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AccessArt

This site features animated, interactive workshops covering topics such as photography, drawing, installation art, photography and color. The workshops include print-out notes and suggested offline activities. (Learn more)

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Provided by: AccessArt

American Impressionism and Realism: The Margaret and Raymond Horowitz Collection

A selection of twelve paintings representative of the larger collection including excerpts from Raymond Horowitz's essay, Reminiscences and Reflections on Collecting and brief biographies of the eight artists. (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Gallery of Art

Archives of American Art

Explore the Archives of American Art digital collections of art and transcriptions of oral history interviews. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Smithsonian Institution

Art Access

Examines objects from various areas of The Art Institute of Chicago's permanent collection to enrich visitors' understanding of their content, style, and historical context. (Learn more)

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Provided by: The Art Institute of Chicago

Artcyclopedia

An online database of over 125,000 works of art. Includes images, glossaries, and short definitions of various art movements. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Artcyclopedia, Inc.

ArtGames

Kids ages 4-12 can learn the building blocks of art and creativity through this interactive website from Albright-Knox. Kids can learn about portraits, still-lifes, landscapes, color, and materials. They can also create their own works in the interactive studio... (Learn more)

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Provided by: Albright-Knox

The Artist's Toolkit: Visual Elements and Principles

An interactive website that teaches visual elements and principles with animated demonstrations and engages the student with related activities. (Learn more)

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Provided by: ArtsConnectEd

¡del Corazón! Latino Voices in American Art

Find primary source materials featuring Latin American artists and their works at the Smithsonian Institution's American Art Museum. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Smithsonian American Art Museum

Breaking Racial Barriers: African Americans in the Harmon Foundation Collection

An online version of a historical exhibition that featured portraits of outstanding black Americans. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

The British Museum

A collection of exhibits and information that explore the past and present of cultures throughout the world through artifacts, art, and science. (Learn more)

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Provided by: British Library

Campfire Stories with George Catlin

Discover the American Indians of the 1830s through the writings and artwork of George Catlin. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Smithsonian Institution American Art Museum

Cleopatra: A Multimedia Guide to the Ancient World

Object-based art and history presented in images, video, and audio. Ancient Grecian, Ancient Roman and Ancient Egyptian artifacts are featured. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Art Institute of Chicago

The Corning Museum of Glass

Visit special exhibitions, examine artifacts, and learn about the process of making glass and the many different varieties of glass. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Corning Museum of Glass

Creating French Culture: Treasures from the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Traces the French history of supporting art that in turn supported the authority of France through research articles and over 200 magnificent pieces of artwork, manuscripts, and other artifacts. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Library of Congress

Explore Art

Search or browse the Getty collection including images of artwork and instructional video. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Getty Museum

Eyecon Art History Index

This page on art history provides hundreds of images of artworks, along with information on the history behind the art and analysis of artistic techniques. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Robin Urton

The Glory of Byzantium

Explore Byzantine works of art, investigate a theme in Byzantine art, probe the history of Byzantium, and view the works of art in a visual timeline. (Learn more)

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Provided by: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Go West, Young Artist

In this interactive game you get to go on a journey back in time and head out West to learn about painting landscapes. You choose your own art supplies and pick where you want to go. Along the way you will meet some famous artists and learn about the art of... (Learn more)

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Provided by: A Lifetime of Color

The Louvre Museum

Visit one of France's greatest museums...virtually! Explore the Louvre's collections, take a virtual tour, read about its magnificent history, and learn about featured items from its collections. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Louvre Museum

Matisse for Kids

Part of the Baltimore Museum of Art's Web page, this tutorial provides children the opportunity to learn more about Matisse and his style of painting and design. A cute dog is the tour guide in this tutorial. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Baltimore Museum of Art