Annotated slideshow reviews the design of an addition to the the Art Institute of Chicago designed by Renzo Piano. Exterior and interior views convey all of the essential characteristics of Piano's work.

Find a classroom activity that can be used to enhance understanding of the relationship between music and art.

A fun introduction to surrealism geared towards younger audiences. Play this game for fun or use it as a lesson plan.

A painting by American artist Jacob Lawrence entitled The Wedding, accompanied by a short biographical profile.

This resource presents information about a preparatory gouache made by Douglas, in 1934, for a mural commissioned by the Works Progress Administration.

Video podcast series about the art and culture of the ancient Mediterranean world hosted by Lucas Livingston, a director of education at the Art Institute of Chicago. Choose from a large menu of select topics on the art of ancient Egypt,...

View nineteenth-century American trompe o'eil still life "For Sunday's Dinner" by William Harnett, with context and analysis.

Home page of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. A very simple, but easy site to navigate and find what you are looking for. Links to research archives, electronic resources, and projects are available on this site.

View "American Gothic," with brief contextual notes and analysis.

View Hopper's famous "Nighthawks," along with contextual details and analysis.

View a representative work by El Greco, with contextual notes and analysis.

Webpage describing a ceremonial drum by the Senufro people of Africa's Ivory Coast. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes a quote about the art by Sister...

This lesson plan has students identifying the use of polygons in cubist portraits.

Try drawing something from a bird's-eye view and change your usual perspective of that object. Relates this drawing-from-above concept to artist Georgia O'Keeffe.

Students develop an understanding of impressionsim by studying works of Claude Monet and then designing and sending their own postcards.

"Paris Street; Rainy Day," Caillebotte's masterpiece shown here, is accompanied by a paragraph of explanatory text.

This site lists museums, galleries, image archives, and web sites online which exhibit John Singleton Copely's art. A few periodical articles are also included.

Click to enlarge Van Gogh's self-portrait from 1886-87, and read the paragraph of text explaining his methods.

A visual gallery of bookbindings by surrealist artist Mary Reynolds. Much of her work is inspired by Marcel Duchamp and adds an interesting flair to her pieces. You can view information about each piece by clicking on the image.

A summary of Georgia O'Keeffe's earlier life and accomplishments, embellished with a picture of O'Keefe, and images of her earlier works.