Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Robert Indiana
A kid-friendly biography and introduction to pop artist Robert Indiana. Asks some thoughtful questions and gives fun facts about the artist.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Andy Warhol/digital Self Portraits
Students will be introduced to the life and art of Andy Warhol as a way of considering photography as a self-portrait medium. They will create their own digitally manipulated photographic self-portrait and then write a poem to describe...
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Sweet Stuff
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.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: James Rosenquist
A biography of James Albert Rosenquist, one of the foremost artists of the Pop Art Movement. Having worked as painter of advertising billboards, he applied his skill of painting on a large scale to his own art. Includes a profile,...
PBS
Pbs: How Art Made the World: Political Art of Augustus
The PBS series, titled "How Art Made the World," explains how a sculptural portrait of Augustus, the famous "Augustus of Prima Porta," was designed to further the political goals of Rome's first emperor. An excellent site for examining...
Other
Art of Anamorphosis
An interesting look at a type of optical illusion art that has been around for ages. You can find a full length description, examples, and downloadable software that will allow you to create your own digital version of this kind of art.
Other
Art Uk: Andy Warhol (1928 1982)
This website features Andy Warhol with links to his art, to multiple biographies, and stories.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Engineering Pop Ups
Students learn about applied forces as they create pop-up-books - the art of paper engineering. They also learn the basic steps of the engineering design process.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Beyond Geometry: Op Art, Defined
A short explanation of op art.
Other
Centre Pompidou: The Object in 20th Century Art
See how artists within various art movements and styles of the 20th century have portrayed objects in their art. Presents a vast array of work surrounding one theme.
Other
Des Moines Art Center
Designed by I.M. Pei, Eliel Saarinen, and Richard Meier, the Des Moines Art Center houses a collection ranging from Francis Bacon to Auguste Rodin, with a large number of avant-garde pieces. Very few online images are available.
PBS
Pbs American Masters: Robert Rauschenberg: Reinventing Art
Studying the life and work of Robert Rauschenberg, we see a reflection of American culture. Click his name to a full biography and timeline.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Lucio Fontain: Spatial Concept Waiting
Image and description of Lucio Fontain's painting Spatial Concept-Waiting (59 T 104).
PBS
Pbs: How Art Made the World: Persian Political Art
The PBS series, titled "How Art Made the World," takes a look at the art of Persia during the reign Darius the Great, which often had an unmistakable political meaning. With excellent close-ups of the ruins of Persepolis (Darius's...
PBS
Pbs: How Art Made the World: Image Power of Alexander
The PBS series, titled "How Art Made the World," takes a look at a number of different images of Alexander the Great, which have an unmistakable political purpose. Alexander wanted people everywhere to know that he was worthy to be in...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Cells! Cells! Cells!
Students will learn about both POP Art and science in this pattern project. Working in conjunction with a science teacher in your school, students will view cells through a microscope and use visual diaries to create pattern templates....
Other
Alan Magee Studio
A modern day realist whose work is mostly reminiscent of pop art. You will enjoy viewing his work in which the subject matter is of everyday objects.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography: Andy Warhol Art for Kids
Students learn about the biography of Andy Warhol, artist and painter of the Modern Pop Art movement on this site.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Optical Art
Artcyclopedia provides an explanation of the movement of optical art along with a listing of links to the artists known for this kind of art.
PBS
Pbs: American Masters: David Hockney
From the PBS series, American Masters, this is the featured essay on British pop artist, David Hockney.
PBS
Pbs: American Masters: Robert Rauschenberg
From the PBS series, American Masters, this is the biography for the American pop painter Robert Rauschenberg.
Other
Dick Blick Art Materials Castles Lesson Plan
This illustrated lesson plan could easily fit into social studies or art unit on European castles. Students create a pop-up castle with construction paper and other art materials.
Martin Lawrence Galleries
Martin Lawrence Galleries: Philippe Bertho
Bertho's paintings are so simple but open to so much imagination. He uses figures in unexpected ways that leave the works' interpretations open to you.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Activities That Play With Letters and Numbers
Using artist Robert Indiana as inspiration, this site gives steps on how to make a sign for your bedroom door that includes numbers and letters.