Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Paleolithic Origins
Article and video discussing various forms of art from the Paleolithic period, particularly cave art. [5:48] With links to additional information.
Seeker
Seeker: Public Art Generates Renewable Energy
Article reports on the Land Art Generator Initiative, which works to create public art that adds energy from renewable sources to the power supply.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Art of West Asia
Ten thousand years of art produced in West Asia is displayed at this Metropolitan Museum site in timeline format. The earliest examples date from 8000 B.C., with information on key historical events as well as details of each artifact.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Han Dynasty (206 b.c. 220 a.d.)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on the art of the Han dynasty from 206 B.C. to 220 A.D. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
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Khan Academy: Art History: Catal Hoyuk
Article discussing the importance of Catal Hoyuk in Turkey for understanding the beginning of art during the Neolithic period.
Tate
Tate: Art Term: Figurative Art
On this page, you'll find an explanation of figurative art, pictures and links to related art terms, selected artists in the Tate collection, and selected artworks in the collection.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian: Science: Week of 4 22 13: Intriguing Science Art
View images of beautiful scientific art and read the captions to learn what the images portray. These images are from a contest called the Cool Science Image contest.
PBS
Pbs: Encouraging Self Expression Through Art
You can encourage a child's self-expression through process-oriented art: simply put, art that is based on exploration and allows different outcomes. This article outlines the do's and don'ts for encouraging self-expression and...
Smart History
Smarthistory: Dante's Divine Comedy in Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Art
Smarthistory article explores the relationship between Dante and the visual arts and how the Divine Comedy played an important role in the creation of a great many outstanding works of art.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Performance Art?
What is performance art? Is it theatre? Can it be dance? Where does the "art" part come in? This article seeks to answer these questions by tracing the origins of performance art.
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Khan Academy: Pop Art in the Uk
While American artists were primarily inspired by what they saw and experienced within their own culture, early Pop art in Britain was fueled by American popular culture viewed from a distance. Learn more about Pop art in the UK here.
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Khan Academy: Art History: Henri Matisse: Dance 1
Features a comprehensive discussion by two art historians of Matisse's painting 'Dance 1', which is considered a Fauve masterpiece.
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Khan Academy: Pop Art in the Us
Surrounded by the products of consumer culture, American Pop artists were inspired by what they saw and experienced living within that culture. Read more about Pop art's founding figures in the USA.
Other
Art After Post Modernism
A paper on Art after Post-Modernism by the curator of the Las Vegas Art Museum.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History Gothic Art
Explore the history of Gothic art through amazing images and links to vast amounts of information.
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De Young Museum: Nineteen Century American Art (I Notice . . . I Wonder . . . )
Learn nineteenth century American art and history in this multi-disciplinary analysis of various works of art from the period.
Other
California State University: "Art" by Clive Bell
The California State University provides an essay from the book "Art," originally published in 1914. There are discussion questions and links added by Julie C. Van Camp. The Formalist concepts of art by Clive Bell is thouroughly discussed.
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Minneapolis Institute of Arts: Surrounded by Beauty: Arts of Native America
Explore the art, culture, and history of Native Americans through this Minneapolis Institute of Arts site. You'll find pieces of art from the Northeast Woodlands, Mississippi Valley, Plains, Southwest, and the Northwest coast, as well as...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Hudson River School
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on the Hudson River School of American artists. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: American Portrait Miniatures of Eighteenth Century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on American portrait miniature paintings of the eighteenth century.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: American Rococo
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, these are examples of "American Rococo" decorative furniture from the permanent collection. This overly ornate style originated in France and flourished in America in the 1750's.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Georges Seurat (1859 1891) and Neo Impressionism
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on Georges Seurat (1859-1891) and Neo-Impressionism. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Post Impressionism
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on Post-Impressionism. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
Other
De Young Museum: Art of Mesoamerica (I Notice . . . I Wonder . . . )
Using a green stone mask from the Olmec culture and a wall painting from Teotihuacan, both of prehispanic Mexico, as a point of departure, this pdf article presents examples for the historical analysis of art.
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