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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Diana 2

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Rodman De Kay Gilder

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hiawatha

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Vanderbilt Mantelpiece

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Richard Watson Gilder, Helena De Kay Gilder, Rodman

For Students 9th - 10th
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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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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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Frank Jones

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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University of Arizona

Avery Collection of American Indian Art: Shonto Begay

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: The Return of Rip Van Winkle by John Quidor

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains information about the painting entitled "The Return of Rip Van Winkle" by American artist John Quidor.
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Other

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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American Sport Art Museum and Archives: Ernie Barnes

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Romare Bearden: Let's Walk the Block

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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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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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Art Deco

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the art deco movement, with a chronological list of artists and links to famous works and biographies.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Everett Shinn

For Students 9th - 10th
Works of art by Everett Shinn may be viewed and enlarged here. A biography is available by clicking on the link.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Pop Art in the Uk

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Treasures to Go: Young America

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia Museum of Art: Andrew Wyeth: Memory and Magic

For Students 9th - 10th
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,...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Hudson River School

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Other

Joy2 Learn: Arts Education Programs for Children

For Students 9th - 10th
Website providing arts education to children through video and multimedia experiences of American artists and performers.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: St. Paul's, Manhattan, John Marin

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Abbott Handerson Thayer

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Young America in Art

For Students 9th - 10th
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...