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http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/drawinginfo.htm
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Explore some of the world’s greatest drawings at this
companion site to a National Gallery exhibition titled A Century of
Drawing: Works on Paper, from Degas to LeWitt.
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http://www.artsednet.getty.edu
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Presented by the Getty Education Institute for the Arts,
ArtsEdNet supports online services for art education. It includes
lesson plans, curriculum ideas, image galleries, a publication catalog,
highlighted topics and much more.
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http://www.kinderart.com
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For a vast collection of art lessons, activities,
resources for teachers, a newsletter and educational information, link onto
this site.
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http://www.sanford-artedventures.com
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With this site, you can create art through hands-on
activities and technique demos, study art, play art games, and get pointers
on teaching art.
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http://www.eduweb.com/pintura
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The Case of Grandpa’s Painting, a fun online game
site, teaches art history and composition. As A. Pintura, a 1940s private eye
on the trail of a mysterious painting, you must pay attention to art
concepts to solve the case. Teachers can assign and modify lesson plans
with an accompanying worksheet. Designed for grades 4 and up.
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http://www.learner.org/exhibits/cinema/
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Suited for middle and high school students, this
interactive site sets in motion the creative process of filmmaking. It
includes activities such as writing a segment of a scene and managing
production of a film.
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http://education.crayola.com
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Crayola’s Art Education Page features a rainbow of
information, art techniques and lesson plans to make coloring in the
classroom fun.
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http://archpropplan.auckland.ac.nz/virtualtour/front.html
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The Virtual Study Tour allows you to visit the
Knossos Labyrinth or the palace of Ramses III. By clicking on the images of
various ancient and modern structures, you can zoom in and out as if you
were really there.
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http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teaching_materials/artsedge.html
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The Kennedy Center’s ArtsEdge, an instructional resource
for teaching the visual arts. Teachers and students will find rich,
detailed curriculum ideas for drawing, painting, and sculpture.
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http://www.oldfilm.org/exhibits/going_to_Movies.htm
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Going to the Movies: A Century of Film and Motion
Picture Audience in Northern New England looks at the evolution of
moviegoing. Theater management, musical accompaniment, and changing technologies
are among the topics. Video loans can be arranged, and there are
opportunities for educators to speak with expert staff and attend special
summer symposiums. (NEH)
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http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ccmphtml/colahome.html
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Coca-Cola Television Advertisements presents TV
commercials, never-broadcast out-takes, and experimental footage that together
reflect the historical development of TV advertising for a major product.
Ads include the 1971 “Hilltop” commercial with an international group of
young people on an Italian hilltop singing “I’d like to Buy the World a
Coke”; the first “Polar Bear” spot from 1993; 1999’s “Snowflake”
commercial; and “First Experience,” an international commercial filmed in
Morocco in 1999. (LOC)
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http://www.nga.gov/collection/adoration.htm
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Adoration of the Magi offers a streaming
slideshow that explores this complex and colorful painting from Renaissance
Florence (c. 1445). The painting depicts the story of the 3 kings bringing gifts
to the Christ Child 12 days after his birth. The slideshow allows the
viewer to examine details of the work while listening to a narrative. (NGA)
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http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/cuypinfo.htm
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Aelbert Cuyp examines the development and
subjects of one of the foremost Dutch painters and draftsmen of the 17th
century. Learn about the life, works, patrons and influences of this
prolific artist, whose career (1640–1665) occurred during the golden age of
Dutch painting. (NGA)
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http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/mooreinfo.htm
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Henry Moore tells the story and shows a dozen
works of one of the 20th century's great sculptors. The site includes
information about this exhibit at the Gallery, the first major
retrospective of Moore’s work to appear in the U.S. in 20 years. The site
also explains the treatment being used to protect the Moore sculpture that
sits outside the East Wing—“Knife Edge Mirror Two Piece.” (NGA)
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http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/curtis_e.html
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American Masters: Edward Curtis offers an essay,
timeline and other information about this photographer who made more than 40,000
images and recorded rare ethnographic information from over 80 American
Indiqan tribal groups, ranging from the Inuit of the far north to the Hopi
of the Southwest. Companion website for the PBS film about Curtis entitled,
“Coming To Light.”
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http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/twomblyinfo.htm
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Cy Twombly: The Sculpture presents images of 26
sculptures by this artist who, in the early 1950s, emerged as a prominent
figure in the group of New York artists including Jasper Johns and Robert
Rauschenberg. These pieces are rooted in various movements in modern art,
including the dadaist and surrealist traditions of assemblage and
found-object sculpture.
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http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/unfinprintinfo.htm
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The Unfinished Print investigates the creative
process and the workings of the artistic imagination as revealed by the unfinished
print. Studies include works by Rembrandt, Piranesi, Cassatt, Villon,
Gauguin, and others.
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