Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Sanctuary of Bom Jesus De Matosinhos of Congonhas Do Campo
Bom Jesus de Matosinhos in Congonhas do Campo is a sanctuary for many pilgrims in Brazil. This elaborate complex of architecture, sculpture, and painting shows scenes of the life and death of Christ. View pictures and read the history of...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cusco School Artist, Saint Joseph and the Christ Child
Paintings that celebrated St. Joseph as a youthful, caring father skyrocketed to popularity during the 16th and 17th centuries, both in Spain and throughout the Spanish Empire. This particular painting of the lively, vigorous St. Joseph...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Church of Sao Francisco De Assis, Ouro Preto, Brazil
The church of Sao Francisco, with its curving geometries and lively ornamentation, stands in sharp contrast to traditional early modern Portuguese architecture which generally favored simple plans and exteriors. View pictures and read...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cultural Heritage at Risk: Peru
Peru's cultural heritage is extensive and diverse, including important sites and artifacts from the ancient civilizations of the Moche and Nazca. However, these sites are being threatened by vandalism, invasion, looting, and illicit...
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Walter Ellison: Train Station
Information and analysis about a painting by Walter Ellison, Train Station, held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago. It is a visual document of the Great Migration, a period in U.S. history when large numbers of African...
Other
City College of San Francisco: The Diego Rivera Mural Project
This resource features the Pan American Unity Mural located at the City College of San Francisco. Also known as Marriage of the Artistic Expression of the North and the South, the mural was created to promote diversity and show human...
Kenyon College
Kenyon College: North by South: Augusta Savage
A detailed biography of the artist, Augusta Savage. This site includes images of her work, and links to related artists.
Other
Brooklyn Expedition: Latin America
Excellent site about Latin America from the Brooklyn Children's Museum. Explore ancient beliefs and rituals, celebrations, culture, the land, animals, and the history of Latin America.
US Capitol Visitor Center
U.s. Capitol Visitor Center: 1820 1861: Holding the Union Together
American history from 1820-1861 is interwoven with the history of the Capitol as it was expanded to accommodate a growing government body. A timeline of significant events in the debates over slavery, the addition of free and slave...
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Isaac Hayes (B. 1942)
Overview of the life and career of soul musician Isaac Hayes who was the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best original Song for the "Theme from Shaft."
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Artopia: Sculpture Critic: Lap Pool by Dale Chihuly
Resource about the sculpture Lap Pool by Dale Chihuly. Includes an image of the sculpture, a suggested art activity in text and audio, links for more information about the sculpture and artist as well as a link to "Do More", a place to...
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Xul Solar
Bibliography of the Argentine painter Xul Solar.
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Doris Salcedo
Bibliography of the Colombian painter Doris Salcedo.
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Arturo Michelena
Bibliography of the Venezuelan painter Arturo Michelena.
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Jacobo Borges
Bibliography of the Venezuelan painter Jacobo Borges.
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Francisco Hung
Bibliography of the Venezuelan painter Francisco Hung.
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Jesus Rafael Soto
Bibliography of the Venezuelan painter Jesus Rafael Soto.
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Carlos Cruz Diez
Bibliography of the Venezuelan painter Carlos Cruz-Diez.
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Armando Reveron
Bibliography of the Venezuelan painter Armando Reveron.
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Cristobal De Rojas
Bibliography of the Venezuelan painter Cristobal de Rojas.
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Alejandro Obregon
Bibliography of the Colombian painter Alejandro Obregon
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Jose Balmes
Bibliography of the Chilean painter Jose Balmes.
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word)
E Pd Lp: Nemesio Antunez
Bibliography of the Chilean painter Nemesio Antunez.