Websites are listed for the following topics:
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American Museums
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Artists Featured in Picturing America
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Art terms and Vocabulary
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American Culture (Architecture, Literature, Movies, Music)
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American History
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Russian Museums
American Museums
Listed in Alphabetical Order
Below are links to some American art museums and galleries; these museums and galleries contain major American art collections along with most of the artworks featured in Picturing America. Many of these websites contain art-related lesson plans for elementary and secondary teachers.
American Folk Art Museum
http://www.folkartmuseum.org/
Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/
Bradywine River Museum—A Museum of Regional and American Art
http://www.brandywinemuseum.org/
Carnegie Museum of Art
http://www.cmoa.org/
Fenimore Art Museum
http://www.fenimoreartmuseum.org/
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Peacock Room
http://www.asia.si.edu/
Guggenheim Museum, NYC
http://www.guggenheim.org/
Herd Museum, Arizona
http://www.heard.org/
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
http://www.lacma.org/
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
http://www.mamfw.org/
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
http://www.mfa.org/
National Museum of the American Indian
http://www.nmai.si.edu/
National Gallery of Art
http://www.nga.gov/
National Museum of American Illustration
http://www.americanillustration.org/
National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
http://www.npg.si.edu/
News Museum—an interactive museum of news and journalism (Washington, D.C.)
http://www.newseum.org/
New York State Museum
http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/
Norman Rockwell Museum
http://www.nrm.org/
Oakland Museum of Art
http://www.cmoa.org/
Paul J. Getty Museum, Los Angeles
http://www.getty.edu/museum/
Paul Revere House
http://www.paulreverehouse.org
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
http://www.sfmoma.org/
Smithsonian Institute
http://www.si.edu/
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
http://www.metmuseum.org/
The Museum of Modern Art, NYC
http://www.moma.org/
The Library of Congress—Teacher’s Page
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
The Whitney Museum of American Art
http://whitney.org/
Artists Featured in Picturing America
Listed in alphabetical order by artist’s family name
Below are links to websites that contain information about all the artists featured in Picturing America. Biographical information and links to websites about each artist can be found at the Art Encyclopedia (a link for each artist is included below). Other websites show and comment on the artistic development of the artist. Links to the artist’s foundation, if one has been established, are also included.
John James Audubon
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/audubon_john_james.html
http://web4.audubon.org/bird/boa/boa_index.html
Romare Bearden
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/bearden_romare.html
http://www.beardenfoundation.org/index2.shtml
Thomas Hart Benton
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/benton_thomas_hart.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hart_Benton_%28painter%29
Albert Bierstadt
http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/glenda/bierstadt/bierstadt.html George Caleb Bingham
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/bingham_george_caleb.html
http://www.georgecalebbingham.org/bio.htm
Black Hawk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hawk_%28artist%29
Mary Cassatt
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/cassatt_mary.html
George Catlin
http://www.georgecatlin.org/
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/catlin_george.html
Thomas Cole
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/cole_thomas.html
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/C/cole.html
John Singleton Copley
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/copley_john_singleton.html
http://www.abcgallery.com/C/copley/copley.html
Richard Diebenkorn
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/diebenkorn_richard.html
http://www.diebenkorn.org/
Thomas Eakins
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/eakins_thomas.html
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/E/eakins.html
Walker Evans
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/evans_walker.html
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=1634
Alexander Gardner
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/gardner_alexander.html
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=2055
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/saint-gaudens_augustus.html
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/
Childe Hassam
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/hassam_childe.htm
http://www.metmuseum.org/special/hassam/
Winslow Homer
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/homer_winslow.html
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/H/homer.html
Edward Hopper
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/hopper_edward.html
http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/online/hopper/
James Karales
http://library.duke.edu/exhibits/jameskarales/
http://arthistory.about.com/
Dorothea Lang
http://museumca.org/global/art/collections_dorothea_lange.html
http://www.dorothea-lange.org/text.home.htm
Jacob Lawrence
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/lawrence_jacob.html
http://whitney.org/jacoblawrence/
Emanuel Leutze
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/leutze_emanuel_gottlieb.html
http://www.famousamericans.net/emanuelleutze/
Hiram Powers
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/powers_hiram.html
http://wwar.com/masters/p/powers-hiram.html
Martin Puryear
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/puryear_martin.htm
http://12.172.4.131/visit/calendar/exhibitions/28 Norman Rockwell
http://www.nrm.org/
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/rockwell_norman.html
John Singer Sargent
http://jssgallery.org/biography/biography.htm
http://www.squidoo.com/sargent
Charles Sheeler
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/sheeler_charles.html
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=2079
Joseph Stella
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/stella_joseph.html
http://www.suite101.com/content/artist-joseph-stella-a41096
Gilbert Stuart
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/stuart_gilbert.html
http://www.gilbertstuartmuseum.com/
Louis Comfort Tiffany
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/tiffany_louis_comfort.html
http://www.metmuseum.org/
William Van Alen
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/alen_william_van.html
http://www.arthistoryguide.com/travel/travel2.aspx
James McNeil Whistler
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/whistler_james_mcneill.html
http://www.theartgallery.com.au/whistler.html
Grant Wood
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/wood_grant.html
http://www.grantwoodartgallery.org/
Frank Lloyd Wright
http://www.franklloydwright.org/
http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Frank_Lloyd_Wright.html
N.C. Wyeth
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/wyeth_nc.html
http://www.ncwyeth.com/ Art Terms and Vocabulary
Below are links to websites, containing art related vocabulary and useful phrases for analyzing artworks.
