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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Jackson Pollock

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhibition that examines the many influences that Jackson Pollock absorbed before breaking with past traditions to create a new kind of abstraction. Beginning with Thomas Hart Benton, who was Pollock's first teacher, Pollock learned...
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National Gallery of Canada

Cybermuse: Introduction to Pictorial Space

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A site featuring the work of Cezanne, Monet, Picasso, and Mondrian, among others, that explores pictorial space in a composition There are lesson plans for ages 4-18, and a great section where works are juxtaposed for comparison. Use the...
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Collections: Spanish Paintings

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore fifteenth- to twentieth-century Spanish paintings, including major works by Zurbaran, Goya, Velazquez, and Picasso. Click on 'View All Works' to access the collection.
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Kunstmuseum Basel ( Fine Art Museum of Basel, Switzerland)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home page of the Fine Art Museum in Basel, Switzerland. You can browse through the artworks in the collection online. Among the paintings on exhibit are ones by such renowned artists as Picasso, Gauguin, Monet, and Van Gogh....
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Curated OER

The Met: Gertrude Stein

For Students 9th - 10th
A photograph of a painting of Gertrude Stein by Picasso.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Cubism

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief and concise description from ibiblio.org of Cubism and one related artist, Picasso, with additional links to Picasso and Cubism.
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Curated OER

King's College: Fascism: The Bombing of Guernica

For Students 9th - 10th
A photograph of the painting, The Bombing of Guernica by Pablo Picasso. The painting shows the carnage and despair after the bombing of Basques by German forces.
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Curated OER

Faun and Starry Night

For Students 9th - 10th
The painting, Faun with Stars, is by Pablo Picasso.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Ancient Art Influenced Modern Art

For Students 9th - 10th
The term modern art sounds like it means art that is popular now, but the style actually originated over 150 years ago and includes artists like Picasso, Matisse, and Gauguin. What's more ironic is that this movement they pioneered-...
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Eduweb

Eduweb: A. Pintura, Art Detective: The Case of Grandpa's Painting

For Students 3rd - 8th
Play the role of a 1940s-era detective and discover the artist of a mystery painting by examining its style, composition, use of color, and subject. Involves comparing and contrasting the work of Raphael, Titian, Millet, Van Gogh,...
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: How to Appreciate a Painting

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Christine A. Elmore's curriculum unit designed "to facilitate her third-graders' enjoyment of and response to fine art." This unit can be applied to all age groups and provides an extensive background on art in general.
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The Wharton Group

Discover France: Art Periods: Cubism

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed history and explanation of the ideologies behind cubism. Lots of cubism links as well.
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ArtLex

Art Lex: Cubism

For Students 9th - 10th
Introduces art movement of Cubism. Defines Cubism and the three phases as well as examples of artists and their works. Provides related links.
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Tate

Tate: Art Term: Figurative Art

For Students 9th - 10th
On this page, you'll find an explanation of figurative art, pictures and links to related art terms, selected artists in the Tate collection, and selected artworks in the collection.
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Art Scene: Robert Capa

For Students 9th - 10th
A short discussion of Robert Capa's work, famous photojournalist of the 20th century. Includes two pictures that can be enlarged, including one of his most famous images, "Death of Loyalist Militiaman Frederico Borrell Garcia, Cerro...
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Spainarts: Ribera, Jose De

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by Spainarts. Paintings of this famous Spanish artist in the Parado Museum, Madrid, plus a short biography.
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Journey to the Alcarria (Camilo Jose Cela)

For Students 9th - 10th
After a description of post-Civil War Spain and the fine arts, this essay focuses on the work of Cela.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Analytic Cubism

For Students 9th - 10th
In this essay, a professor explains Cubism to his class using a cold cup of coffee.
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Curated OER

'Ambroise Vollard' by Picasso.

For Students 9th - 10th
Paris at the end of the nineteenth century was at the center of a cultural arts explosion owing, in part, to the constellation of artists surrounding the art dealership of Ambroise Vollard. This archived report from NPR tells the story...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: History: Cubism for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the Cubism Art movement and its major artists such as Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque.
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University of Michigan

The University of Michigan Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Michigan Museum of Art is considered one of the finest university art museums in the country, with more than 17,000 works of art and an ambitious schedule of special exhibitions and programs. UMMA?s extraordinary...
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The Wharton Group

Discover France: Art Nouveau

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information on Art Nouveau in great detail. Find out what this term means, and how this "new art" adapted from old styles.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: David Hockney

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of David Hockney, Pop artist. Examples of his work with some explanation. There is a link to a short discussion on the Pop movement.
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Baltimore Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
More than 85,000 works of art comprise the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art, including American paintings and decorative arts, especially period rooms from Maryland historic homes and miniature rooms, sculpture gardens with...

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