National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: The Traditional Arts and Crafts of African Americans Across Five Centuries
Detailed essay provides an overview of Africa's contributions to American culture while discussing how basket makers, potters, and quilters helped preserve American history through their works.
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Hhs: Stenciling: Short History of a Very Long Tradition [Pdf]
From the Holliston Historical Society this is "Stenciling: Short History of a Very Long Tradition", which goes into detail about the historical evolution of the use of the stencil in arts and crafts.
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Gary Olds Art and Fine Craft: Colonial Soap Making: Its History and Techniques
This article by Marietta and Arthur Ellis describes the history of soap-making. Scroll through to find reference to colonial soap-making history and techniques. [PDF]
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Chicago Public Art Group: Techniques of Community Murals
Street murals in California, and the cultural influences on these murals are presented here. Murals dating back to the 1970s are examined as well as mural techniques.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Mexican Muralism: Los Tres Grandes David Siqueiros, Diego Rivera
Siqueiros, Diego Rivera, and Jose Clemente Orozco-known as Los tres grandes-cultivated an artistic style that defined Mexican identity following the Revolution. They crafted epic murals on the walls of highly visible, public buildings...
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