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Palomar Community College District

Study Guide: Movements in Twentieth Century Art After World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers a study guide on the movements in twentieth-century art after World War II, including abstract expressionism, op art, pop art, minimalism, conceptual art, performance art, photorealism, earth art, neo-expressionism,...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Pop Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers information on this art genre and the artists of the pop art artistic movement. Includes hyperlinks to the different artists.
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PBS

Pbs: American Masters: Abstract Expressionism

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an article on Abstract Expressionism, "the dominant trend in western painting throughout the 1950s."
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Other

Biddington's: Abstract Expressionism

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a definition of Abstract Expressionism, some of the artists involved in the movement, and what they were trying to achieve.
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PBS

Pbs American Masters: Robert Rauschenberg: Reinventing Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Studying the life and work of Robert Rauschenberg, we see a reflection of American culture. Click his name to a full biography and timeline.
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Other

Hunter O'reilly: Abstract Artist and Geneticist

For Students 9th - 10th
Galleries of artwork and information on the artist Hunter O'Reilly.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: The Elements of Art: Line

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students will be introduced to one of the basic elements of art-line-by analyzing types of lines used in various works of art to help students understand how artists use line to convey movement and mood. They will then create an abstract...
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: King Gimp Revisited

For Students 9th - 10th
Site from NPR includes an interview, video clips and links about expressionist artist, Dan Keplinger. This artist has overcome his disability to create fine art that expresses himself.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography: Wassily Kandinsky Art for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the biography of Wassily Kandinsky, artist and painter of the Abstract Expressionist art movement on this site.
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Other

Mira Godard Gallery: Paul Emile Borduas (1905 1960)

For Students 9th - 10th
Good detailed biographical reference source on Paul-Emile Borduas, Canadian artist who became involved in the Montreal based art movement known as Automatisme.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Jackson Pollock

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from ibiblio.com there is a brief explanation of the patinting style of the Abstract Expressionist Movement known as Action Painting.
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation

Guggenheim: Josef Albers

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a biography of Josef Albers and links to related topics.