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PBS

Pbs: Hans Hofmann: Artist: Teacher, Teacher: Artist

For Students 9th - 10th
This companion website for a PBS documentary about Hans Hofmann includes all the essential information about Hofmann, whose reputation as a teacher almost eclipses his reputation as an artist. Wonderful site for exploring how artists...
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New Deal Network

New Deal Network: Artists

For Students 9th - 10th
Click on the name of individual artists listed here for excellent black and white photographs of WPA artists and their work, as well as complete descriptions. A timeline of events of the New Deal era, lesson plans and other resources are...
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Incredible Art Department

The Incredible Art Department: Incredible Artists

For Students 9th - 10th
A massive collection of web links to artists categorized by art collections, cartoonists, black artists, female artists, male artists, ethnic artists, and native artists.
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Other

Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art: Artist Profile Angela Grauerholz

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information and the works of artist, Angela Grauerholz. Fifty images available in timeline format, thumbnail view, or detail view. This page also includes information on the past exhibits of Grauerholz and a...
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Planet eBooks

Planet E Book: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" by James Joyce is available here in PDF format. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, which was first released in 1917, is 317 pages pages long.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pedro E. Guerrero: Capturing the Artist

For Students 9th - 10th
This media gallery from the American Masters and VOCES co-presentation of Pedro E. Guerrero: A Photographer's Journey explores Guerrero's working relationship with sculptor Louise Nevelson. Guerrero was a gifted photographer of...
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Japanese Artists

For Students 3rd - 5th
Here are coloring pages and student activities for three Japanese Artists.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Excerpt From a Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

For Students 7th - 8th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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Web Gallery of Art

Web Gallery of Art: Index of Artists

For Students 9th - 10th
Go directly to an A-to-Z index of the names of hundreds of European artists from which you can link to artist biographies, sample artwork, and useful analyses. Also available are "tours" or curated collections of which focus on specific...
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Artists by Movement: Abstract Expressionism

For Students 9th - 10th
This Artcyclopedia site offers a brief overview of Abstract Expressionism and a timeline that links to each artist.
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Western Artists

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth resource about art movements and the artists involved in them. This particular page tackles artists of the American West. There is a chronological list of artists, with links to famous works and biographies.
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Artists by Movement: Symbolism

For Students 9th - 10th
Artcyclopedia describes what symbolism is along with a list of symbolist artists. Click on an artist to find more information on them.
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Other

Small Publishers, Artists & Writers Network

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the Small Publishers, Artists & Writers Network homepage: "This site offers you information on writing and publishing. It also offers links to research sources, publishers, printers, and the media."
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Texas Art and Artists [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of posters of art by prominent Texas artists showing images from periods in Texas history.
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Other

Golden Artist Colors: Color Mixing Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Golden Artist Colors presents a guide to mixing acrylic paint. An explanation of color theory and mixing color with paint is included on this site. There are also color charts and exercises that can be done with paint that explore how...
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: British Artists

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a list of British artists as well as links to a biography about them, and photographs of their famous works.
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Museum of Science

Museum of Science, Boston: Leonardo Da Vinci: Scientist, Inventor, Artist

For Students 9th - 10th
Archived exhibition about Leonardo lets visitors explore his many dimensions, as scientist, inventor, and artist.
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BBC

Bbc Newsround: Artist Creates Work From His Own Tears

For Students 2nd - 5th
Read about an art project in which an artist is using his own tears and a microscope to create works of art.
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Gabriel Dumont Institute

The Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture: Artistic Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th
Metis women are known for their skills in beading, quilling embroidery and finger weaving. Traditional arts and contemporary artists and their art is recognized through video, print and visual files.
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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Create and Play: Are You an Artist?

For Students K - 1st Standards
Look at all the ways you can be an artist. Includes audio narration in 9 additional languages with text in English.
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Other

Abc Art, Books, and Creativity: Artist Biographies

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource highlights several female artists from various visual art genres. You can view one piece from each artist and read their biography. Included in the list of women are Frida Kahlo and Alma Woodsey Thomas.
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Read Works

Read Works: Art and Artists What Is an Artist?

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining what an artist is. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Five Artists of the Mexican Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
In this 9-12 lesson, learners will create original artwork demonstrating the style of an early 20th-century artist of the Mexican Revolution. They will research how art was influenced or created in response to major events, artists, and...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Courbet, the Artist's Studio

For Students 9th - 10th
The title of Courbet's painting "The Artist's Studio; A real allegory summing up seven years of my artistic and moral life" contains a contradiction: the words "real" and "allegory" have opposing meanings. Is it possible that Courbet is...

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