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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission

Expore Pa History: Thomas Mifflin

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides details about a historical marker on Mifflin. Includes a short biographical sketch plus links to three famous Mifflin portraits (by Benjamin West, Charles Wilson Peale, and John Singleton Copley).
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Digital History

Digital History: The Artist in American Society

For Students 9th - 10th
See how the creation of visual art in its many forms developed over the first half of the 19th century. In addition of the painters in the Hudson River School of Art, read about the beautification of natural spaces such as parks, and...
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Danger! Shark!

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars will learn the story of young Brook Watson who lost his leg to a shark attack. By re-enacting the stances and feelings of his rescuers, they will come up with a list of adjectives to create a class definition of a...
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Curated OER

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For Students 9th - 10th
The Web Museum profiles the work of the American painter John Singleton Copley (1738-1815).
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Curated OER

Formal Painting of Mifflin as a Teenager

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides details about a historical marker on Mifflin. Includes a short biographical sketch plus links to three famous Mifflin portraits (by Benjamin West, Charles Wilson Peale & John Singleton Copley).
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Curated OER

Thomas Mifflin Wearing a Dark Suit With a Yellow Vest and Ruffled Shirt

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides details about a historical marker on Mifflin. Includes a short biographical sketch plus links to three famous Mifflin portraits (by Benjamin West, Charles Wilson Peale & John Singleton Copley).
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Curated OER

Click to View Full Sized Image

For Students 9th - 10th
Site contains an enlargeable image of the painting "Paul Revere" by John Singleton Copely. There is also a description of the painting and the time period in which it was completed.

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