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New York Times

New York Times: Harold Pinter

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The New York Times offers a collection of resources about famous British playwright, Harold Painter, who died in December 2008. Content includes: photos, theater and movie reviews, film, TV and Broadway...
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Museum of Modern Art

Mo Ma: Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night

For Students 9th - 10th
A unique look at the work of a master painter. The focus of this site is on Vincent Van Gogh and his fascination with nature, particularly at night. Loads of wonderful information and colorful images in a graphically appealing site.
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Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Girodet Romantic Rebel

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderfully detailed exhibition site, developed by the Art Institute of Chicago, devoted to this gifted French painter, whose work is often viewed in opposition to the prevailing neoclassical style of his time. With a career that...
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Universidad De Zaragoza: Goya's Life and Personality

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth exploration into the life and personality of the great Spanish master painter Francisco de Goya. With sections on such topics as the education of the artist, his family, his friends, social class, and others this is a great...
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Death on a Painted Lake: The Tom Thomson Tragedy Tragedy

For Students 9th - 10th
A well-written overview of the death of Tom Thomson, one of Canada's most famous painters.
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Benjamin Champney in the White Mountains

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides a brief biography of Benjamin Champney, one of the White Mountain painters. Includes a link for children and links to four of Champney's famous paintings.
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Louvre Museum: Thematic Mini Sites: Ingres, 1780 1867

For Students 9th - 10th
Retrospective, with full-color reproductions of Ingres's masterworks, including the "Grande Odalisque," traces the major episodes in the painter's artistic career.
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Jake Biddington/ash Can School

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a brief definition of the Ash Can School, a group of American urban realist painters of the early 20th century.
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Web Gallery of Art

Web Gallery of Art: Raffaello Sanzio

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth biography of the painter Raphael discussing his life and works. A link is also provided to a listing of his works.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Poetry of Dante G. Rossetti

For Students 9th - 10th
Twenty four full text poems by Dante G. Rossetti (1828-1882), English poet and painter who was a leading member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
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All About Henri Matisse

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the post-impressionist French painter Henri Matisse in this web-page devoted exclusively to the artist.
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Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum: 2005 Exhibitions: Basquiat

For Students 9th - 10th
"Basquiat" was a 2005 exhibition of over 100 works by the American master painter Jean Michel Basquiat at the Brooklyn Museum. This page shows selected works from the exhibit and includes an interactive segment on the exhibit.
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New York University

Grey Art Gallery: Ben Shahn's New York

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource presents "Ben Shahn's New York", a detailed look at some of the photography taken and utilized as source material by the WPA painter muralist Ben Shahn.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Masquerade Dress

For Students 9th - 10th
A picture of the painting "The Masquerade Dress" with general information about it. Also includes detailed biographical info about the painter, Robert Henri.
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: James Rosenquist

For Students 9th - 10th
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,...
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Office De Tourisme Aix en Provence

For Students 9th - 10th
A very useful site for beginning French students: photo visit and links to maps,practical information and basic history accessible to early beginners(Presentation); a more in-depth look at the products, traditions, and symbols of the...
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Arte Historia: El Arte Y La Cultura en Espanol

For Students 9th - 10th
In this Spanish language online art and culture magazine, read about great painters and their work, historical figures, and great moments in art history. Includes video.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Mary Stevenson Cassatt

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features an in-depth look at the life, times, and works of American impressionist painter Mary Cassatt.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Mark Rothko

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Gallery of Art features an online exhibition of the life and work of color-field painter Mark Rothko. Each painting that appears in the show is accompanied by explanatory text, some in the artist's own words.
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North Carolina Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
At the North Carolina Museum of Art, the collection of Renaissance and Baroque paintings, with works by van Dyck, Brueghel, and Raphael, is internationally recognized. American painters John Singleton Copley, Winslow Homer, and Georgia...
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Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia Museum of Art: Frida Kahlo

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Philadelphia Museum of Art, this is a biography of Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo. Various significant works are presented and discussed.
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Museum Network (UK)

Museum Network: "View at Ornans" by Gustav Courbet

For Students 9th - 10th
From the British, Museum Network, which brings together information from and the expertise of various professionals at numerous museums, this is an object description of "View at Ornans" by the French nineteenth century realist painter,...
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Vatican: Virtual Tour of the Sistine Chapel

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is an amazing panoramic virtual tour of Sistine Chapel set to music. Every inch of the Vatican can be viewed in its place by using the mouse on the video. Michelangelo's paintings are on the ceiling and above the altar and other...
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The George and Helen Segal Foundation

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a biography of the American sculptor and painter, George Segal, and view photos of many of his artworks.

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