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Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum: Kindred Spirits: Asher B. Durand and the American Landscape

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the 2007 long-term exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum, "Kindred Spirits: Asher B. Durand and the American Landscape" is presented here with selected works from the exhibit.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 15: The Changing American Landscape

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The rise of American cities between 1865 and 1900 was spawned by the industrial revolution. Technological advancements in industry and transportation fathered the enormous growth of large cities across the United States. This led to the...
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Asian Nation:the Landscape of Asian America

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a one stop informational resource on everything to do with today's diverse Asian American community. Provides a broad overview of the many different issues that this culture must face. Latest headlines are continuously updated.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Alexander H. Wyant

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Alexander H. Wyant is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his landscape painting.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: On the Interstate: I 10: 1956 1990

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the ways that the interstates changed commerce, travel, and where we live. The interstates have profoundly changed American landscapes and lives, and the way business is conducted. I-10 sweeps almost 2,500 miles across the...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Dwight W. Tryon

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Dwight W. Tryon is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his landscapes and seascapes.
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Other

Earth Measure: Native American Geometry Designs: Mathematical Landscaping

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
If you want to plant a class garden, this is a great resource for combining geometry, Native American studies, and rocks.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Karl Knaths

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Karl Knaths is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his landscape paintings feature abstract and Cubist influences.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Daniel Garber

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Daniel Garber is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his landscape painting.
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Huntington Library

Huntington L Ibrary: American Art: Federic Edwin Church: Chimborazo (1864)

For Students 9th - 10th
The painting, Chimborazo, by Frederic E. Church depicts the natural beauty of Ecuador, one of the places this artist traveled to. As explained in this article, it provides an example of landscape art of the 19th century.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: John Wood Dodge

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, John Wood Dodge is described here along with information on his contributions to art through portraits and landscapes.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Arthur Wesley Dow

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Arthur Wesley Dow is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his paintings, and most notably his landscapes.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Carleton E. Watkins

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Carleton E. Watkins is described here along with information on his contributions to art through landscape photography.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Eyeing America: The Prints of Robert Cottingham

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, artist Robert Cottingham takes you on a visual tour across America with his works of art. View his complete collection that showcases commercial signs.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Alfred Thompson Bricher

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Alfred Thompson Bricher is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his landscape paintings. For the last seventeen years of his life, Bricher...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Robert S. Duncanson

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides in-depth biographical information on Robert S. Duncanson in addition to an extensive listing of his works as displayed at the museum.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Bruce Crane

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Bruce Crane is described here along with information on his contributions to art through landscape paintings.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Charles H. Davis

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Charles H. Davis is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his landscape paintings.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: H. Bolton Jones

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, H. Bolton Jones is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his landscape paintings.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Worthington Whittredge

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Worthington Whittredge is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his landscapes (and other art forms).
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Barbara Bosworth

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Barbara Bosworth is described here along with information on her contributions to art through her work with photography (primarily landscapes and nature).
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Walter Ufer

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Walter Ufer is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his impressionist paintings of Native Americans and landscapes.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Albert Bierstadt

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of Albert Bierstadt, a German-American landscape painter.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: George Inness

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account covers the life and career of George Inness, American landscape painter and a member of the Hudson River School.