[Net-Gold] ART: Online Exhibits - Interactives - American Scene

[David P. Dillard]

Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 12:56:57 -0400
From: Judy Decker <judy....@gmail.com>
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Subject: [Net-Gold] ART: Online Exhibits - Interactives - American Scene

Dear Net Gold Members,

I know there are some home schoolers and educators on this list. Here
are some links to interactive sites and online exhibits for American
Art.

The first ones are from the Seattle Museum of Art - online art tours and
interactive games, lesson plans and art activities, background
information and discussion ideas --glossaries, bibliographies, Web
links, and more! (American Art from Smithsonian listed below)

<http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Teach/learnOnline.asp#>

Art from Africa: Long Steps Never Broke a Back - Features ten of the
artists and scholars who provided voice and context to this
interactive exhibit.

Art of the Silk Road - explores various themes in the art of the silk
routes across Eurasia from the beginning of the Common Era to the
fifteenth century.

Discovering Buddhist Art-Seeking the Sublime

Egypt: Gift of the Nile

Explore Korea: A Visit to Grandfather's House - especially for K-8

How Does Art Tell Stories? - Play the Look and Discover Stories game
about gods from India and Southeast Asia.

Impressionism: Paintings Collected by European Museums

Marine Navigation in the Age of Exploration - explores the scientific
instruments used by Spanish explorers during the Age of Exploration

My Art Gallery - Create your own exhibition online! What is Art? How
does ART get into a museum?

Porcelain Stories - Interactive site allowing you to look at the trade
routes between countries.

Stories of Krishna: The Adventures of a Hindu God -

The Conservator's Studio - Explore four paintings from the Mexican
Modernism exhibition through the eyes of a conservator

Treasures from the Lost Civilization: Ancient Chinese Art from Sichuan

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We can learn a lot about American Life by studying the paintings in
this "Treasures to Go" on line Exhibit from Smithsonian American Art
Museum:

Scenes from American Life:
http://americanart.si.edu/collections/exhibits/t2go/1sa/image-frame.html

On line exhibit features American
treasures which highlight the story of American life through-
out its history. Each entry is annotated; click on each slide
to enlarge it. Consider having your students select one slide
or one artist, writing up either an artist's biography or a
presentation on the elements of art in their chosen slide.

I can see many ways to use this with your students. How about
something interdisciplinary with American History? What about
American Literature and American music, too? Create some kind of time
line along the wall out side your classroom.... So many possibilities.

Also check out the other Treasures to Go exhibits listed at the bottom
of the page.
http://americanart.si.edu/collections/exhibits/t2go/index.html
Exhibits are no longer touring the country - but they left these on
line for your enjoyment and to use with students.

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The American Scene through Photography.

Land Through a Lens
http://americanart.si.edu/collections/exhibits/highlights/main.cfm?id=LL

"The Smithsonian offers this online gallery, where early
legends of photography including Ansel Adams and Timothy
O'Sullivan, are featured as they explored the American
landscape. Eighty-five slides by Adams alone are offered , each one
annotated to inform students of what they should note in their
observations."

This is part of the Highlights Exhibits from Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Five Traveling Exhibits through 2005. Also check out these fine exhibits

African American Masters:
http://americanart.si.edu/highlights/main.cfm?id=AA

Graphic Masters
http://americanart.si.edu/highlights/main.cfm?id=GM

Masters of Craft
http://americanart.si.edu/highlights/main.cfm?id=MC

Calico and Chintz
http://americanart.si.edu/highlights/main.cfm?id=CC

You could design a whole curriculum on American Art and Craft from
these exhibits.

Links were posted to Getty TeacherArtExchange - shared here with permission.

Judy Decker
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