Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Modern and Contemporary Art
The Art Institute's collection of modern and contemporary art is one of the most comprehensive of any museum and includes two icons of 20th-century American art: Grant Wood's American Gothic and Edward Hopper's Nighthawks. The museum has...
TES Global
Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Tudor Art and Artists
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show of charts showing Tudor art, artists, themes and techniques, portraits, and art skills.
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Jinta Desert Art: Aboriginal Iconography
A site that shows Australian aboriginal icons and their meaning as related to the art. Site information and symbol paintings provided by Janet Long Nakamarra.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Texas Art and Artists [Pdf]
A collection of posters of art by prominent Texas artists showing images from periods in Texas history.
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: The Art of the First Fleet
A fascinating look at art showing the environment and wildlife that was done by artists who were in the First Fleet, the first group of settlers to come to Australia in 1787. The artworks have been arranged under four categories: Natural...
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum (London): The Art of the First Fleet
A fascinating look at art showing the environment and wildlife that was done by artists who were in the First Fleet, the first group of settlers to come to Australia in 1787. The artworks have been arranged under four categories: Natural...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Young America in Art
An historical site from the Smithsonian American Art Museum that shows the growth of America through art work by over 45 artists. This site by the Smithsonian Institute has fascinating images showing American artists depicting the...
Princeton University
Princeton University Art Museum: Recapturing the Image
From the Princeton University Art Museum this is an exploration of the various techniques and practices utlized by art conservators to recreate damaged or decomposing art works. A slide-show with descriptions take you through these...
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: American Art: Edward Hopper: The Long Leg (1935)
A short description of the painting, The Long Leg, by Edward Hopper, which shows a sailboat moving peacefully through the waves at the seaside. Sailing was a favored theme in Hopper's work.
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: American Art: George Caleb Bingham: In a Quandary (1851)
A brief narrative of the content of the painting, In a Quandary, by George Caleb Bingham, which shows boatmen on the Mississippi River relaxing at a game of cards. Boatmen such as these were one of Bingham's main themes.
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: American Art: Mary Cassatt: Breakfast in Bed (1897)
Breakfast in Bed, painted by Mary Cassatt, shows a mother embracing her young daughter while lying in bed. The theme of motherhood, found in many of Cassatt's works, is noted in this brief article.
Whitney Museum
Whitney Museum of American Art: Ben Shahn: The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti
Ben Shahn created a series of paintings about the trial, executions, and funerals of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. This site shows the funeral painting and explains the scene and symbolism Shahn painted.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of African Art: Diversity of African Art
Features an article and clickable, illustrated links to show the deep, rich site of African art from many places and times, and taking many forms.
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology: Famous Sculpture From Cathedral of Notre Dame
A tour of the sculpture in the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 brought to you by the Paul V. Galvin Library from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Black and white images show the artwork in a hauntingly beautiful way.
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New Mexico Museum of Art: Prehistory: Paleo Indian Sites
Download a great map of New Mexico showing the Paleo-Indian sites from 10,000 B.C. to 5,500 BC. [pdf]
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Roman Emperors: A Visual Compendium of Roman Emperors
Presents an illustrated list of Roman Emperors and their contributions to Roman Art. Shows sculptures and/or portraits from coins.
US Senate
U.s. Senate: Art & History: Political Cartoons of Thomas Nast
Thomas Nast was an astute observer of the political machinations in Washington, D.C., as well as New York City. This slideshow of his cartoons show the quarrel between the moderate Republcans and the conservatives as they tried to gain...
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Annie Oakley
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1994 of Annie Oakley, famous for her acts in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in the late 1800s. Includes a short passage on her life and contributions.
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Foundations in Art : Cross Hatching
University of Delaware site that shows examples of cross-hatching in pen and ink drawings. There are examples from students and a great Albrecht Durer drawing of pillows.
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Andrea Mantegna
Shows photos of Mantegna's most famous paintings. The site has two links. One has paintings from before 1471, and the other has paintins from after 1471. Can be enlarged.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Whistler, Sargent, and Tanner American Abroad
Shows several paintings of three American painters who not only studied abroad but chose to remain abroad. The paintings are described in detail, and full-screen images can be downloaded.
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Art Smart: Indiana: Indiana Locations Map
A detailed, high resolution, printable map showing the counties, communities, and cities of Indiana.
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Art Show: Progression of Painting of Apples
Here at ArtShow, artist Betsy M. Kellum explains her pastel technique with this still life drawing. Both oil paints and pastels are used. Kellum explains the drawing/painting process from the blueprint of the artwork to the finishing...
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Guggenheim Museum: Picasso and the War Years, 1936 45
Scrolling timeline of the work Picasso produced during World War II shows off a wide range of Picasso's work interspersed with historical photographs of the war and notes about key events occurring at the time. A compelling way to view...