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Guggenheim Museum: Keeping Faith With an Idea: Timeline of the Guggenheim Museum
Resourceful and voluminous study of the story behind the sixteen-year construction of Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic museum, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, in New York.
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Guggenheim Museum: Picasso and the War Years, 1936 45
Scrolling timeline of the work Picasso produced during World War II shows off a wide range of Picasso's work interspersed with historical photographs of the war and notes about key events occurring at the time. A compelling way to view...
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Guggenheim Museum: The 50th Anniversary
Guggenheim Museum exhibit The Sweeney Decade: Acquisitions at the 1959 Inaugural, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Guggenheim Museum and features images of paintings aquired in the years 1952-1960 along with biographical and...
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Guggenheim: Donald Judd
This resource provides a biography of Donald Judd. Includes links to related topics.
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Guggenheim Museum
Gain access to three Guggenheim locations in Bilbao, Venice, and New York, and take a virtual tour of the art available.
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Guggenheim: Robert Morris
This biographical sketch of Robert Morris covers both his early life and how his early interests grew into his work in minimalist sculpture. Included are photos of three of his artworks with explanations of each.
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Guggenheim: Josef Albers
This resource provides a biography of Josef Albers and links to related topics.
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Guggenheim: Vasily Kandinsky
A biography from the Guggenheim of Vasily Kandinsky (1866-1944 CE).
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Guggenheim Museum: Looking at Art: Art Investigations: Color and Mood
How can colors affect the mood of a painting? Take a look at Josef Albers's "Homage to the Square" and respond to prompts asking you to observe the painting's color and how it would be different if the artist used different colors. A...
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Guggenheim Museum: Looking at Art: Art Investigations: Landscape and Mood
How can a landscape convey mood? Take a look at Vincent van Gogh's "Landscape with Snow" and examine the painting's mood with the help of this site's writing/discussion prompts.
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Guggenheim Museum: Looking at Art: Art Investigations: People in 1900 Paris
Based on what you see in a painting, what kind of conclusions can you draw about the artist's view towards his or her subject matter? Examine Pablo Picasso's "Le Moulin de la Galette" and respond to thought-provoking writing/discussion...
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Guggenheim Museum: Looking at Art: Art Investigations: Community
Examine Faith Ringgold's "Tar Beach" with the help of discussion/writing prompts and a short essay that sheds light on this piece of artwork as well as quilting in African culture.
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The Architecture of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: Form Follows Function
Explore the principle of "form follows function" and how it was applied in the design of the Guggenheim Museum by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Includes three activities where students examine the Guggenheim Museum, design a museum...
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Guggenheim Museum: Africa: Sahel and Savanna
A description of the Sahel region of Africa, encompassing the countries of Mali, Niger, and Chad. Includes information on the Sahel's cultural history, the spread of Islam into the area, and examples of artwork.
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Guggenheim Museum: Africa: Western Africa
A simple explanation of the Western Africa region of Africa, with information on the cultural history and examples of artwork.
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Guggenheim Museum: Africa: Eastern Africa
A simple explanation of the Eastern Africa region of Africa, with information on the cultural history and examples of artwork.
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Guggenheim Museum: Southern Africa
A simple explanation of the Southern Africa region of Africa, with information on the cultural history and examples of artwork.
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Guggenheim Museum: Africa: Central Africa
A simple explanation of the Central Africa region of Africa, with information on the cultural history and examples of artwork.
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Guggenheim Museum: Africa: Northern Africa
A simple explanation of the Northern Africa region of Africa, with information on the cultural history and examples of artwork.
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Guggenheim Museum: Collection Online: Artist Bio: Carl Andre
A short biography of the American Minimalist artist, Carl Andre, that includes images of his work.
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Guggenheim Museum: Collection Online: Artist Bio: Richard Serra
A profile of American artist Richard Serra.
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Guggenheim Museum: Collection Online: Artist Bio: Gerhard Richter
A profile of German artist Gerhard Richter. Enter his name in the search box at left to locate examples of this work in the Guggenheim's collections.
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Guggenheim Museum: Collection Online: Artist Bio: Sol Le Witt
This resource presents a profile of the career of Sol LeWitt. Use the search box at left to find examples of LeWitt's minimalist works in the Guggenheim's collections.
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Guggenheim Museum: Collection Online: Artist Bio: Jenny Holzer
A profile of the career of the American artist, Jenny Holzer, including images of her work.