From the PBS series, American Masters, this is the biography, a video, and related links for the American abrstract expressionist sculptor Alexander Calder.

The Demareteion Master is the name given to the artist who created the dies for the Demareteion coin and some others in ancient Greece. He is the first known master engraver to have lifted the numismatic art form to the level of...

From the PBS, American Masters series, this is "John James Audubon"; see a clip from a documentary on tha artist, visit an on-line gallery of his work, and read a short biography of the artist.

PBS provides a biographical article about the Mexican painter and muralist Diego Rivera (1886-1957) who was married to fellow artist Frieda Kahlo.

From the PBS series, American Masters, this is the biography for the American pop painter Robert Rauschenberg.

From the PBS series, American Masters, this is the biography of American theater and film artistic director, Al Hirschfeld.

PBS profiles the life and work of the artist Jasper Johns.

Search a collection of lesson plans, written by Texas art educators, about San Antonio-based potter Harding Black. Each lesson corresponds to a video clip from a feature-length program about the artist. Topics covered include balance and...

From the PBS series, American Masters, this is the featured essay on British pop artist, David Hockney.

At the companion website for the BBC series "Simon Schama's Power of Art," hosted by Columbia University professor Simon Schama, find insightful analysis of eight artistic masterworks, each of which represents a turning point in history....

Associated with the PBS program, this site contains a biography, a career timeline, video interviews with some of Poitier's fellow actors and an interview with the director of the PBS special. This site provides an in-depth look at the...

Explore Mexican Folk Art by looking at different types of material and what they are used to make. Choose from clay, metal, leather, paper, plant fibers, stone, wood, and more.

A comprehensive resource for watercolorists that includes a clickable index of topics ranging from biographies and critiques of recognized masters of the art of watercolor to information on how the eye perceives light, on paper choices,...

A broad discussion of Canadian art over the past 100 years. Describes the different artistic movements, styles, and eras and the artists associated with each. Includes the complete list of members and honourary members of the Drawing...

This website from the Web Gallery of Art provides a biography of Jan van Eyck (1390-1441), the recognized master of Flemish art during the Renaissance. Site provides links to his work.

The online home of the HCB Foundation amasses a range of information about Cartier-Bresson, including a biography and examples of his work. An excellent starting point for any inquiry into the life and career of this French master.

The CAM highlights several of the master works found in their permanent collection. View such big names as Chagall and Van Gogh. Along with background on each artist and the artwork, there are cross-curricular connections and suggested...

Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum is the largest museum of art and history in the Netherlands. Known for its collection of Dutch masters, the museum is home to twenty works by Rembrandt, including "The Night Watch." The museum's website gives...

The Art Gallery of New South Wales developed this website to accompany an exhibition of Pissarro mounted by the museum in late 2005. The site contains an interesting, although limited, mix of photographs of the artist and reproductions...