Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fan Club for Artists

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research a famous artist of their choice to experience their lives and achievements. They choose an artist they look up to, a hero perhaps, and share their lives with their peers to develop a banner on that artist to exhibit in...
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PBS

Pbs American Masters: Robert Rauschenberg: Reinventing Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Studying the life and work of Robert Rauschenberg, we see a reflection of American culture. Click his name to a full biography and timeline.
Website
Art Institute of Chicago

Modern Collection: Vincent Van Gogh Self Portrait, 1887

For Students 9th - 10th
Click to enlarge Van Gogh's self-portrait from 1886-87, and read the paragraph of text explaining his methods.
Website
PBS

Pbs News Hour: The Two Sides of Vincent Van Gogh

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS Senior Producer Jeffrey Brown 1998 interview with Earl Powell III, Director, National Gallery of Art, John Leighton, Director, Van Gogh Museum, Richard Schickel, Time Magazine and others. Brown discusses the artist's intent as...
Graphic
Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev

Olga's Gallery: Vincent Van Gogh

For Students 9th - 10th
Olga's Gallery of Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890 CE). There are 122 images with a biography of the artists.
Handout
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Vincent Van Gogh

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on the famous Dutch artist with links to his works in museums around the world. There are also magazine links.
Lesson Plan
Other

Art, Repetition, and Jacob Lawrence

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A great idea for a lesson including the style of Jacob Lawrence's "Parade." Not only includes lesson, but also a list of artists with similar styles to Lawrence. Lesson is under Instructional Unit Three.
Handout
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Salvador Dali Biography

For Students 2nd - 7th
Interesting biographical information and fun facts about surrealist artist, Salvador Dali.