EL Education
El Education: Discovering the Genesee Volume 1
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...
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Before They Perished
This unique photography collection found at Birkenau after liberation includes scenes from the everyday life of families while showing the world of Polish Jews before the Holocaust.
Curated OER
Lincoln Exhibition Image
At the Mask of Lincoln website find an impressive gallery of Lincoln portraits and portraits of Lincoln's contemporaries, all captioned with interesting historical sidebars. The famous cracked-plate portrait of Lincoln, taken shortly...
Curated OER
Library of Congress: About (A) Face
Doris Ullman, American photographer (1882-1934), said, "A face that has the marks of having lived intensely, that expresses some phase of life, some dominant quality or intellectual power, constitutes for me an interesting face". This...
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Migrant Workers Through the Lens of Dorothea Lange
Using song lyrics and Dorothea Lange's photographs, students will explore the hardships migrant workers faced during the Great Depression.
University at Buffalo
Buffalo University: Richard Wright Biography
This site offers a very detailed biography along with a photography of Wright. Aligns the events in his life with the works he wrote. Good historical background of his literature.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: All the Mighty World: Photographs of Roger Fenton, 1852 60
Extensive information on the famous photographer, Roger Fenton. Includes images, audio explanations of his photographic techniques, and detailed biographical text.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Ansel Adams
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Ansel Adams in addition to an extensive listing of his works as displayed at the museum.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Imogen Cunningham
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Imogen Cunningham in addition to an extensive listing of his works as displayed at the museum.
The History Place
The History Place: Dorothea Lange: Migrant Farm Families
Learn about the history of migrant workers in America by viewing the work of Dorothea Lange, one of the most famous photographers of the Great Depression.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Carrie Mae Weems
Provides biographical details on the life of Carrie Mae Weems, American artist and photographer known for creating installations that combine photography, audio, and text to examine many facets of contemporary American life.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Eadweard Muybridge
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1996 to commemorate Eadweard Muybridge, the first to create the illusion of moving pictures. With a short biographical passage.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: George Barker
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on photographer George Barker in addition to an extensive listing of his works as displayed at the museum.