurtured...
Black Past
Black Past: Henry Ossawa Tanner
A brief encyclopedia article about the influential African-American painter Henry Tanner.
Starfall
Starfall: Ernie Barnes
View three of Ernie Barnes' influential artworks, along with quotations and discussion/writing prompts, and a short biography. The page is designed for young students.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Van Morrison
Presents detailed biographical information on influential musician, Van Morrison, a 1993 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Includes a timeline of key events and an essential songs list.
Black Past
Black Past: Cole, Nat "King"
This brief encyclopedia entry gives information about Nat "King" Cole, an influential jazz pianist and vocalist.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Maya Lin
In this student-written article, learn about artist and sculptor, Maya Lin, who designed the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial, the Civil Rights Memorial, as well as many other amazing amazing and influential architectural projects.
Van Gogh Gallery
The Van Gogh Gallery: Oskar Kokoschka
Biographical summary of the life and career of Austrian artist Oskar Kokoschka who was an influential part of the Viennese Expressionist movement.
Danuta Bois
Distinguished Women of Past and Present
This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others. Some were alive...
Curated OER
Time 100: Artists & Entertainers t.s. Eliot
TIME Magazine features T.S. Eliot as one of the most influential poets of the 20th century. Content includes a biography and a timeline of his life.
Other
All Music: Kool and the Gang
This resource presents information on an influential funk group, Kool and the Gang. It contains very detailed information if you click on the "read more" link. Shows pictures and song titles of all of their albums, and includes a Kool...
Other
Louvre Museum: A Closer Look at the Portrait of the Marquise De Pompadour
Media-rich module examines a pastel portrait of Madame de Pompadour, an influential member of the court of Louis XV and patron of the arts. The work, by French artist Maurice-Quentin Delatour, conveys much useful information about the...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: The Art of Parisian Art Dealer Ambroise Vollard
Paris at the end of the nineteenth century was at the center of a cultural arts explosion owing, in part, to the constellation of artists surrounding the art dealership of Ambroise Vollard. This archived report from NPR tells the story...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Studies for the Battle of Cascina and the Creation of Adam
The Battle of Cascina was a famous fourteenth-century victory over Pisa. Michelangelo's Bathers depicted the Florentine army hurriedly preparing for battle after a dip in the river. Michelangelo's drawing caused a sensation because of...