National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: Early Visual Representations of the New World
A lesson plan that examines how Native Americans were portrayed by artists in the sixteenth century, whose aim was to convey their appearance to a European audience, and thereby encourage investment in future New World explorations. By...
Princeton Review
The Princeton Review: Career Artist
Information on the career of an artist. Tells requirements (both personal and educational), future job outlook, and typical job duties.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Visual and Performing Arts: Drawing, Painting and Illustrating
Artopia is an excellent art resource for students. They are able to examine important works of art, learn about styles, principles, and processes of the various art forms used in painting, drawing, and illustration, and view videos of...
University of Michigan
Symbolism in Visual Images
Brief essay on visual symbolism in literature and art. Provides examples and nice images. Shows that visual images can have the same type of symbolism as literary works.
Terres en Vues (Land InSights)
Land in Sights: Visual Arts: Ashukan
View examples of Ashukan, which is songs, visual arts and traditional crafts representing contemporary First Nations, by Jean-Pierre Fontaine and Isabelle Courtois.
Digital History
Digital History: The Artist in American Society
See how the creation of visual art in its many forms developed over the first half of the 19th century. In addition of the painters in the Hudson River School of Art, read about the beautification of natural spaces such as parks, and...
Terres en Vues (Land InSights)
Land in Sights: Visual Arts: Sylvain Rivard
View works by Sylvain Rivard and learn how his background and linguistic skills make him an invaluable resource within the First Nations culture.
Terres en Vues (Land InSights)
Land in Sights: Visual Arts: Jacques Newashish
View works by Jacques Newashish, painter and printmaker and learn what influences his work.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Art Directors
Comprehensive information from the "Occupational Outlook Handbook" on artists and related workers, including discussions of the nature of the work, working conditions, training and qualifications, job outlook, earnings, sources of...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Modern City in Art
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Other
Tfao: American Impressionism to Modernism
This site gives a breif history of art movements from Impressionism to Modernism, concentrating in America. There are also pages linked to key artists within each movement where you can also see their work.
Museum of Modern Art
Mo Ma: Abstract Expressionist New York
Blockbuster exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art underscores the relationship between New York City and the explosion of creative activity among the artists who lived there in the postwar period. Learn why New York became the center of...
Mark Harden's Artchive
The Artchive: Barbara Hepworth
From the visual arts resource Artchive, read a biography of British sculptor Barbara Hepworth and view images of her work.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Text and Art
Students will examine the work of artist Barbara Kruger and consider how visual media, such as in print and advertising, can be constructed to influence viewers' perceptions and behaviors. Students will create their own works of art...
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Adam Elsheimer
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Adam Elsheimer.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Jose Clemente Orozco
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Jose Clemente Orozco.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Jean Francois Millet
A detailed biography of the artist, Jean Francois Millet. This article contains information about his influences as well as pictures of some of his most famous works like "The Gleaners."
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Albert Bierstadt
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Albert Bierstadt.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Falconet
Links to artwork viewable on the Internet, including links to Falconet's masterpieces.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: John James Audubon
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about John James Audubon.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: John Everett Millais
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about John Everett Millais.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Alvar Aalto
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Alvar Aalto.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Torii Kiyonaga
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Torii Kiyonaga.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Vincent Van Gogh
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Vincent van Gogh.