Art Resources for Students and Teachers

Artcyclopedia.com A searchable guide to museum-quality fine art on the Internet, including over 32,000 links to the works of 7,500 different artists.

Artlex Art Dictionary Definitions of more than 3,600 terms.

Art History Resources on the Web Collections of links to Web sites covering all of art history.

Art and Art History Page Many links to general art sites, museums throughout the world, Galleries and exhibitions throughout the world, auctions, a chronological arrangement of sites, art theory and politics, cartography, design, art & technology, clip art, art related online journals, copyright issues, conferences, courses and more. An amazing collection!

National Gallery of Art - The Collection A tour through selected works. Includes a searchable index.

National Gallery of Art - Exploring Themes in American Art Gives definations and explains the importance of 10 themes in American art: abstraction, the figure, historical subjects, landscape painting, portraiture, narrative art, scenes from everyday life, still life and topographical views.

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco An Imagebase of 82,000 works of art. Also includes teacher resources and guides.

ArtSource Many good links.

Resources for Art Teachers:

ARTSEDGE Web Site Guide Links to a wealth of information and resources related to the arts. Includes lesson plans for all disciplines

ArtsEdNet Online resources supporting art education from the Getty Education Institute for the Arts.

The Incredible Art Department This comprehensive site includes lesson plans, resources, news, a listserve. a section "Just for Kids" and a Student Art Gallery.

 

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