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Ducksters: Biography: Wassily Kandinsky Art for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the biography of Wassily Kandinsky, artist and painter of the Abstract Expressionist art movement on this site.
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Abstract Art: Contemporary Abstract Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover Contemporary Abstract Expressionism, Abstract Illusionism, and Lyrical Abstraction through artists that paint in these styles. Biographical information and visuals of artists work.
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Des Moines Art Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Designed by I.M. Pei, Eliel Saarinen, and Richard Meier, the Des Moines Art Center houses a collection ranging from Francis Bacon to Auguste Rodin, with a large number of avant-garde pieces. Very few online images are available.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Rothko's Legacy

For Students 9th - 10th
Transcript of NewsHour's Paul Solman interviewing the art historian and Rothko biographer, Dore Ashton. Provides insight into the life and work of abstract expressionist Mark Rothko. Interview dated August 5, 1998.
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National Gallery of Art: Against the Grain the Woodcuts of Helen Frankenthaler

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of 43 woodcuts that echo the same expressionistic style as Frankenthaler's more well known paintings.
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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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Clyfford Still Museum: Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This page shows a few examples of works from the collection of the Clyffrod Still Museum and talks about the collection in general. Still was an important American abstract-expressionist painter who produced thousands of large format...
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Ibiblio: Web Museum: Paul Klee

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of artist Paul Klee whose paintings combine surrealism, cubism, and abstract styles. Examines "The Golden Fish" and Klee's representation of fear and death in his work. Also features examination of "Ad Parnassum."
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The Expressionism

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a comprehensive overview of expressionism in art, literature, and music.
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Art Magick: James Ensor

For Students 9th - 10th
This ArtMagick site includes a list of 8 paintings by James Ensor. No pictures available.
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Pbs: American Masters: Abstract Expressionism

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an article on Abstract Expressionism, "the dominant trend in western painting throughout the 1950s."

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