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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Torres Garcia

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical sketch of Torres-Garcia.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Moholy Nagy

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical sketch of Bauhaus educator and artist Laszlo Moholy-Nagy.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Ryder

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief essay about the artistic interests of American artist Albert Pinkham Ryder.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Imogen Cunningham

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief essay about the artistic interests of American photographer Imogen Cunningham.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Cindy Sherman

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief essay explain the artistic preoccupations of American artist Cindy Sherman.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Georgia O'keeffe

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical sketch of Georgia O'Keeffe, with details about the inspiration she found in the American Southwest.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Franz Kline

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief essay about the artistic interests of American artist Franz Kline.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Gaston Lachaise

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief essay about the artistic interests of sculptor Gaston Lachaise.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Morris Louis

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief essay about the artistic interests of American artist Morris Louis.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Breaking Racial Barriers

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibition of portraits, accompanied by brief biographical sketches, of prominent African Americans, whose contributions to science, the arts, business, and politics have enriched and enlivened the public good in the United States:...
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: British Artists

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a list of British artists as well as links to a biography about them, and photographs of their famous works.
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Curated OER

Thinkport: Picasso, the Early Years, 1892 1906

For Students 3rd - 8th
With the National Gallery of Art and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Maryland Public TV developed programming and this website to explore the early years of Picasso's artistic development -- from his talent at 11 until early adulthood....
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National Portrait Gallery: Face It!

For Students 3rd - 8th
This UK site gives us insight into how symbols and colors are used in a portrait to represent certain ideas. You can even take each portrait and have it shown in line drawing - print it out and color it your own way.
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La Sala De Teotihuacan

For Students 9th - 10th
Clickable pictures from this Mesoamerican art gallery at Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Picturing America

For Students 9th - 10th
In this gallery you will encounter art of America in a completely new fashion. Taking a look at various paintings, sculpture, architecture, fine crafts, and photography provides an inside look at our nation's character and ideals. Learn...
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First Nations Art

For Students 9th - 10th
The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is the only major public gallery that dedicates itself to the acquisition and display of only Canadian Art. Unlike many displays of First Nations Art, here the focus is on contemporary pieces instead...
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Washington, d.c.: Old Patent Office

For Students 9th - 10th
Current home of the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Vermont: St. Johnsbury Athenaeum

For Students 9th - 10th
Significant due to its construction, its American paintings and books from its original role as a public library and free art gallery, and its funding by Horace Fairbanks, manufacturer of the world’s first platform scale.
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Pbs Learning Media: Pbs News Hour Classroom Collection

For Teachers 9th - 10th
PBS NewsHour Classroom helps teachers and students identify the who, what, when, where, and why-it-matters of news stories. In partnership with PBS LearningMedia, we are proud to bring you Daily News Lessons which takes the best of the...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Frankenthaler

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief essay describes Helen Frankenthaler's soak-stain technique.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Louise Nevelson

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical essay about sculptor Louise Nevelson.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Jacques Lipchitz

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical essay about Jacques Lipchitz.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Edward Hopper

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief essay about Edward Hopper's artistic career.
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Curated OER

La Sala De Teotihuacan

For Students 9th - 10th
Clickable pictures from this Mesoamerican art gallery at Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology.

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