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Canvas Creations: Vincent Van Gogh Biography
This site contains a short biography on the life of Vincent Van Gogh.
Van Gogh Gallery
Vincent Van Gogh Gallery: Drawings
This site offers tremendous drawings by Vincent van Gogh that are listed in alphabetical order. Peruse through the listings and gaze upon some of the most creative works of art in history.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography: Vincent Van Gogh for Kids
A biography of Vincent van Gogh who was an artist and painter of the Post-impressionist art movement.
Art Institute of Chicago
Modern Collection: Vincent Van Gogh Self Portrait, 1887
Click to enlarge Van Gogh's self-portrait from 1886-87, and read the paragraph of text explaining his methods.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Van Gogh, the Starry Night
Van Gogh's canvas "The Starry Night" is an exceptional work of art, not only in terms of its quality but also within the artist's collection, since in comparison to favored subjects like irises, sunflowers, or wheat fields, night...
Van Gogh Gallery
Van Gogh Gallery: Vincent Van Gogh: Fun Facts
Learn fascinating facts about the life and career of this prolific Dutch post-impressionist painter.
Starfall
Starfall: Vincent Van Gogh
A short interactive story for early readers based on the artist Vincent van Gogh. Three of his paintings are presented. The story vocabulary is posted below the book. A link also takes you to a short biography.
BBC
Bbc: Simon Schama's Power of Art: Van Gogh
From the BBC's documentary series "Simon Schama's Power of Art," find a synopsis of the broadcast on the Dutch master Van Gogh.
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Channel 4 Culture (u.k.): Vincent, the Full Story
This site provides the full story of Vincent van Gogh broken up into different sections for easy navigation.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: The Two Sides of Vincent Van Gogh
PBS Senior Producer Jeffrey Brown 1998 interview with Earl Powell III, Director, National Gallery of Art, John Leighton, Director, Van Gogh Museum, Richard Schickel, Time Magazine and others. Brown discusses the artist's intent as...
Museum of Modern Art
Mo Ma: Destination Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art invites young readers interactively learn about Vincent van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, and Umberto Boccioni using sound, simple language, and engaging animations.
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Van Gogh's Sunflowers
This lesson plan from KinderArt will show students how to use pastels to create a variety of lines and textural effects after the manner of Vincent van Gogh. Students will learn that colors can be subjective as well as objective.
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Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
This resource includes a detailed biography, transcripts of his letters to his beloved brother Theo, photographs, numerous reproductions, and more. The museum also collects Western paintings, sculptures, drawings, and prints from the...
California State University
Van Gogh Lesson
Introduce the masters to young students. This art lesson plan will have your 2nd graders singing the praises of Vincent van Gogh as they create their very own "Starry Night."
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Vincent Van Gogh
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Vincent van Gogh.
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Van Gogh's Painting Style in "The Starry Night"
A lesson plan from KinderArt that investigates Van Gogh's technique as exhibited in "The Starry Night."
NASA
Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day: "The Starry Night" by Vincent Van Gogh
Discover why the scientists at NASA awarded Van Gogh's famous painting of the night sky, "The Starry Night," a spot on its astronomy-picture-of-the-day site.
Van Gogh Gallery
Van Gogh Gallery: The Starry Nights
An essay that discusses three interpretations of Van Gogh's "The Starry Night."
Eduweb
Eduweb: Inside Art: An Adventure in Art History
Inside Art lets younger students explore multiple aspects of landscape painting as they jump into a work by Vincent van Gogh. After learning about color, form, genre, and the artist, art adventurers take a short quiz to check their...
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Vincent Van Gogh
Information on the famous Dutch artist with links to his works in museums around the world. There are also magazine links.
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Integration of Art and Drama
A 7-day unit of lessons integrating art with drama. Artists covered include Filippo Brunelleschi, Leonardo Da Vinci, Vincent Van Gogh, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri Matisse, and five Indiana artists.
Curated OER
Wheatfield With Crows, by Vincent Van Gogh (1890)
From the BBC's documentary series "Simon Schama's Power of Art," find a synopsis of the broadcast on the Dutch master Van Gogh.
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...
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