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Look Before You Think: How To Appreciate a Painting
Learners develop an elementary understanding of the history of art. They study the basic elements of a painting including perspective, composition, color, light and symbolism. They look at each selected painting and analyze it, moving...
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Survey of Spanish and Latin American Artists
Tenth graders explore the art work of Dali and Picasso. In this Art lesson plan, 10th graders analyze various pieces created by these men. Students write a description of the painting they were assigned.
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Fantasy Visualization
Young scholars view and discuss a selection of paintings from Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte, and other Surrealist artists. They play a game in which each person in a group writes a sentence and passes it on to the next person without...
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Surrealism
Seventh graders research several surrealist artists, e.g. Dali, Magritte, etc., and analyze and compare their styles. They apply their knowledge to their own drawings in pastel of flowers and plants.
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Dali's The Persistence of Memory
Third graders observe the use of line, light and color in the painting. They identify the foreground, middle ground and background of the painting. They create a surreal drawing or picture.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Salvador Dali
Artcyclopedia provides direct links to Dali's works in museums around the world. Online exhibitions and reviews.
Duke University
Duke University: Salvador Dali Biography
A biography and chronology of the life of Salvador Dali. The biography is attached to a class website through Duke University.
Other
Salvador Dali Museum: Dali History
Biography of the Spanish artist, Salvador Dali. Also links to a timeline of significant life events.
Other
Virtual China
Enjoy an armchair trip through China. Pictures are provided from Beijing, The West, the Southwest, the South, the Northeast, Shanghai, and the Forbidden City.
Other
My studios.com: Persistence of Memory
"Persistence of Memory" painting by Salvador Dali. This is one of Dali's most famous works.
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Dulcinea Media Inc.: Grandes Del Arte: Salvador Dali
Portrait photograph of Salvador Dali, a surrealist Spanish painter.