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National Library of France

National Library of France: Face to Face

For Students 9th - 10th
This portrait gallery of diverse approaches to representing the face and the human figure is rich in style and technique. A useful resource for comparing and contrasting how different artists figure out what makes portraiture interesting.
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New York Times

New York Times: George Seurat: The Drawings

For Students 9th - 10th
A video slide show of George Seurat's drawings: "Woman Reading in the Studio," "Tree by a Road," "Lighthouse at Honfleur," "Pierre and Colombine," "Drawbridge," "The Ragpicker," "Antique Statue, Satyr With Goat," and others. Narrator...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Abstract Sculpture & Cubes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this instructional activity, students will form cubes and discuss their attributes including edges, faces, vertices, and angles. Media resources and teacher materials are included.
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National Portrait Gallery: Face It!

For Students 3rd - 8th
This UK site gives us insight into how symbols and colors are used in a portrait to represent certain ideas. You can even take each portrait and have it shown in line drawing - print it out and color it your own way.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Nasca Geoglyphs

For Students 9th - 10th
Located in the desert on the South Coast of Peru, the Nasca Geoglyphs are among the world's largest drawings. Also referred to as the Nasca Lines, they are more accurately called geoglyphs, which are designs formed on the earth. View...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Libraries:celebrity Caricature

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibit of caricatures of national celebrities from all walks of life.

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