NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: The Streets of New York
A slideshow of photographs of New York City from the period just before and just after World War II when the city was a magnet for talented photographers who were looking for new ways to capture the life of the city's streets. A...
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Leo Hendrik Baekeland
An in-depth look at the life of Leo Hendrik Baekeland, including his creation of the first completely synthetic plastic, bakelite.
Other
Biography of Edward Weston
Excellent descriptive text about the artwork and life of Edward Weston.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Daguerreotypes by Augustus Washington
Augustus Washington, son of a former slave, learned to make daguerreotypes in 1843 to offset his college expenses, during his freshman year at Dartmouth College. Biographical notes and details about his work are provided in an annotated...
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Henri Cartier Bresson Foundation
The online home of the HCB Foundation amasses a range of information about Cartier-Bresson, including a biography and examples of his work. An excellent starting point for any inquiry into the life and career of this French master.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Life's Little Questions: Frozen Droplets
Investigate the use of stroboscopic disks to study actions that are too fast for the naked eye, and construct a stroboscopic viewer to demonstrate how a gated view of dripping water may produce the illusion of "frozen" motion.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Discovering Ourselves in Literature and Life
This lesson plan, provided by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), encourages students to evaluate literature in a variety of multimedia formats and answer the question, "Who Am I?," Students are then asked to...
BBC
Bbc Science & Nature: Adelie Penguin
BBC Wildfacts provides nature photography and a fact sheet about the Adelie penguin.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: George Seeley
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, George Seeley is described here along with information on his contributions to art through photography (primarily still life photography).
PBS
Who Made America?: George Eastman
A quick "snapshot" at the life and worldly contributions of George Eastman. See why he was chosen as one of America's great innovators and better understand how his photography processes transformed our society.
EL Education
El Education: Discovering the Genesee Volume 1
Discovering the Genesee was created by third grade students in Rochester, New York, as part of a Learning Expedition on local history. Student work was guided by four questions, which became the chapters of their book: Who were the...
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Before They Perished
This unique photography collection found at Birkenau after liberation includes scenes from the everyday life of families while showing the world of Polish Jews before the Holocaust.
Curated OER
Lincoln Exhibition Image
At the Mask of Lincoln website find an impressive gallery of Lincoln portraits and portraits of Lincoln's contemporaries, all captioned with interesting historical sidebars. The famous cracked-plate portrait of Lincoln, taken shortly...
Curated OER
Library of Congress: About (A) Face
Doris Ullman, American photographer (1882-1934), said, "A face that has the marks of having lived intensely, that expresses some phase of life, some dominant quality or intellectual power, constitutes for me an interesting face". This...
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Migrant Workers Through the Lens of Dorothea Lange
Using song lyrics and Dorothea Lange's photographs, students will explore the hardships migrant workers faced during the Great Depression.
University at Buffalo
Buffalo University: Richard Wright Biography
This site offers a very detailed biography along with a photography of Wright. Aligns the events in his life with the works he wrote. Good historical background of his literature.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: All the Mighty World: Photographs of Roger Fenton, 1852 60
Extensive information on the famous photographer, Roger Fenton. Includes images, audio explanations of his photographic techniques, and detailed biographical text.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Ansel Adams
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Ansel Adams in addition to an extensive listing of his works as displayed at the museum.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Imogen Cunningham
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Imogen Cunningham in addition to an extensive listing of his works as displayed at the museum.
The History Place
The History Place: Dorothea Lange: Migrant Farm Families
Learn about the history of migrant workers in America by viewing the work of Dorothea Lange, one of the most famous photographers of the Great Depression.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Carrie Mae Weems
Provides biographical details on the life of Carrie Mae Weems, American artist and photographer known for creating installations that combine photography, audio, and text to examine many facets of contemporary American life.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Eadweard Muybridge
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1996 to commemorate Eadweard Muybridge, the first to create the illusion of moving pictures. With a short biographical passage.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: George Barker
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on photographer George Barker in addition to an extensive listing of his works as displayed at the museum.