Graphic
Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: William M. Harnett

For Students 9th - 10th
View nineteenth-century American trompe o'eil still life "For Sunday's Dinner" by William Harnett, with context and analysis.
Unit Plan
Other

Fine Arts Museum: Teachers' Guide to American Art

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
Handout
Other

Kennedy Galleries: Artist Biography: Wm. Michael Harnett

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information on artist William Michael Harnett is given here. Discusses his childhood and life before becoming an artist. Also provides good information on his style of painting.
Graphic
Other

Art in context.org: William Harnett Fruit and Asparagus

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a copy of Harnett's painting "Fruit and Asparagus".
Handout
Other

Berkeleywebs.com: William Michael Harnett

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a brief biography on the artist William Michael Harnett. Learn about, "the leading American still-life painter of the late 1800's."
Handout
Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: William Michael Harnett

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical profile of William Michael Harnett, an Irish-American still-life painter of the late nineteenth century.
Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Materials for a Leisure Hour

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Materials for a Leisure Hour", created by William Michael Harnett in 1879 (Oil on canvas, 38 x 52 cm).
Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Old Models

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Old Models", created by William Michael Harnett in 1892 (Oil on canvas, 138 x 72 cm).
Graphic
Curated OER

William Michael Harnett

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of William Michael Harnett.