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Look Before You Think: How To Appreciate a Painting

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop an elementary understanding of the history of art. They study the basic elements of a painting including perspective, composition, color, light and symbolism. They look at each selected painting and analyze it, moving...
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Whitney Museum of American Art: Modern Life: Edward Hopper and His Time

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibition considers the work of Edward Hopper alongside that of his contemporaries.
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan Critter Catalog: Insects

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough site that provides a description of the characteristics of insects and then focuses on the insects of southeastern Michigan. Pictures, classification groupings, and sound clips of insects are included.
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Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Nighthawks

For Students 9th - 10th
View Hopper's famous "Nighthawks," along with contextual details and analysis.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Edward Hopper

For Students 9th - 10th
Edward Hopper is profiled at this site in a format that begins with a biographical sketch of his life. His works are then listed by appearance in the museum's database. Each work is presented in thumbnail format with brief information...
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Grace Brewster Murray Hopper

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Saint Andrews discusses the life and accomplishments of Grace Brewster Murray Hopper, pioneer in computer software.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Picturing America: Hopper: House by the Railroad [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about and analysis of a characteristic composition by Edward Hopper.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Edward Hopper

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief essay about Edward Hopper's artistic career.
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Admiral Grace Murray Hopper

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a short biography on Admiral Grace Murray Hopper, pioneer computer scientist.
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For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Mark Harden's Artchive contains a copy of Hopper's painting "Early Sunday Morning". The picture is presented as a thumbnail that can be accessed for a larger picture.
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For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a list of Edward Hopper's landscape paintings. It includes pictures of the paintings.
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For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a list of Edward Hopper's landscape paintings. It includes pictures of the paintings.
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For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a list of Edward Hopper's landscape paintings. It includes pictures of the paintings.
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For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a list of Edward Hopper's landscape paintings. It includes pictures of the paintings.
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For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a list of Edward Hopper's landscape paintings. It includes pictures of the paintings.
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For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a list of Edward Hopper's landscape paintings. It includes pictures of the paintings.
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For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Mark Harden's Artchive contains a copy of Hopper's painting "Cape Cod Afternoon". This is a good site to check out on the subject.
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For Students 9th - 10th
This site which is provided for by Mark Harden's Artchive contains information on Hopper's painting "House by the Railroad". Also contains a copy of the painting.
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For Students 9th - 10th
High-quality zoomable image of a typical Hopper subject--a storefront illuminated at night--from a typical Hopper point of view--that of the outsider looking in.
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For Students 9th - 10th
High-quality zoomable image of a work by Hopper that typifies his particular style of American realism and his interest in the play of light and shadow.
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For Students 9th - 10th
High-quality zoomable image of Hoppers's "Chop Suey," which, like the more-famous "Nighthawks," showcases many of Hopper's artistic interests: e.g., play of light on buildings and oddly pessimistic interiors.
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For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by Mark Harden's Artchive, contains a copy of Hopper's painting "Corn Hill". A good site to check out on the subject.
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Grace Brewster Murray Hopper

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives biographical information about Grace Brewster Murray Hopper, as well as mathematical equations explaining her work.
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Grace Brewster Murray Hopper

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives biographical information about Grace Brewster Murray Hopper, as well as mathematical equations explaining her work.