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J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: La Roldana: Saint Gines: Making of a Polychrome Sculpture

For Students 9th - 10th
Getty exhibition of the life and work of Spanish artist Luisa Roldan (1652?1706), also known as La Roldana. The exhibition focuses on Roldana's sculpture of Saint Gines de La Jara, a life-size painted wood sculpture. Includes a...
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Inuit Gallery of Vancouver: Inuit Sculptures

For Students 9th - 10th
See photos of beautiful examples of Inuit sculpture, the "stone carvings of the Inuit people and Arctic animals."
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: Kinetic Sculpture

For Students 3rd - 8th
Try your hand at designing and building an 18-inch tower that can support a tennis ball while a fan blows on it.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Samuel Gray Ward

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined bronze relief sculpture "Samuel Gray Ward" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture is presented as an enlargeable image with a...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Richard Watson Gilder, Helena De Kay Gilder, Rodman

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined bas relief sculpture "Richard Watson Gilder, Helena de Kay Gilder, and Rodman de Kay Gilder" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture is...
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ArtLex

Art Lex: Sculpture in the Round Making a Portrait in Clay

For Students 9th - 10th
Artlex discusses two kinds of portraiture, caricatures and realistic portraits, as part of a lesson plan with step-by-step instructions on how to make a bust out of clay. An interesting game, "Who the Heck Is That?," asks the participant...
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Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race

For Students Pre-K - 1st
If you live on the East coast, this is a must-see, once-a-year event! Man powered pieces of art take to the streets and seas of Baltimore every spring in a race of the fittest. Fun pictures to view. They may inspire you to create your...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Louis Riel (Sculpture)

For Students 9th - 10th
Louis Riel led his Metis people against the arriving European settlers. He has been called both a hero and a traitor. A statue in his honor was erected on the grounds of the Manitoba legislature. The construction of this sculpture is...
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South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Artopia: Sculpture Studio: How Do You Make a Cast?

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive Flash resource teaches how sculptors make casts of objects from a mold.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline Art History: Fragments, Great Eleusinian Relief

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century Roman relief sculpture "Fragments of the Great Eleusinian Relief" with a description and enlargeable images of the piece.
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Lotus sculpture.com: The Chola Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
LotusSculpture.com offers excellent information with hyperlinked terms and a map about the Chola Empire of India.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Museum: African Connections

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is an online exhibit with a wealth of information on many aspects of African art. Find examples of masks, sculptures, fiber arts, and much more. Browse through the exhibit using the toolbar on the left.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Jules Bastien Lepage

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined bronze relief sculpture "Jules Bastien-Lepage" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture is presented as an enlargeable image with a...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Amor Caritas

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined bronze sculpture "Amor Caritas" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture is presented as an enlargeable image with a description and...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Diana

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined bronze sculpture "Diana" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture is presented as an enlargeable image with a description and lonks to...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Louise Adele Gould

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined marble sculpture "Louise Adele Gould" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture is presented as an enlargeable image with a description...
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Louvre Museum

Louvre Museum: A Closer Look at the Winged Victory of Samothrace

For Students 9th - 10th
A closer look at the Winged Victory of Samothrace: A peerless masterpiece of Greek sculpture, the Winged Victory of Samothrace standing on the prow of a ship overlooked the sanctuary of the Great Gods on the island of Samothrace. The...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Robert P. Baker

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Robert P. Baker. Baker's sculptures range from architectural to "figurative sculpture of imaginative subjects." The site, in...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Horatio Greenough

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Horatio Greenough is described here along with information on his contributions to art through sculpture. Pictures of his sculptures are also provided.
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Boglewood Group: Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini: Baroque Master

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biographical sketch of the life of Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680 CE), with a link to an exquisite reproduction of his famous sculpture of St. Teresa of Avila.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Leo Amino

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Leo Amino. Amino worked as a sculpture artist and experimented with various forms, most notably carving techniques.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Donald De Lue

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Donald De Lue is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his work with sculpture.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Max Kalish

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Max Kalish is described here along with information on his contributions to art through sculpture (and his work in creating statuettes).
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Felipe Archuleta

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Felipe Archuleta. Archuleta worked carving sculptures primarily out of wood. The site, in addition to the biographical...

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