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Museum of Modern Art

Mo Ma: Abstract Expressionist New York

For Students 9th - 10th
Blockbuster exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art underscores the relationship between New York City and the explosion of creative activity among the artists who lived there in the postwar period. Learn why New York became the center of...
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Morris Louis: American Abstract Expressionist Painter

For Students 9th - 10th
Here are links to Louis Morris' famous paintings from galleries and museums around the world.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Paul Klee

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of artist Paul Klee whose paintings combine surrealism, cubism, and abstract styles. Examines "The Golden Fish" and Klee's representation of fear and death in his work. Also features examination of "Ad Parnassum."
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PBS

Pbs: American Masters: Alexander Calder

For Students 9th - 10th
From the PBS series, American Masters, this is the biography, a video, and related links for the American abrstract expressionist sculptor Alexander Calder.
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Other

National Gallery of Art: Against the Grain the Woodcuts of Helen Frankenthaler

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of 43 woodcuts that echo the same expressionistic style as Frankenthaler's more well known paintings.
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Other

Nebraska Center for Writers: Weldon Kees

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Weldon Kees (1914-1955?) was not only an important minor poet of the mid-20th century American literary scene, he was also a fiction writer, playwright, cultural critic and impresario, filmmaker and photographer, abstract expressionist...
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Paul Jenkins

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains several links to museums, galleries and other sources related to Paul Jenkins' famous paintings.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Hans Hofmann

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of Hans Hofmann, German-American abstract expressionist painter.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Joan Miro

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of Spanish Surrealist painter Joan Miro.