Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Painting in the Style of a Famous Artist
In this lesson, student groups will research and create PowerPoint presentations of famous painters. Individually, each student will select an artist and create an original work emulating the style and techniques of that artist.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Art Show With the Masters (Lesson Plan)
Lesson plan takes learners through the process of researching the life and work of well-known artists, of creating paintings based on the styles of those artists, and of staging an exhibition of their finished pieces. Contains an...
US National Archives
Nara: Pictures of the Revolutionary War
Black and white reproductions from famous paintings by the National Archives and Records Administration. There are paintings of battle scenes, famous participants, traitors and even a perspective from the British point of view.
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Pisano, Italian Family of Sculptors
Extensive information on Giovanni Pisano the famous Italian sculptor including images and a biography. Great for research assignments!
Danuta Bois
Distinguished Women of Past and Present
This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others. Some were alive...
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Battle of San Jacinto: General Santa Anna's Official Account
Here is the handwritten account of the Battle of San Jacinto, by General Santa Anna. Provides a link to a biography on Santa Anna as well as a link to a typed transcription of this document. Part of artist Henry McArdle's research for...
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Battle of San Jacinto: Mrs. Henrietta Lamar to Mc Ardle, December 1, 1890
Mirabeau Lamar's wife, Henrietta, writes about her late husband in a letter to Henry McArdle, the artist behind "The Battle of San Jacinto." Handwritten letter is accompanied by typed transcription for easier reading and is part of...