Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute:famous African American Masters of Art
A site by New Haven Teachers Institute, Yale University by Maxine E. Davis. This site is for secondary and middle school students. The whole curriculum is here for the viewing! Great information but no images. You can find them and add...
PBS
Art21: Kara Walker
This artist is best known for exploring the themes of race, gender, and sexuality through silhouetted figures created by light projection.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Rembrandt Peale
From the Luce Foundation Center at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, this is a portrait photograph and biography of Rembrandt Peale, the early American portrait painter and most of famous of the Peale brothers family of artists.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Adela Akers
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Adela Akers. Akers worked as a weaver and the site, in addition to the biographical information, makes reference to her famous...
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Art Chantry
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Art Chantry is described here along with information on his contributions to art through through his famous posters.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Frederick Mac Monnies
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Frederick MacMonnies is described here along with information on his contributions to art through sculpture. Several of his famous sculptures are pictured along with a photo of...
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Paul Manship
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Paul Manship is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his Art Deco sculpture and his famous Prometheus statue.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: John James Audubon: American Illustrator, 1785 1851
Collection of several links related to John James and his famous bird paintings.
Other
Xavier Cortada
Find the vibrant paintings, murals, prints and drawings of Cuban-American artist Xavier Cortada.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Langston Hughes
This resource focuses on the works of famous African-American author, Langston Hughes.
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National Museum of the American Indian: Memory and Imagination, Frank Day
This resource explores the life and works of Maidu Indian artist, Frank Day. Read brief biographical details and view images with descriptions of his most famous works.
Other
Art Smart: Indiana: Explore Indiana Art
A comprehensive resource for teachers on artists from Indiana. Search by artist, year, medium or process, or the location of the artwork. The resource is designed for Grade 4 but can be easily adapted. Each artwork is accompanied by...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Romare Bearden: Let's Walk the Block
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.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Childe Hassam, "Allies Day"
This resource includes a picture of the famous painting, "Allies Day," as well as a brief description of the history behind it.
Other
Grandma Moses: Reflections of America
An essay about Grandma Moses and her apotheosis as an artist.
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: William M. Harnett
View nineteenth-century American trompe o'eil still life "For Sunday's Dinner" by William Harnett, with context and analysis.
Van Gogh Gallery
The Van Gogh Gallery: James Abbott Mc Neill Whistler
Biographical summary of the life and career of James Abbott McNeill Whistler, an American artist whose most famous work is "Whistler's Mother."
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Louis Potter
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Louis Potter is described here along with information on his contributions to art through sculpture. His most famous sculptures focused on Native Americans and Native American...
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Thomas Chambers
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Thomas Chambers is described here along with information on his contributions to art through landscape and portraits. His landscape paintings famously depict the Hudson River...
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: George Biddle
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, George Biddle is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his murals and famous frescos (designed for the Department of Justice Building).
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Robert Birmelin
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Robert Birmelin is described here along with information on his contributions to art through with work with realist social scenes and his famous paintings of New York crowd...
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Marshall B. Fleming
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Marshall B. Fleming is described here along with information on his contributions to art through carving, and specifically his famous carving of the Kennedy Caisson.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: James Earle Fraser
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, James Earle Fraser is described here along with information on his contributions to art through sculpture, and specifically his famous sculpture, End of the Trail.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Hiram Powers
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Hiram Powers is described here along with information on his contributions to art through sculpture, and most famously his portrait busts of idealized figures.