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Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Collections Online: American Art

For Students 9th - 10th
An online gallery of images of American art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Jane Addams

For Students 9th - 10th
See a portrait of activist Jane Addams painted by American painter, George deForest Brush, and read a brief discussion of Addams' important role as a reformer.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Color as Field: American Painting, 1950 1975

For Students 9th - 10th
Slideshow that highlights paintings exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum done by artists whose works are classified as color field painting.
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Other

De Young Museum of American Art: Boatmen on the Missouri: George Caleb Bingham

For Students 9th - 10th
A site about the painter, George Caleb Bingham, created by The De Young Museum of American Art. The painting "Boatmen on the Mississippi," is shown and described on the first page. Click "Next," on the bottom to view and read about...
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PBS

Pbs: American Masters: John James Audubon

For Students 9th - 10th
From the PBS, American Masters series, this is "John James Audubon"; see a clip from a documentary on tha artist, visit an on-line gallery of his work, and read a short biography of the artist.
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Terra Foundation for American Art

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A collection begun by Daniel J. Terra in the 1970's includes more than seven hundred prints, drawings, photographs, and sculptures is presented online.
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PBS

Pbs: American Masters: Georgia O'keeffe

For Students 9th - 10th
From the PBS series, American Masters, this is the biography for the American realist painter, Georgia O'Keeffe.
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Pbs: American Masters:thomas Eakins

For Students 9th - 10th
From the PBS series, American Masters, this is the biography for the 19th century American realist painter, Thomas Eakins.
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Digital History

Digital History: The Artist in American Society

For Students 9th - 10th
See how the creation of visual art in its many forms developed over the first half of the 19th century. In addition of the painters in the Hudson River School of Art, read about the beautification of natural spaces such as parks, and...
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Other

Native American Indian Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides illustrations and descriptions of Native American art and painting. Visual sampling of many Native American artists.
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PBS

Pbs: American Masters: Robert Rauschenberg

For Students 9th - 10th
From the PBS series, American Masters, this is the biography for the American pop painter Robert Rauschenberg.
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PBS

Pbs: American Masters: Jose Clemente Orozco

For Students 9th - 10th
From the PBS series, American Masters, this is the biography of Mexican muralisgt Jose Clemente Orozco.
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PBS

Pbs: American Masters: Diego Rivera

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS provides a biographical article about the Mexican painter and muralist Diego Rivera (1886-1957) who was married to fellow artist Frieda Kahlo.
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Wayne Thiebaud

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of painter and teacher Wayne Thiebaud. He is famous for realistic paintings that tap into the beauty of common everyday objects. He also influenced many artists through his teaching. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo...
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Romare Bearden Foundation

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides not only a biography of this great African-American artist, but many beautiful images of his work. At this site you can use "Bearden in the Classroom," for teaching ideas across grade levels. A great place to explore!
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Norval Morrisseau and Medicine Painting

For Students 3rd - 8th
Norval Morrisseau, a Canadian Ojibwa, is the founder of Woodland school of Native American medicine painting.
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The Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge

For Students 9th - 10th
This museum resource provides images, education resources, and a wonderful biography of artist Norman Rockwell.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia Museum of Art: Charles Willson Peale: Staircase Group

For Students 9th - 10th
The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents information, an image, and audio on the painting "The Staircase Group" by the 18th century American painter Charles Willson Peale.
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PBS

Pbs: American Masters: Jasper Johns

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS profiles the life and work of the artist Jasper Johns.
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North Carolina Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
At the North Carolina Museum of Art, the collection of Renaissance and Baroque paintings, with works by van Dyck, Brueghel, and Raphael, is internationally recognized. American painters John Singleton Copley, Winslow Homer, and Georgia...
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Other

Memory Is a Painter: The Art of Grandma Moses

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a short biography with three enlargeable images of the work of Grandma Moses.
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Other

The George and Helen Segal Foundation

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a biography of the American sculptor and painter, George Segal, and view photos of many of his artworks.
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Clark Art Institute: Like Breath on Glass

For Students 9th - 10th
View an exciting exhibit of paintings using the "painting softly" approach by such well known twentieth century artists such as James Whistler, George Inness, William Chase, and others.
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Other

Clyfford Still Museum: Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This page shows a few examples of works from the collection of the Clyffrod Still Museum and talks about the collection in general. Still was an important American abstract-expressionist painter who produced thousands of large format...