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Modern and Contemporary Art at the Art Institute
Students view and discuss Modern and Contemporary Art at the Art Institute of Chicago. Students interpret works by Miro, Oldenberg, Cornell and de Vlaminck and discuss how they feel when viewing the pieces.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access
The Art Institute of Chicago's Art Access website, which links to selections of global art drawn from the institute's collection. Selections grouped by region and include lesson plans, activities, maps, and glossaries.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Girodet Romantic Rebel
A wonderfully detailed exhibition site, developed by the Art Institute of Chicago, devoted to this gifted French painter, whose work is often viewed in opposition to the prevailing neoclassical style of his time. With a career that...
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Art Institute of Chicago: Manet and the Sea
This site is a preview to a live exhibit in Chicago, these pages explore the theme of seascape as perceived in the late 19th century. Includes a great deal about Manet and other artists of the period plus plenty of images of famous works.
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: Ceremonial Drum From the Ivory Coast
Webpage describing a ceremonial drum by the Senufro people of Africa's Ivory Coast. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes a quote about the art by Sister...
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: City Landscape by Joan Mitchell
Webpage describing City Landscape, a painting by Joan Mitchell from the Art Institute of Chicago. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes a quote about the...
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Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: American Gothic by Grant Wood
Webpage describing American Gothic, a painting by Grant Wood from the Art Institute of Chicago. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes a quote about the art...
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Quick Facts: Gustave Caillebotte
"Paris Street; Rainy Day," Caillebotte's masterpiece shown here, is accompanied by a paragraph of explanatory text.
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The Art Institute of Chicago: Revealing Picasso
Using new technology related to examining artwork, The Art Institute of Chicago was able to uncover unknown details about one of Picasso's most famous works, "The Old Guitarist." Fascinating discoveries and technological processes make...
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Art Institute of Chicago: Matisse: Radical Invention, 1913 1917
Exhibition of Matisse's paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints, from a pivotal period in the artist's career. With a numerous examples of the artist's work, biographical notes, compositional analysis, and video of Matisse at work.
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Art Institute of Chicago
At the online home of the Art Institute of Chicago, browse the full scope and focus of the museum's collections of French impressionism, photography, architectural drawing, European decorative arts, American art, textiles, African art,...
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Art Institute of Chicago: Technical Glossary of Watercolor Terms
Learn about the art of watercolor painting with this technical glossary of watercolor terms from the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Van Gogh and Gauguin
The Art Institute of Chicago examines the friendship of the postimpressionists Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh during the period from 1887 to 1889.
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Art Institute of Chicago: The Gates of Paradise
This online exhibit showcases one of Florence's most well known art treasures, The Gates of Paradise. These relief panels decorate the entrance to Grace Cathedral. See detailed images of the panels that are on display in Chicago and...
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Art Institute of Chicago: Charles Sheeler
This exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago is presented in a preview format which includes an overview of the work of Charles Sheeler's life, information on his works, and a sampling of the exhibition's themes.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Alexander Coin
Examine a coin portrait of Alexander the Great struck after his death as a commemoration. Also view two accompanying video clips that provide useful background information about Alexander and about the history of coins used in the...
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Modern Collection: Vincent Van Gogh Self Portrait, 1887
Click to enlarge Van Gogh's self-portrait from 1886-87, and read the paragraph of text explaining his methods.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Education: Science, Art, and Technology
Six different on-line lectures, with accompanying lessons and project ideas, that discuss the link between art and science.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Education: Chicago: The City in Art
Lessons on a variety of themes based on mural paintings in eleven Chicago public school buildings.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Seurat and the Making of "La Grande Jatte"
Exhibition site about one of the most famous paintings in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, Seurat and the Making of "La Grande Jatte" explains Seurat's interest in color and pointillism.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Art of India: Lesson: Eightfold Path
Lesson plan for explaining the path to enlightenment known in Buddhism as the Eightfold Path.
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Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies: Charles White
An essay about Charles White from an issue-long portfolio of works by African-American artists published in the "Museum Studies" Journal of the Art Institute of Chicago. Includes brief biographical notes and a critic's appraisal of...
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The Art Institute of Chicago
In addition to information about the museum, its exhibits and programs, the site offers much to those arts and humanities teachers exploring online. Teacher and student resources are described and can be purchased and downloaded at the...
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Art Institute of Chicago: Paul Gauguin, the Ancestors of Tehamana
Discussion questions and activities are provided to assist with the topic of Paul Gauguin's "The Ancestors of Tehamana". Additionally, a link to text about the painting is found at the bottom of the page.