Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Morris Louis
Brief essay about the artistic interests of American artist Morris Louis.
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Portrait of a Cardinal
This site from the Web Gallery of Art contains information about El Greco's painting "Portrait of a Cardinal." Also includes a copy of the painting and a link to the artist's biography.
Library of Congress
Loc: Portraits by Carl Van Vechten
Carl Van Vechten was a photographer between 1932 and 1964. Here the LOC provides his portrait photography work of celebrities, including many figures from the Harlem Renaissance as well as a small collection of his American landscapes.
Other
National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Ar Tnews: Gerhard Richter
Brief essay about the artistic preoccupations of German painter Gerhard Richter.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Robert Henri
Brief essay about the career of influential American artist and educator Robert Henri.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Pablo Picasso
Brief essay about the artistic legacy of twentieth-century modernist Pablo Picasso.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Moholy Nagy
Brief biographical sketch of Bauhaus educator and artist Laszlo Moholy-Nagy.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Imogen Cunningham
Brief essay about the artistic interests of American photographer Imogen Cunningham.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Nam June Paik
Brief essay explain the art-making interests of video artist and performer Nam June Paik.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Andy Warhol
Brief essay about the artistic interests of American pop art legend Andy Warhol.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: The Mask of Lincoln: Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln
Learn about the often-difficult relationship between Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, from this artist portrait of the couple and attendant caption.
US Senate
U.s. Senate: Portrait of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Sully
A late likeness of Jefferson, painted by Thomas Sully in 1856 from an original produced during Jefferson's lifetime. Details are provided about the painting's creation, the artist's career, and how the painting came to be in the...
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Edward Hopper
Brief essay about Edward Hopper's artistic career.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Gaston Lachaise
Brief essay about the artistic interests of sculptor Gaston Lachaise.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: The Mask of Lincoln: Proclamation of Emancipation
View an elaborate engraving of the Emancipation Proclamation, produced two years after Lincoln first issued it. It marries Civil War-era iconography with the text of Lincoln's declaration and is a useful resource for analyzing artistic...
Read Works
Read Works: Portrait of an Artist
[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text about Phong Chung, a Vietnamese painter living in New York. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev
Olga's Gallery: Raphael
In-depth biography of Raphael from Olga's Gallery including his style and links to his works one being "Portrait of Pope Leo X with Cardinals Giulio de Medici and Luigi de Rossi."
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Hans Holbein the Younger
A short biography and examples of some well-known work of master artist Hans Holbein the Younger.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin
The WebMuseum gives you brief biographical information of Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin and reproductions of Chardin's work, including "Back From the Market." There is also a link to de Hooch, an artistic influence of Chardin's.
Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev
Olga's Gallery: Edgar Degas
This site has a gallery of the works of Edgar Degas (1834-1917 CE). Contains short biography of the artist.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Charles Bird King
A biographical note about Charles Bird King, with a link to works in the Smithsonian by King and to copies of his works by other artists.
US National Archives
Portrait of Black Chicago: John H. White
From June through October 1973 and briefly during the spring of 1974, John H. White worked for the federal government photographing Chicago, especially the city`s African American community. His photographs portray the difficult...
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Zaida Ben Yusuf: Daniel Chester French
This site provides information about the sculptor Daniel Chester French. He is famous for his sculpture of President Lincoln created as a part of the Lincoln Memorial. The picture is provided by a photograph taken by Zaida Ben-Yusuf.
Digital History
Digital History: The Artist in American Society
See how the creation of visual art in its many forms developed over the first half of the 19th century. In addition of the painters in the Hudson River School of Art, read about the beautification of natural spaces such as parks, and...