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Art Institute of Chicago: Matisse: Radical Invention, 1913 1917
Exhibition of Matisse's paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints, from a pivotal period in the artist's career. With a numerous examples of the artist's work, biographical notes, compositional analysis, and video of Matisse at work.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Art of India: Lesson: Eightfold Path
Lesson plan for explaining the path to enlightenment known in Buddhism as the Eightfold Path.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Alexander Coin
Examine a coin portrait of Alexander the Great struck after his death as a commemoration. Also view two accompanying video clips that provide useful background information about Alexander and about the history of coins used in the...
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A View on Cities: Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago's Lion Sculpture
Art Institute of Chicago's Lion Sculpture
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A View on Cities: Chicago: Art Institute's Modern Wing
Sculpture Terrace at the Art Institute's Modern Wing (Chicago)
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Art Institute of Chicago: Roman Copy of the Aphrodite of Knidos (In Spanish)
Examine a Roman copy of a famous Greek original and view three accompanying video clips that provide useful background information about the statue's particulars. One explains who Aphrodite was; the second tells why this particular...
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Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Impressionist and Post Impressionist Art
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...
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Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Walter Ellison: Train Station
Information and analysis about a painting by Walter Ellison, Train Station, held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago. It is a visual document of the Great Migration, a period in U.S. history when large numbers of African...
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Ancient Art Podcast
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,...
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Illinois Institute of Technology: Famous Sculpture From Cathedral of Notre Dame
A tour of the sculpture in the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 brought to you by the Paul V. Galvin Library from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Black and white images show the artwork in a hauntingly beautiful way.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Play a Painting
Find a classroom activity that can be used to enhance understanding of the relationship between music and art.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Paul Gauguin, the Ancestors of Tehamana
Discussion questions and activities are provided to assist with the topic of Paul Gauguin's "The Ancestors of Tehamana". Additionally, a link to text about the painting is found at the bottom of the page.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Mummy Case
Examine an Egyptian mummy case and view three accompanying videos to learn how mummies were made, how we know the identity of the man whose remains are in the case, and how the symbols that decorate the case should be interpreted.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Hercules
Examine a bronze statuette of Hercules, a Roman copy of a Greek original, and watch two accompanying videos. One explains who Hercules was and the other explains how the statue was cast using the lost-wax method.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Section of a Floor Mosaic (In Spanish)
Examine an example of a Roman floor mosaic from the fifth century A.D. and view two accompanying video clips. One explains the Roman fascination with wild and exotic animals, such as the giraffe depicted in the mosaic; the other explains...
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A View on Cities: Chicago: The Art Institute's New Wing
The Art Institute's new wing at night (Chicago)
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: City Landscape by Joan Mitchell
Webpage describing City Landscape, a painting by Joan Mitchell from the Art Institute of Chicago. 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...
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: American Gothic by Grant Wood
Webpage describing American Gothic, a painting by Grant Wood from the Art Institute of Chicago. 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...
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Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Write a Short Story
Compare and contrast two works of art that show groups of people in two different settings. Then choose one of the paintings to write a short story.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Selection of Watercolor Brushes
See what an assortment of watercolor brushes look like in this art making materials definiton page.
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: Ceremonial Drum From the Ivory Coast
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...
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New York Times: The Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago
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.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Nighthawks
View Hopper's famous "Nighthawks," along with contextual details and analysis.