Curated OER
Everybody Needs Somebody
Students brainstorm feelings words and discuss what causes us to have feelings. Using artwork, they discuss how different artists show feelings and emotions. Using the internet, they research how other cultures express their feelings and...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Winslow Homer
Winslow Homer is profiled at this site in a format that begins with a biographical sketch of his life. His works are then listed by appearance in the museum's database. Each work is presented in thumbnail format with brief information...
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National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Nga Kids: Inside Scoop: Winslow Homer [Pdf]
A printable kid-friendly introduction to the watercolors of Winslow Homer.
CGFA
Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Winslow Homer: The Morning Bell
This online collection contains information on artists and their art work. This site provides an image of Winslow Homer's The Morning Bell.
CGFA
Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Winslow Homer
This presentation provides an extensive gallery of American artist Winslow Homer's work, as well as a link to biographical information.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Gulf Stream
The painting shown here is Winslow Homer's "The Gulf Stream," accompanied by a thorough description.
Smithsonian Institution
Civil War@smithsonian: Winslow Homer's Civil War Sketches
During the Civil War, Winslow Homer was a freelance artist for "Harper's Weekly," a leading news magazine of the day. This site examines Homer's work, which documents the lives of the soldiers who fought for the North. Includes an...
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Tour: Winslow Homer Watercolors: Themes and Styles
A survey of Homer's watercolors in the collection of the National Gallery of Art considers his technique and choice of subject. With links to a biography of the artist and to information about his work in other media.
Other
North Carolina Museum of Art
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...
Read Works
Read Works: The Life Line
[Free Registration/Login Required] This five-page PDF includes a picture of the painting "The Life Line" by Winslow Homer and text that discusses it. It is followed by 10 comprehension questions. Click double arrows to download, print,...
CGFA
Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Winslow Homer
Nice biography of the American Naturalist painter, Winslow Homer, known for his paintings, "The Croquet Game" and "Home,Sweet Home."
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Art to Zoo: Landscape Painting
This lesson plan uncovers the "tricks" artists use when creating a landscape painting. Students will explore the work of American artists George Catlin, Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, and Winslow Homer. One of the activities is in spanish.
Other
Fine Arts Museum: Teachers' Guide to American Art
This guide focuses on twenty-four paintings from the impressive collection of American art housed at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. The earliest work, a portrait of the children of a Puritan family, dates from 1670. The last piece...
Other
New Britain Museum of American Art
New Britain Museum of American Art main page. Three Centuries of American art broken out into six era's. Under Education teachers can get lesson plans and learning activities for students like ABCs, puzzles and printable coloring book...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Prisoners From the Front Winslow Homer
This site provides details of the painting entitled "Prisoners from the Front" by American artist Winslow Homer.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Realism, or the Realist School
A straight forward description of realism in art, which has both a general and a specific meaning. Includes links to examples of nineteenth-century Realist art, including that of Courbet and Millet, two leading lights of the French...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Learning Lab: Landscape Painting
A Smithsonian website plus lesson plans on the art of landscape painting. Includes details on landscape painting techniques to create the illusion of depth and space as well as information on four landscape artists.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Maine: Winslow Homer Studio
This remodeled barn served as the studio of artist Winslow Homer from 1884 until is death. It is now a property of the Portland Museum of Art, which seasonally offers tours.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Picturing America: Homer: Veteran in a New Field [Pdf]
Examination of a painting by Homer made shortly after the end of the Civil War communicates the deep, emotional attitudes of the artist about war's affect on the country and its future.
Ducksters
Ducksters: History: Realism Art for Kids
Kids learn about the Realism Art movement and its major artists such as Eduoard Manet and Winslow Homer.
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Fog Warning
An image of "Fog Warning", created by Winslow Homer in 1885 (Oil on canvas, 76 x 122 cm).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Summer Night
An image of "Summer Night", created by Winslow Homer in 1890 (Oil on canvas, 77 x 102 cm).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Northeaster
An image of "Northeaster", created by Winslow Homer in 1895 (Oil on canvas, 87 x 128 cm).
ArtQuizz
Art Quizz: Romanticism (2)
A quiz on Romanticism. This is a great tool for assessment or review and an even greater way to incorporate technology in the artroom. This site is translated from the original French version. The homepage provides different languages.