Short biographical sketch of Judy Chicago, American sculptor, painter, and multimedia artist. She was a major figure within the early Feminist Art movement of the 1970s.

Biographical account covers the life and career of Edward Hicks, an American folk painter.

Biographical account covers the life and career of Alphonse Marie Mucha, Czech painter, and graphic artist during the Art Nouveau period.

Biographical account covers the life and career of Giorgio de Chirico, Italian artist and founder of the Metaphysical art movement.

Biographical account covers the life and career of Grant Wood, an American painter, and leader in the art movement known as Regionalism.

Biographical account covers the life and career of Thomas Hart Benton, an American painter, and muralist who was involved in the art movement known as Regionalism.

Biographical account covers the life and career of Gustav Klimt, Austrian symbolist painter and a member of the Vienna Secession movement.

Biographical summary of the life and career of Frederic Remington, American painter and illustrator who specialized in depictions of the American West.

Biographical summary of the life and career of William Glackens, American frontier painter and politician known as "the Missouri Artist."

Biographical summary of the life and career of American painter Walt Kuhn who was active in the organization of the famous Armory Show of 1913. His name has become synonymous with paintings of circus and theatrical performers and with...

This site offers a definition of Expressionism with links to Van Gogh and Gauguin.

Learners will be able to demonstrate a knowledge of artists who have painted sunflowers and create their own after following this lesson plan.

Five paintings and their artists are discussed in these notes. Also included are some suggestions on using the painting in the primary classroom, ideas for activities and cross-curricular links.

Christine A. Elmore's curriculum unit designed "to facilitate her third-graders' enjoyment of and response to fine art." This unit can be applied to all age groups and provides an extensive background on art in general.

Kids learn about the Post-impressionism Art movement and its major artists such as Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin on this site.

The Potato Peeler.

In the late 19th century, the Impressionists defied academic tradition in French art with their emphasis on modern subjects, sketchlike technique, and practice of painting in the open air with pure, high-keyed color. The Art Institute of...

An image of "Peasant and Peasant Woman Planting Potatoes", created by Vincent Van Gogh in April 1885, Nuenen (Oil on canvas, 33 x 45 cm).

An image of "Still-Life with Oleanders and Books", created by Vincent Van Gogh in August 1888, Arles (Oil on canvas, 60 x 74 cm).

An image of "Still-Life with French Novels and a Rose", created by Vincent Van Gogh in Autumn 1887, Paris (Oil on canvas, 73 x 93 cm).

An image of "Still-Life with Plater Statuette, a Rose and Two Novels", created by Vincent Van Gogh in December 1887, Paris (Oil on canvas, 55 x 47 cm).

An image of "Cart with Red and White Ox", created by Vincent Van Gogh in July 1884, Nuenen (Oil on canvas on panel, 57 x 83 cm).

An image of "Bowl with Peonies and Roses", created by Vincent Van Gogh in June 1886, Paris (Oil on canvas, 59 x 71 cm).

An image of "Still-Life with Coffee Pot, Earthenware and Fruit", created by Vincent Van Gogh in May 1888, Arles (Oil on canvas, 65 x 81 cm).