In this engaging activity involving close analysis of abstract expressionist art, your class members will not only discover more about artist Friz Scholder's Native American art, but they will also have the opportunity to consider...

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Eanger Irving Couse is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his depictions and paintings of Native Americans.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Woodrow Crumbo is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his own styles of Native American art (Crumbo was a Pottawatomie Indian).

Read about Maria Martinez and her amazing life accomplishments as a Native American potter. Includes fantastic pictures of both her and her work.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Awa Tsireh. The site, in addition to the biographical information, provides an extensive listing of his works as displayed at the...

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Louis Potter is described here along with information on his contributions to art through sculpture. His most famous sculptures focused on Native Americans and Native American...

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Johnson Antonio. Antonio was a Navajo artist who, through carving secular human figures, went against traditional Native American...

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Elias A. Bonine is described here along with information on his contributions to art through photography and specifically his photography with Native Americans.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Hermon A. MacNeil is described here along with information on his contributions to art through sculpture. MacNeil's subjects almost always included Native American sculptures.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Henry F. Farny is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his oil paintings of various Native American scenes. Farny was also a...

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Walter Ufer is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his impressionist paintings of Native Americans and landscapes.

The Luce Foundation Center for American Art presents a biographical, multi-media take on the abstract expressionist painter Adolph Gottlieb. The New York native Gottlieb was a central figure in the development of American abstract art.

A biographical note about Charles Bird King, with a link to works in the Smithsonian by King and to copies of his works by other artists.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Christine McHorse is described here along with information on her contributions to art through her work with pottery.

Biographical facts on the life and career of Canadian artist Norval Morrisseau, founder of the Woodlands School of Art. He is "an Ojibway Shaman who paints the images that come to him in dreams" and is well-known for his work in native art.

A fantastic resource where you can find biographies of historical figures. You can search by the person's name or by topics, such as Presidents, United States Leaders, Scientists, Inventors, Humanitarians, Explorers and Pioneers,...

Gives background on the life and works of George Catlin. Links to several examples of his paintings.

A concise biographical sketch that examines the contributions of African American painter and Pennsylvania native, Horace Pippin.

A fantastic resource where you can find biographies of historical figures. You can search by the person's name or by topics, such as Presidents, United States Leaders, Scientists, Inventors, Humanitarians, Explorers and Pioneers,...

A concise biographical sketch that examines the life and contributions of nineteenth century impressionist and Pennsylvania native, Mary Cassatt.

Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Inuit. (Note: Content is not the most current.)