PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Visual Art During the Harlem Renaissance
This collection uses primary sources to explore visual art during the Harlem Renaissance.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Interactive timeline of art history which can be searched either by geographical region or time period, provides viewers with a comprehensive chronological resource of genre and the art world.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Asia
A landing page for a course on the art history of Asia.
BBC
Bbc: Simon Schama's Power of Art
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....
Museum Network (UK)
Museum Network: Landscapes in Art: Explore, Learn, Inspire
The Museum Network presents, "Landscapes in Art: Explore, Learn, Inspire", an interactive exploration of the visual art genre, the landscape. With activities, information about the development of the landscape in painting, examples of...
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National Museum of Women in the Arts
The permanent collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Images of artwork, biographies and profiles are all available, organized by century. You can search for a particular female artist as well.
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
At the online home of the Art Institute of Chicago, browse the full scope and focus of the museum's collections of French impressionism, photography, architectural drawing, European decorative arts, American art, textiles, African art,...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Romanticism
Metropolitan Museum of Art essay detailing the history of 19th Century artistic movement, Romanticism. Accompanied by visual examples of original paintings from the era.
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Building Klimt (Lesson Plan)
Through a creative art project, learners will review shapes and patterns like the ones used by artist Gustav Klimt, understand and apply media, techniques and processes. They will also learn the visual arts in relation to history and...
BBC
Bbc: Simon Schama's Power of Art: Caravaggio
The BBC presents the topic in this thematic exerpt from Simon Schama's popular visual art documantary "Power of Art".
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Cave Art Discovering Prehistoric Humans
By studying cave paintings, students learn about prehistoric cultures and the stories and ideas they wished to communicate to others through art. The lesson plan presented on this website aims to show young students the significance of...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art of Africa
A landing page for a course on African art found in regions and in individual countries.
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Abc Art, Books, and Creativity: Artist Biographies
This resource highlights several female artists from various visual art genres. You can view one piece from each artist and read their biography. Included in the list of women are Frida Kahlo and Alma Woodsey Thomas.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
One of the finest sites of its kind on the Internet, ArtsEdge is dedicated to supporting arts education through such initiatives as curriculum development, cross-curricular teaching, and technology integration. Find arts-related...
ArtLex
Art Lex: History of Japanese Art
A very general survey of the history of Japanese art. Click on any of the time periods to learn more specific information about each one. Includes several examples; click on the title of each work to enlarge the image and to learn more.
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Ithaca College: Project Look Sharp: Soviet History Through Posters
[Free Registration/Login Required] Multi-unit curriculum kit on the history of the Soviet Union told in five episodes using Soviet posters as source material. Coverage includes the birth of the Soviet Union, Stalin, the Great Patriotic...
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Pearson Education: Chapter Summary: Fourteenth Century Art in Europe [Pdf]
Excerpted textbook chapter includes background information about Europe in the fourteenth century and then focuses on architecture, visual arts, and literary works from Italy, France, England, and the Holy Roman Empire. Numerous images...
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Selected Photographs From the Collection
A tour of nine of the collections' newer photographs from the National Gallery of Art. These are from 1936 and before from artists like Bill Brandt, Berenice Abbott, Eugene Atget, Charles Sheeler, and more.
Library of Congress
Loc: Introducing Students to Visual Analysis
Students will develop visual literacy skills by analyzing the images from John White Alexander's mural in the Thomas Jefferson building of the Library of Congress while learning about the history of the Library of Congress. Then,...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: A Vision of Puerto Rico
A virtual look at a wide-ranging mix of art and artifacts that visually represent Puerto Rico's culture and history. With thematic overviews of everyday life on the island, music, families, and religion along with many useful educational...
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Columbus Museum of Art: Art and Social Issues in American Culture
Great reference tool for exploring American history and culture through artistic images. The visual images shown relate to issues Americans face today: economics, war, and race & ethnicity. Included is a teacher resource page with...
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Albright Knox Art Gallery: Double Vision
Pablo's Picasso's La Toilette is a loving portrait of Fernande Olivier, as well as a study in opposites and a reference to the history of art. In this lesson, students will discover the many levels of content in the painting through...
Gabriel Dumont Institute
The Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture: Artistic Expressions
Metis women are known for their skills in beading, quilling embroidery and finger weaving. Traditional arts and contemporary artists and their art is recognized through video, print and visual files.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: American Impressionists
This site provides many examples of American Impressionistic work. Also, under the section titled "Overview", it gives information into the origins of American Impressionism (click the "continued" link after the paragraph).
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