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Musee D'orsay: Portrait of Charles Baudelaire in an Armchair
A brief biography of French portrait artist Felix Nadar Charles Baudelaire (1820-1910).
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Chronological Listing of Child Painters
ArtCyclopedia's complete list of painters of children from the 19th and 20th centuries to the present. There are links to the artists' biography and works.
University of Virginia Library
Prism: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Visualization
[Free Registration/Login Required] See the results of how users have highlighted James Joyce's "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man." Text highlighted in red represents modernism while blue text represents realism. Click on any word to...
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Romare Bearden
Brief essay about the artistic interests of American artist Romare Bearden.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Francis Bacon
Brief essay about the artistic interests of British artist Francis Bacon.
Other
National Portrait Gallery: Face It!
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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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Chuck Close
Brief essay about the artistic interests of American artist Chuck Close.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: George Bellows
Brief essay about the artistic interests of American artist George Bellows.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Ryder
Brief essay about the artistic interests of American artist Albert Pinkham Ryder.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Cindy Sherman
Brief essay explain the artistic preoccupations of American artist Cindy Sherman.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Franz Kline
Brief essay about the artistic interests of American artist Franz Kline.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Morris Louis
Brief essay about the artistic interests of American artist Morris Louis.
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Portrait of a Cardinal
This site from the Web Gallery of Art contains information about El Greco's painting "Portrait of a Cardinal." Also includes a copy of the painting and a link to the artist's biography.
Library of Congress
Loc: Portraits by Carl Van Vechten
Carl Van Vechten was a photographer between 1932 and 1964. Here the LOC provides his portrait photography work of celebrities, including many figures from the Harlem Renaissance as well as a small collection of his American landscapes.
Other
National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Ar Tnews: Gerhard Richter
Brief essay about the artistic preoccupations of German painter Gerhard Richter.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Robert Henri
Brief essay about the career of influential American artist and educator Robert Henri.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Pablo Picasso
Brief essay about the artistic legacy of twentieth-century modernist Pablo Picasso.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Moholy Nagy
Brief biographical sketch of Bauhaus educator and artist Laszlo Moholy-Nagy.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Imogen Cunningham
Brief essay about the artistic interests of American photographer Imogen Cunningham.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Nam June Paik
Brief essay explain the art-making interests of video artist and performer Nam June Paik.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Andy Warhol
Brief essay about the artistic interests of American pop art legend Andy Warhol.
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National Portrait Gallery: The Mask of Lincoln: Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln
Learn about the often-difficult relationship between Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, from this artist portrait of the couple and attendant caption.
US Senate
U.s. Senate: Portrait of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Sully
A late likeness of Jefferson, painted by Thomas Sully in 1856 from an original produced during Jefferson's lifetime. Details are provided about the painting's creation, the artist's career, and how the painting came to be in the...
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Edward Hopper
Brief essay about Edward Hopper's artistic career.