Art Index
http://www.artlex.com/
Art Term Glossary
http://www.khsd.k12.ca.us/bhs/Perry/art%20vocabulary.htm
Art Terms
http://www.martinlawrence.com/glossary_explore.html
American Culture
Below are links to websites covering different aspects of American culture such as architecture, literature, music, and film. Most of the websites present a general overview of the topic. Some of the websites contain useful resources and/or lesson plans for elementary and secondary teachers.
Architecture
American Architecture
http://www.american-architecture.info/
American Architecture: Twentieth Century
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/usa/usa_1920-1929.html
Digital Archive of American Architecture
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/
The Skyscraper Museum, NYC
http://www.skyscraper.org/home_flash.htm
Articles on Skyscrapers
Chrysler Building—Suite 101
http://www.suite101.com/
Contract Magazine “U.S. Skyscraper Designs ‘Trump’ Competition” Jan20, 2010
http://www.contractdesign.com/
The New York Times “Liberty Tower: A Storied Skyscraper with much to Celebrate”.
http://www.nytimes.com/
Literature
American Literature: Literary Classics and Short Stories for Readers and Writers
http://www.amlit.com/
PAL: Perspectives in American Literature
http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/TABLE.HTML
VOS: American Literature
http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2739
Movies
America’s 100 Greatest Movies By American Film Institute (AFI)
http://www.filmsite.org/afi100films.html
Hollywood: Movies, Reviews, Movie Times, Hollywood News
http://www.hollywood.com/
Internet Movie Database
http://www.imdb.com/
Music
Archive of Popular American Music (APAM)
http://digital.library.ucla.edu/apam/
Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame Summer Teaching Institute Lesson Plans
http://rockhall.com/education/resources/lesson-plans
The Society for American Music
http://www.american-music.org/
American History
Below are links to websites that contain information about significant events and figures in American history. Many of the websites have been designed for educators.
American Memory From the Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
American Memory From the Library of Congress Teacher’s Website
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
American Memory Project: Selected Civil War Photographs
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html
Guideline for Teachers—how to use the collection
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
American Origins—from Native Americans to European Explorers
www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/origins/index.html
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Special exhibition that includes such topics as Stories of War and Reconciliation, Stories for the Public, etc.
http://www.metmuseum.org/special/americanstories/
The National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/
The National Archives Videostream—webcasts on different topics with transcripts
http://www.archives.gov/nae/news/featured-programs/
The National Archives Education Section
http://www.archives.gov/nae/education/
The National Archives—Digital Vaults—Online exploration of American history through documents, photographs, etc.
http://www.digitalvaults.org/
Websites of Russian Museums
Listed in Alphabetical Order
Below are websites of notable Russian museums. Such websites can be used for further reading and comparison with American art.
Russian Museum (St Petersburg)
http://www.rusmuseum.ru/
State Historical Museum (Moscow)
http://www.shm.ru/en/
State Museum-Preserve “Tsarskoye Selo” (St Petersburg)
http://eng.tzar.ru/
The Moscow Kremlin (Moscow)
http://www.kreml.ru/en/
The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts (Moscow)
http://www.museum.ru/gmii/
The Russian Academy of Fine Arts Museum (Saint-Petersburg)
http://eng.nimrah.ru/
The State Hermitage Museum (St Petersburg)
http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/
The State Historical, Architectural, Art, and Landscape Museum-Reserve Tsaritsyno (Moscow)
http://www.tsaritsyno-museum.ru/
The State Peterhof Museum Reserve (St Petersburg)
http://www.peterhofmuseum.ru/?lang=eng
The Tretyakov Gallery (Moscow)
www.tretyakovgallery.ru
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Tamara Grigorenko
Natasha Isadora Frank |
