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Georgia O'keeffe

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has information about Georgia O'Keeffe's life and artworks, as well as a discussion of her artistic style and a link to a lesson in how to paint flowers like hers.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: James Abbott Mc Neill Whistler

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical summary of the life and career of James Abbott McNeill Whistler, an American artist whose most famous work is "Whistler's Mother."
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Harry Houdini the World's Handcuffs King

For Students 2nd - 8th
Discover interesting facts about Harry Houdini, famous escape artist.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Claude Monet Waterlilies

For Students 9th - 10th
This Ibiblio Web museum site offers three striking images by Monet, all of his famous waterlilies.
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Merna A Forster

Heroines: A Guide to Women in Canadian History

For Students 9th - 10th
Read some interesting biographies about famous women in Canadian history from entertainers to politicians to activists.
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Mark Harden's Artchive

The Artchive: Nighthawks

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a copy of Hopper's painting "Nighthawks," plus a short critique of the painting, the artist, and the painting's message.
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The Worldwide Art Gallery: Degas

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site provides a short biography of Degas (1834-1917 CE) plus digital images of some of his famous paintings.
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Life of Masaccio

For Students 9th - 10th
This site displays some of Masaccio's most famous works. There is a brief commentary on each masterpiece and the clip art is thumbnailed.
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Web Gallery of Art

Web Gallery of Art: Pisano, Italian Family of Sculptors

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information on Giovanni Pisano the famous Italian sculptor including images and a biography. Great for research assignments!
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Kinder Art

Kinder Art: Sweet Stuff

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Art students will learn about visual balance, visual texture, and textural paint by following the example of Wayne Thiebaud, famous for his dreamy 1960s paintings of cakes.
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Fondation Beyeler: Rene Magritte: The Key to Dreams

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents excellent quality images of Magritte's work are interwoven with an artist biography.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Leonardo Da Vinci Biography

For Students 3rd - 8th
Interesting biographical information, fun facts, paintings and inventions of famous Renaissance painter, Leonardo Da Vinci.
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PBS

Art21: Judy Pfaff

For Students 9th - 10th
Pfaff is a pioneer of the art installation movement which began in the 1970s. Her work incorporates the use of steel, fiberglass, and plaster as well as salvaged signage and natural elements such as tree roots.
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PBS

Art21: Susan Rothenberg

For Students 9th - 10th
Susan Rothenberg is most well known for her minimalist horse paintings. PBS has included her in their series art:21 and here on the website you can see her work, read interviews, watch video clips, and read her biography.
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PBS

Art21: Barbara Kruger

For Students 9th - 10th
Much of Kruger's art questions the viewer about feminism, consumerism, and desire. Her trademark black text on a red background has been seen around the world and can still be recognized today.
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Old State House Museum: A Photographer of Note: Geleve Grice

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet Geleve Grice, famed Arkansas photographer! A photo slideshow presents his story with the contributions and achievements he successfully made.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Fragonard, Jean Honore

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of this artist Jean-Honore Fragonard and several of his more famous works can be found on this page.
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Danuta Bois

Distinguished Women of Past and Present

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others. Some were alive...
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Victor Vasarely Posters

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains images of posters from Victor Vasarely's famous artworks.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: George Washington Charles Wilson Peale

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides Peale's rendition of the famous American leader, George Washington.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Bill Dixon

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Bill Dixon, an American jazz artist born Oct. 5, 1925, Nantucket, Mass.
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Artists and Guilds: Mary Cassatt

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a very brief biography of Mary Cassatt accompanied by one of her paintings.
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Curated OER

Artists in the Australian Ballet Production of La Fille Mal Gardee, 1970s

For Students 9th - 10th
A broad selection of images featuring women and dance can be found on this site by Picture Australia. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs as well as a brief description.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Adela Akers

For Students 9th - 10th
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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