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Art Institute of Chicago: Alexander Coin
Examine a coin portrait of Alexander the Great struck after his death as a commemoration. Also view two accompanying video clips that provide useful background information about Alexander and about the history of coins used in the...
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Modern Collection: Vincent Van Gogh Self Portrait, 1887
Click to enlarge Van Gogh's self-portrait from 1886-87, and read the paragraph of text explaining his methods.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Education: Science, Art, and Technology
Six different on-line lectures, with accompanying lessons and project ideas, that discuss the link between art and science.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Education: Chicago: The City in Art
Lessons on a variety of themes based on mural paintings in eleven Chicago public school buildings.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Seurat and the Making of "La Grande Jatte"
Exhibition site about one of the most famous paintings in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, Seurat and the Making of "La Grande Jatte" explains Seurat's interest in color and pointillism.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: El Greco
View a representative work by El Greco, with contextual notes and analysis.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Play a Painting
Find a classroom activity that can be used to enhance understanding of the relationship between music and art.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Nighthawks
View Hopper's famous "Nighthawks," along with contextual details and analysis.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Art of India: Lesson: Eightfold Path
Lesson plan for explaining the path to enlightenment known in Buddhism as the Eightfold Path.
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Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies: Charles White
An essay about Charles White from an issue-long portfolio of works by African-American artists published in the "Museum Studies" Journal of the Art Institute of Chicago. Includes brief biographical notes and a critic's appraisal of...
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The Art Institute of Chicago
In addition to information about the museum, its exhibits and programs, the site offers much to those arts and humanities teachers exploring online. Teacher and student resources are described and can be purchased and downloaded at the...
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Art Institute of Chicago: Paul Gauguin, the Ancestors of Tehamana
Discussion questions and activities are provided to assist with the topic of Paul Gauguin's "The Ancestors of Tehamana". Additionally, a link to text about the painting is found at the bottom of the page.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Roccoco to Realism
From the early 18th to the mid-19th century, dynamic transformations in European art mirrored turbulent political and social changes, including revolutions, imperial conquests, and the emergence of the modern industrial age....
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Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: African Art
View twelve representative works of African art from the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago. With useful contextual notes, suggested activities, enlargeable reproductions, embedded glossary, and similar resources.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Hercules
Examine a bronze statuette of Hercules, a Roman copy of a Greek original, and watch two accompanying videos. One explains who Hercules was and the other explains how the statue was cast using the lost-wax method.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Roman Copy of the Aphrodite of Knidos (In Spanish)
Examine a Roman copy of a famous Greek original and view three accompanying video clips that provide useful background information about the statue's particulars. One explains who Aphrodite was; the second tells why this particular...
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Art Institute of Chicago: Attic Funerary Stele, or Tombstone
Examine a carved marble tombstone used by the Greeks to mark the graves of departed family members. Also, view two accompanying video clips that provide useful background information about the sculpture's particulars. One explains the...
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Art Institute of Chicago: Section of a Floor Mosaic (In Spanish)
Examine an example of a Roman floor mosaic from the fifth century A.D. and view two accompanying video clips. One explains the Roman fascination with wild and exotic animals, such as the giraffe depicted in the mosaic; the other explains...
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The Art Institute of Chicago
In addition to information about the museum, its exhibits and programs, the site offers much to those arts and humanities teachers exploring online. Teacher and student resources are described and can be purchased and downloaded at the...
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Chicago Architects Oral History: Mary Ann E. Crawford
This interview is by Betty J. Blum and the interviewee is Mary Ann Elizabeth Crawford (1901-1988 CE) who practiced architecture from 1941 into the 1980's. The entire transcript of the interview can be viewed here.
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Book Bindings by Mary Reynolds: A Selection
A visual gallery of bookbindings by surrealist artist Mary Reynolds. Much of her work is inspired by Marcel Duchamp and adds an interesting flair to her pieces. You can view information about each piece by clicking on the image.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Grant Wood
View "American Gothic," with brief contextual notes and analysis.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Taoism and the Arts of China
Chinese art is often used to depict the religion of Taoism. In addition to many images, there are also lesson plans for all ages.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: African American Art
The Art Institute of Chicago's collection of African American art provides a rich introduction to over 100 years of noted achievements in painting, sculpture, and printmaking. Ranging chronologically from the Civil War era to the Harlem...