Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Diana 2
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined second version, bronze sculpture "Diana" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture is presented as an enlargeable image with a description...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Rodman De Kay Gilder
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined relief sculpture "Rodman de Kay Gilder" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture is presented as an enlargeable image with a description...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hiawatha
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined marble sculpture "Hiawatha" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture is presented as an enlargeable image with a description and lonks to...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Vanderbilt Mantelpiece
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined sculptured mantelpiece "Vanderbilt Mantelpiece" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The mantelpiece is presented as an enlargeable image with a...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Richard Watson Gilder, Helena De Kay Gilder, Rodman
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined bas relief sculpture "Richard Watson Gilder, Helena de Kay Gilder, and Rodman de Kay Gilder" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture is...
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Native American Indian Art
This site provides illustrations and descriptions of Native American art and painting. Visual sampling of many Native American artists.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Frank Jones
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Frank Jones is described here along with information on his contributions to art. Jones, an African American artist, was incarcerated for much of his life.
University of Arizona
Avery Collection of American Indian Art: Shonto Begay
A biography with a few images from Native American Artist Shonto Begay. The images are from the Avery collection and there are links to Begay's website and other American Indian Art.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: The Return of Rip Van Winkle by John Quidor
This resource contains information about the painting entitled "The Return of Rip Van Winkle" by American artist John Quidor.
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Romare Bearden Foundation
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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American Sport Art Museum and Archives: Ernie Barnes
Ernie Barnes was named Sports Artist of the Year in both 1984 and 2004. The site includes a biographical sketch, commentary on Barnes's style and inspiration, and information about his most significant and influential works.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Romare Bearden: Let's Walk the Block
A fantastic site that allows you to zoom in on one of Bearden's pieces. See his famous collages up close. Get information on the artist and discover his inspiration. Includes further activities for teachers.
PBS
Pbs: American Masters: Alexander Calder
From the PBS series, American Masters, this is the biography, a video, and related links for the American abrstract expressionist sculptor Alexander Calder.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Art Deco
A description of the art deco movement, with a chronological list of artists and links to famous works and biographies.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Everett Shinn
Works of art by Everett Shinn may be viewed and enlarged here. A biography is available by clicking on the link.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Pop Art in the Uk
While American artists were primarily inspired by what they saw and experienced within their own culture, early Pop art in Britain was fueled by American popular culture viewed from a distance. Learn more about Pop art in the UK here.
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Wichita Art Museum
The focus at the Wichita Art Museum is on American art: American Character, American Still Life Traditions, American West, American Paradise, Americans Abroad, American City, American Continent, Independent American Visions, and Triumph...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Treasures to Go: Young America
A survey of fifty-seven landscapes and portraits that reveal visions of early America and its birth as a new nation as rendered by early American artists.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art: Andrew Wyeth: Memory and Magic
From the Philadelphia Museum of Art, a companion to a 2006 exhibit of the works of American artist Andrew Wyeth, who died in January 2009. Features include a biography, overview of the exhibit, a five part podcast from a museum curator,...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Hudson River School
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on the Hudson River School of American artists. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
Other
Joy2 Learn: Arts Education Programs for Children
Website providing arts education to children through video and multimedia experiences of American artists and performers.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: St. Paul's, Manhattan, John Marin
From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "St. Paul's, Manhattan", a painting by American modern artist John Marin.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Abbott Handerson Thayer
The Smithsonian American Art Museum offers this introduction to American artist Abbott Handerson Thayer, who is known for his idealized and other-worldly depictions of women, angels, and nature. Read a brief biography of the artist, then...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Young America in Art
An historical site from the Smithsonian American Art Museum that shows the growth of America through art work by over 45 artists. This site by the Smithsonian Institute has fascinating images showing American artists depicting the...