This resource provides "Still Life with a Beer Mug" by French cubist painter Fernand Leger. An image file along with information about the artist and the artwork provide an excellent resource on the topic.

This website provides a definition of still-life as well as many examples of still-lifes and artists who painted them. Includes links to related topics in art such as modeling, texture, and picture.

Many survivors chose to release their feelings about the Holocaust through art. This artwork can be used in the classroom to create a more vivid way of understanding the Holocaust. Students will analyze and interpret some of this artwork...

A wonderful site describing Pablo Picasso's "Guernica," a mural he created for the 1937 World's Fair. The resource examines the civil war raging in Picasso's homeland of Spain and the frustration he felt toward the violence taking place...

Chava Wolf is a Holocaust survivor whose paintings and poetry can be used to study the difficult subject of the Holocaust. Young scholars will analyze her art and gain an understanding of art related concepts as well as her experience...

Since 2007, ArtWorks in Cincinnati, Ohio, has created more than 180 murals on walls in and around the city. With this site, you can take an armchair tour of the murals, which celebrate the history and culture of the area.

Contains both general and detailed information about Arshile Gorky and his artwork.

As part of the Legacy Project's study of various artists, this site highlights the life of Pablo Picasso in a brief but factual biographical sketch. Links are also given to pictures of three of his most famous works: Guernica, Weeping...

This resource provides the "The Uncertainty of the Poet" by Giorgio de Chirico. An image file along with information about the artist and the artwork provides an excellent resource on the topic.

This 4-day lesson plan asks students to explore artistic points of view, explore the elements and principals that contribute to mood, and discuss social themes that were prevalent during the Harlem Renaissance. The 4-day process involves...

Discovering the Genesee was created by third grade students in Rochester, New York, as part of a Learning Expedition on local history. Student work was guided by four questions, which became the chapters of their book: Who were the...

When teaching about an event such as the Holocaust, using varying teaching methods helps to bring a deeper understanding of the human victims of this atrocity. Students will read seven poems pertaining to the Holocaust, view artwork...

Online version of "No Child's Play," an exhibit on display at Yad Vashem Museum. It highlights the toys, games, artwork, diaries, poems, and personal stories of children during the Holocaust.

Exhibition of art nouveau artwork, glass, jewelry, decorative designs, furniture and furnishings, and architecture.

This site from the John Singer Sargent Virtual Gallery is a great sight with thumbnails of John Sargent's artworks including the "Madame Gautreau" and "Madame X" portraits. Provides links to websites with more information on the pictures...

The home page for the Ohio Governor's Youth Art Exhibition. There are pages to see what scholarships are available, to see who has won in the past and pages to view the winning artwork, writings, and criticism. Get informed for making a...

An excellent, detailed biography of Durer, with extensive links to his works and contemporaries. This site not only details his artwork, but also his contributions as a mathematician.

This resource provides the painting "Opened by Customs" by dadaist painter Kurt Schwitters. An image file along with information about the artist and the artwork provide an excellent resource on the topic.

Part of a virtual exhibit by the Library of Congress, this site details the effects of the Civil War and Reconstruction on the newly freed slaves. It contains photographs of artwork and a map from the period.

The University of North Carolina museum's site offers articles, videos, artwork, crafts, music, and histories of Native Americans.

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam houses the largest collection of artworks by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) in the world. The permanent collection includes over 200 paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 500 drawings, and more than 750 letters....

Read a biography of the American sculptor and painter, George Segal, and view photos of many of his artworks.

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam houses the largest collection of artworks by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) in the world. The permanent collection includes over 200 paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 500 drawings, and more than 750 letters....

Christine A. Elmore's curriculum unit designed "to facilitate her third-graders' enjoyment of and response to fine art." This unit can be applied to all age groups and provides an extensive background on art in general.