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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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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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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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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of the American Indian: New Modernities in a Post Indian World

For Students 9th - 10th
Fifteen young artists acquaint viewers with the challenges faced by Native Americans in today's world.
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Other

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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Other

Parrish Art Museum: East End Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
Website exploring the artist community on the East End of Long Island, New York. With image galleries, historical chronology, and biographical information on many artists.
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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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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: John Biggers

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

R.c. Gorman: Navajo Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource dedicated to R.C. Gorman. There are links to his many works of art.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: John Singer Sargent (1856 1925)

For Students 9th - 10th
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on the American artist John Singer Sargent. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
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Butler Institute of American Art

For Students 9th - 10th
American artists are featured in the collections of this museum, which has four branches.
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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...
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Wide Awake Pleasure Book by American Authors and Artists

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Wide Awake Pleasure Book: Gems of Literature and Art by American Authors and Artists (c1887), a collection of illustrated stories.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: William H. Johnson

For Students 9th - 10th
The Luce Foundation Center for American Art at the Smithsonian American Art Museum presents this short biography and photographic portrait of William H. Johnson, the influential African-American painter participant in the Harlem...