Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Play a Painting
Find a classroom activity that can be used to enhance understanding of the relationship between music and art.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: A Brief History of Religion in Art
Before we began putting art into museums, art mostly served as the visual counterpart to religious stories. Are these theological paintings, sculptures, textiles and illuminations from centuries ago still relevant to us? Jeremiah Dickey...
Museum of Modern Art
Mo Ma: Abstract Expressionist New York
Blockbuster exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art underscores the relationship between New York City and the explosion of creative activity among the artists who lived there in the postwar period. Learn why New York became the center of...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography: Henri Matisse Art for Kids
Investigate the biography of Henri Matisse who was an artist and painter of the Fauvism and Modern art movement on this site.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography: Andy Warhol Art for Kids
Students learn about the biography of Andy Warhol, artist and painter of the Modern Pop Art movement on this site.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: "Machine Age"
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Library of Congress
Loc: The Floating World of Ukiyo E
An exhibition review on the Japanese art form Ukiyo-e. Very nice images and history of this art form with an interpretation of an historical link of Japan and the Western world.
Other
Tout Fait: The Marcel Duchamp Studies Online Journal
Online publication dedicated to Marcel Duchamp. There are sections dedicated to music, art, literature, notes, interviews and more.
ArtLex
Art Lex: The Eight
Examples of work by a group of early Modernist painters known as "The Eight." Gives a brief history of the group.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Ashcan School
Many examples of work by the group of painters known as the "Ashcan School." Brief history of the group as well.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art: Pablo Picasso: Three Musicians
This site has a beautiful image and description of this famous work by Picasso.
Tate
Tate Online I Map: "Opened by Customs" by Kurt Schwitters
This resource provides the painting "Opened by Customs" by dadaist painter Kurt Schwitters. An image file along with information about the artist and the artwork provide an excellent resource on the topic.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Jackson Pollock
A NewsHour interview with Kirk Varnedoe, curator of painting at the Museum of Modern Art, on the life, work, and influence of Jackson Pollock. The interview revolves around Pollock's breakthrough drip paintings and is interspersed with...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Lictors Returning to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons
A detailed description of Jaques-Louis David's painting Lictors Returning to Brutus the Bodies of his Sons. Includes audio of a modern art professor's perspective of the art. [3:43]
Mex Connect
Mex Connect: Mexican Art, Authors and Artisans
The listing of Mexican artists, artisans, authors, and art makes it easy to "pick and choose." Oodles of information here.
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Write a Short Story
Compare and contrast two works of art that show groups of people in two different settings. Then choose one of the paintings to write a short story.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Paul Cezanne: The Bather
Features an in-depth look at Paul Cezanne's painting 'The Bather', which is an excellent example of Post-Impressionism art.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What Is Abstract Expressionism?
If you visit a museum with a collection of modern and contemporary art, you're likely to see works that sometimes elicit the response, "My cat could make that, so how is it art?" But is it true? Could anyone create one of Jackson...
Museum of Modern Art
Mo Ma: "The Starry Night" by Vincent Van Gogh
Van Gogh's "Starry Night" is featured here, with background on the painting that conveys its emotional content.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Paul Cezanne: The Basket of Apples
An art historian presents a comprehensive discussion of Paul Cezanne's 1893 painting 'The Basket of Apples', which is an excellent representation of Post-Impressionism art.
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College: Hood Museum of Art
Designed by architect Charles Moore, the Hood Museum of Art has a permanent collection ranging from Ancient and Asian to Modern and Contemporary Art. Of special note are American portrait paintings of the 18th and 19th centuries,...
Morning Earth
Morning Earth: Georgia O'keeffe
This brief resource features a short biography of Georgia O'Keeffe, quotes from the painter, photos of her paintings, and photos of the artist herself.
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Impressionist and Post Impressionist Art
In the late 19th century, the Impressionists defied academic tradition in French art with their emphasis on modern subjects, sketchlike technique, and practice of painting in the open air with pure, high-keyed color. The Art Institute of...
Other
Baltimore Museum of Art
More than 85,000 works of art comprise the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art, including American paintings and decorative arts, especially period rooms from Maryland historic homes and miniature rooms, sculpture gardens with...