The Special Olympics provides information on Artistic Gymnastics and a coaching guide.

This is a compreshensive study guide for the novel A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka. It includes publication information, the characters, a plot summary, point of view, symbols, interpretations, major themes, study questions and essay...

Read an introduction as well as the full text of James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, an autobiographical novel tracing the author?s youth from his birth to his departure from Ireland.

Oscar Wilde's prose poem "The Artist." Includes a link to other full texts of Wilde's work on Bibliomania.

Instead of stapling posters advertising goods with contact information to power poles around town, a clever artist has presented a new spin on posters to spread something else around Toronto. Get the story here.

A profile of the German artist, Joseph Beuys (1921-1986), that looks at the events that shaped his artistic vision and his political beliefs.

Short essay on the life and career of Joshua Reynolds includes examples of representative works by the artist.

After reading the picture book When Pigasso Met Mootisse by Nina Laden, students will research an artist with a unique style. Students will partner with another student who's artist has a different style. Students will pretend their two...

Are you interested in exploring a career in the fine arts? The Artist Help Network helps individuals investigate career resources to take control of their art career.

An invaluable site showing works and discussing artists who were part of the Gemini Artist Workshop. Artist include David Hockney, Andy Warhol, Nancy Kienholz and over 50 others.

Learn about the career of illustrator and artist Kadir Nelson, whose work has been featured in films, children's books and major museums.

Felix Nussbaum was an artist who perished in Auschwitz after being in hiding for four years. View his artwork and learn more about his life on this site.

This site details Al Jolson's musical career. Check it out for some interesting information about the artist.

From the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, this is an image, description and explanation with an accompanying link to other facts about the American Impressionist painting "Portrait of the Artist's Mother" by James Abbott McNeill Whistler.

A site by Peter Palmquist on Women photographers and the American Indian. There are biographies and images from thirteen women who were active during the latter part of the 19th century.

A very brief biography of Arshile Gorky, the artist of "The Artist and His Mother", along with an analysis and description of the painting.

Contains brief biographies of several twentieth-century famous painters and artists.

Biographical overview of Thomas Moran, renowned artist of western landscape paintings. Includes gallery of artwork.

This look at art in the 21st century focuses on artist Jenny Holzer. Her combination of language, poetry, and projection creates unique installations.

A Smithsonian website plus lesson plans on the art of landscape painting. Includes details on landscape painting techniques to create the illusion of depth and space as well as information on four landscape artists.

A short biography and examples of some of the well-known work of the master artist Francisco Goya (1746-1828 CE).

A short biography and examples of some well-known work of master artist Hans Holbein the Younger.

A summary of Georgia O'Keeffe's earlier life and accomplishments, embellished with a picture of O'Keefe, and images of her earlier works.

A multimedia art exhibit of Latino art that focuses on the work of six contemporary Latino artists. You can read artist biographies and see a gallery of representative works where you learn more about the particular cultural experiences...