Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: "Americana" by Charles Sheeler
Charles Sheeler's "Americana" is displayed here along with descriptive text and biographical information. The image may be enlarged.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Grant Wood
Grant Wood is profiled at this site in a format that begins with a brief biographical sketch of his life. His works are then listed by appearance in the museum's database. Each work is presented in thumbnail format with brief information...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: A New Deal for Artists: 1934
Information about 1934: A New Deal for Artists, a past exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Links to a slideshow of artwork in the exhibit, an interactive educational website, a narrated tour of the exhibit, and news articles.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Everett Shinn
Works of art by Everett Shinn may be viewed and enlarged here. A biography is available by clicking on the link.
Maine Historical Society
Maine Historical Society: How 19th Century Artists Viewed the Separation of Civilization and Nature
Combining art and literature, this instructional activity takes a look at how artists drew the line between civilization and wilderness in 19th century America.
Black Past
Black Past: Henry Ossawa Tanner
A brief encyclopedia article about the influential African-American painter Henry Tanner.
Other
Ernie barnes.com
Ernie Barnes is renowned in two fields of endeavor. He was a professional football player in the 1960s, but gained more recognition as a painter than as a player. This site offers a biography as well as images of many of his paintings.
Starfall
Starfall: Ernie Barnes
View three of Ernie Barnes' influential artworks, along with quotations and discussion/writing prompts, and a short biography. The page is designed for young students.
Other
American Revolution Art Gallery
This site is dedicated to the art of the American Revolution. Art in the gallery (main page) will lead you to further information.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Janet Fish
ArtCyclopedia's resource that shows links to Janet Fish's work, website, articles and other informative sites on this contemporary artist.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Judy Chicago
ArtCyclopedia's resource that shows links to Judy Chicago's work, website, articles and other informative sites on this famous, influential artist.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Jasper Johns
Artcyclopedia provides a Web guide to museum and scholarly resources online about Jasper Johns (b. 1930), an American Abstract Expressionist, pop artists, and sculptor.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Famous Americans: Gilbert Stuart
Learn brief information from the National Postal Museum on Gilbert Stuart, famous American portrait painter, who was featured on the one cent postage stamp.
Other
Gallery of American Impressionism
This resource is an online gallery where you can search through many American Impressionists works.
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Sweet Stuff
Art students will learn about visual balance, visual texture, and textural paint by following the example of Wayne Thiebaud, famous for his dreamy 1960s paintings of cakes.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Edward Hicks, "Penn's Treaty With the Indians"
Provides Hicks' artwork, "Penn's Treaty with the Indians," as well as some brief information on the painting. Includes links to more related information.
Other
Fondation Beyeler: Ellsworth Kelly: Works 1956 2002
Kelly uses bold color and simple shapes to create both paintings and sculptures. View examples of his abstract work and read his biography.