Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Lure of the West
Beautiful artwork from the more famous artists who depicted the people, places and things of the American West.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Artists, Making of African American Identity: V. 1
The artwork of four nineteenth-century free blacks expressed in portraits, landscapes, sculpture, and photography. Links to works from Joshua Johnson, Robert Scott Duncanson, Edmonia Lewis, and Augustus Washington are provided.
Arizona State University
Chicana and Chicano Space: Inquiry
Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: African American Art
The Art Institute of Chicago's collection of African American art provides a rich introduction to over 100 years of noted achievements in painting, sculpture, and printmaking. Ranging chronologically from the Civil War era to the Harlem...
Other
Whitney Museum of American Art
Photos and information about American artists are found in the sections, "Collection and exhibitions". This resource provides links to education, events, and information about the museum.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Georgia O'keeffe
A picture of a bust of Georgia O'Keefe is accompanied by some information about her painting style and place among modern American artists.
Purdue University
Woman Artists of the American West: Women in Photography
A site by Peter Palmquist on Women photographers and the American Indian. There are biographies and images from thirteen women who were active during the latter part of the 19th century.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Arte Latino
An exhibit of representative Latino "Art traditions and innovations," from such artists as Carlos Alfonzo, Amalia Mesa-Bains, and Jesus Bautista Moroles, 73 vibrant artworks.
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Albright Knox Art Gallery: Three Ways to Make a Scene
Students will analyze landscapes by three artists. After learning about the horizon line, they will create their own painted and collaged landscapes inspired by one of the artists.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: The Art of Romare Bearden
Newshour with Jim Lehrer, a nightly news broadcast on PBS, offers a wealth of material on Romare Bearden. Content includes the NewsHour report, a gallery of his artwork, extended interviews with the artist, and a companion lesson plan.
Other
An American Tradition: The Pennsylvania Impressionists
This site gives an in-depth look into the Pennsylvania Impressionists and their history.
Other
De Young Museum of American Art: Boatmen on the Missouri: George Caleb Bingham
A site about the painter, George Caleb Bingham, created by The De Young Museum of American Art. The painting "Boatmen on the Mississippi," is shown and described on the first page. Click "Next," on the bottom to view and read about...
Crayola
Crayola: Bold and Bright in Harlem (Lesson Plan)
This lesson plan incorporates art into a social studies or language arts class. Students create their own pictures, using the work of Harlem Renaissance artists as inspiration. Also provides resources and adaptations to try with this...
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Albright Knox Art Gallery: Having Fun With Landscape Photography
John Pfahl used creativity, strategic placement of objects, changing vantage points, and a sense of humor to create his Altered Landscape series of photographs. Students will learn about his artist statements and methods and then create...
Other
Art Studio Magazine: Juan Manuel Sanchez
Spanish content; this is the biography of the Costa Rican sculptor Juan Manuel Sanchez. A timeline and examples of the artists work are included.
Other
Art Studio Magazine: Juan Rafael Chacon
Spanish content; this is the biography of the Costa Rican sculptor Juan Rafael Chacon. A timeline and examples of the artists work are included.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of the American Indian: Great Masters of Mexican Folk Art
Explore Mexican Folk Art by looking at different types of material and what they are used to make. Choose from clay, metal, leather, paper, plant fibers, stone, wood, and more.
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Albright Knox Art Gallery: Paul Sharits: Thinking in a New Way About Movies
Information about 16mm films made by Paul Sharits is packed into his two-dimensional drawings on graph paper. Students will learn about how film works to understand how to translate Sharits's drawings into information about his films....
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Children's Guide: The Art of Romare Bearden [Pdf]
A colorful, printable packet, from the National Gallery of Art, for students studying the work of Romare Bearden. Includes images of his work, including his well-known collages. Investigates all the important aspects of Bearden's work:...
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Albright Knox Art Gallery: Grid Self Portrait
This lesson plan explores how Chuck Close uses photography and a mathematical grid to create his large portraits. Hands-on activities encourage students to create using the grid, during which they will learn about variation, repetition,...
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Albright Knox Art Gallery: Imagine Your Own Civilization
Charles Simonds imagines a race of people he calls the Little People, who have their own history, beliefs, and ways of life. His sculptures, such as Number II (Ritual Furnace), represent their environment and the architecture they...
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Albright Knox Art Gallery: Having Fun With Landscape Photography
Students will learn about horizon lines in traditional landscapes and portraits, shadows and reflected light, and John Pfahl's Altered Landscapes. They will also create their own altered landscape photographs and portraits and write...
Other
Rhapsodies in Black: Art of the Harlem Renaissance
An online exhibit of representative art from the Harlem Renaissance.
PBS
Pbs American Masters: Robert Rauschenberg: Reinventing Art
Studying the life and work of Robert Rauschenberg, we see a reflection of American culture. Click his name to a full biography and timeline.