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Artsedge
helps artists, teachers, and students find and share information , resources, and ideas that support the arts as a core subject area in the K-12 curriculum. The site offers a daily... (The Kennedy Center, supported by Department of Education) |
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EDSITEment
offers subject-based access to top humanities sites, EDSITEment lesson plans, and at-home activities. Subject areas include literature and language arts, foreign languages, art and... (National Endowment for the Humanities) |
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American Memory
presents the photographs, manuscripts, rare books, maps, recorded sound, and moving pictures that are part of the historical Americana holdings at the Library of Congress. The learning... (Library of Congress) |
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Traveling Culture: Circuit Chautauqua in the Twentieth Century
presents nearly 8,000 publicity brochures, ads, and talent circulars for more than 4,500 lecturers, teachers, preachers, politicians, actors, singers, magicians and others who... (Library of Congress) |
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BLS Career Information
is a place where kids can find information on job opportunities related to the arts, math, science, physical education and outdoors, reading, and social studies. The site also offers... (Department of Labor) |
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NGA Online Tours
offers a number of collection tours, in-depth study tours, architecture tours, and "virtual walking tours." Visitors can choose a tour by school or medium and explore the collections... (National Gallery of Art) |
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A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization
features units on Chinese history, culture, and society. Each unit organizes photos, maps, and art around a theme: China's geography, archaeology, religion, calligraphy, military... (University of Washington, supported by National Endowment for the Humanities) |
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Palace and Mosque: Islamic Art from the Victoria and Albert Museum
is a 64-page booklet on Islamic art -- art produced in lands ruled by Muslim leaders -- after the founding of Islam (7th century) to the peak of the last two great Islamic empires, the... (National Gallery of Art) |
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Smithsonian: Art and Design
features modern portrait drawings, historical portraits of famous Americans, African and Asian art, modern Japanese prints, works of Latino artists, illustrated manuscripts of Persian... (Smithsonian Institution) |
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African American History Month Federal Resources
The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution... (Library of Congress) |
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Dancer's Journal: Learning to Perform the Dances of Martha Graham
shows notes, videos, and other items from the scrapbook of a dancer who is learning dances of the mother of modern dance, Martha Graham. Hear music and see video clips, including... (Artsedge, supported by Multiple Agencies) |
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Nineteenth-Century America in Art and Literature
presents documents paired with 7 paintings, including Mahantango Valley Farm, Jolly Flatboatmen, and White Cloud, Head Chief of the Iowas. These... (National Gallery of Art) |
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Encyclopedia Smithsonian
is an index of 140 topics for which the Smithsonian Institution offers online resources: American history, art, automobiles, butterflies, canines, cats, clocks, computers, dinosaurs... (Smithsonian Institution) |
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The Influences of Art on Yellowstone
features paintings, photos, and drawings, many of which contributed to the creation of the nation's first national park. The waterfalls, geysers, rock formations, and vistas in these... (National Park Service) |
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Huntington Archive of Buddhist and Related Art
contains nearly 300,000 slides and photos of Asian art and architecture. Materials are predominantly Buddhist but include Hindu, Jain, Islamic, and other works (dating back to 2500... (Ohio State University, supported by National Endowment for the Humanities) |
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The English Renaissance in Context
offers a series of animated tutorials about some of Shakespeare's major plays... (University of Pennsylvania, supported by National Endowment for the Humanities) |
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Creative Americans: Portraits by Carl Van Vechten, 1932-1964
displays 1,395 photographs by Van Vechten, primarily studio portraits of people involved in the arts, including musicians, dancers, artists, literati, theatrical, film, and television... (Library of Congress) |
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Smithsonian Kids: Collecting
invites kids to start a collection of rocks, shells, postcards, posters, or something else that interests them. Three Smithsonian collections are sampled. "Rocks and Minerals"... (Smithsonian Institution) |
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National Museum of African Art
presents images from more than 30 exhibitions -- embroideries, textiles, pottery, jewelry, sculptures, palace doors, chairs, headrests, pipes, cups, drinking horns, bowls, drums... (Smithsonian Institution) |
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Art and Life in Africa Project
describes material that has been developed for a CD-ROM being produced at the University of Iowa. Links to further resources on the web have been added... (University of Iowa, supported by National Endowment for the Humanities) |
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Teacher and Student Resources at the National Museum of American Art
offers the "Pueblo Indian Watercolors" teachers guide on interpreting the meaning of artistic images, an interactive guide on one of America's most powerful African-American painters... (National Museum of American Art, supported by Smithsonian Institution) |
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Highlights of the Gallery's History
is a timeline chronicling the Gallery's birth and development. Milestones are illustrated by images of important gifts, exhibitions, Gallery projects, and historical documents... (National Gallery of Art) |
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An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals, 1600-1920
presents a collection of 200 social dance manuals and related materials. Along with dance instruction manuals, this online presentation also includes a significant number of antidance... (Library of Congress) |
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School Tours
features 38 paintings and sculptures selected from tours designed for students in Grades PreK-3 and 4-12. Each work is accompanied by an explanation of its significance and is... (National Gallery of Art) |
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