Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum: "Under the Open Sky": Landscape Sketches by Nineteenth Century
The 2007 long-term exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum, ""Under the Open Sky": Landscape Sketches by Nineteenth-Century American Artists" is presented here with selected works from the exhibit.
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National Park Service: American Visionaries: Thomas Moran
This online exhibit features the works of landscape artist Thomas Moran, whose paintings inspired the creation of Yellowstone Park in 1916. A gallery of images of his paintings is included.
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Early American Paintings in the Worcester Art Museum
A site with examples and information about early American paintings from 1671-1829. Use the timeline to click on a time period, or click and select by artist, genre, or place of origin. Also includes an extensive bibliography.
Henry J. Sage
Sage American History: The Progressive Era: 1896 1920
A comprehensive and detailed look at the changing political, social and economic landscape during the Progressive Era, 1896-1920. Readers will find well-organized links to readings, documents and external sources.
George Eastman Museum
Photographers of the American West
Original pictures of Westward expansion. Great activities and discussion questions for cross-curricular learning.
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Earth Measure: Native American Geometry Designs: Mathematical Landscaping
If you want to plant a class garden, this is a great resource for combining geometry, Native American studies, and rocks.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: The American Spirit: Defending and Building Our Nation
Given background information about selected historical figures, students will be able to analyze the importance and contributions of women and people of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups to the national identity and the...
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Amon Carter Museum: Encountering Texas (1846 1856)
Three early American artists captured the landscape of the unknown frontier which slowly became the state of Texas.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: William C. Palmer
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, William C. Palmer is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his landscape art depicting American scenes.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: William Kienbusch
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, William Kienbusch is described here along with information on his contributions to art through landscape paintings, most of which displayed an abstract quality.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Karl Knaths
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 American Art Museum: J. Francis Murphy
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, J. Francis Murphy is described here along with information on his contributions to art through landscape painting.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Edward W. Redfield
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Edward W. Redfield is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his landscape painting.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: George H. Smillie
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, George H. Smillie is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his landscape painting.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Ray Strong
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Ray Strong is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his landscape painting (primarily of scenes in California).
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Post Road Gallery: American Paintings
Landscape paintings are included in this collection of American art. Biographical information accompanies the images.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Chauncey F. Ryder
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Chauncey F. Ryder is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his landscape painting and his etching. He also worked as a lithographer.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Louis Paul Dessar
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Louis Paul Dessar is described here along with information on his contributions to art through through his work with portraits and landscapes (though he is primarily known for...
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Daniel Garber
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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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Maria Oakey Dewing
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Maria Oakey Dewing is described here along with information on his contributions to art through her love of landscape painting. Maria was married to the artist Thomas Wilmer...
Huntington Library
Huntington L Ibrary: American Art: Federic Edwin Church: Chimborazo (1864)
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 American Art Museum: John Wood Dodge
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 American Art Museum: Arthur Wesley Dow
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 American Art Museum: George Fuller
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, George Fuller is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his portrait and landscape paintings.