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Facts :

• Critical mass: The Independent's cultural picks of the year (2011)
  "We've seen 12 months of famous returns, fabulous new works, and once-in-a-lifetime exhibitions. Relive the best here..."
  - with a gallery
  (independent.co.uk)

• In pictures : Arts and Entertainment in 2011 (BBC)

Painters :

• Watercolors by Susan Medy
  
  

• Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pa.
  - with "more than 4,000 works of art by Warhol including paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, films and videos, and a massive collection of Warhol's
  "time-capsules" - boxed records of the artist's day-to-day dealings and penchant for collecting."
  (pittsburgh.about.com)
  See Art + Film + Video Collection
  (warhol.org)

• Edward Hopper (Wikipedia) - UPDATED

See Edward Hopper - PowerPoint Presentation and Edward Hopper - Interactive exercises

• Robert Rauschenberg (1925 – 2008)
  "was an American artist who came to prominence in the 1950s transition from  Abstract Expressionism to Pop Art. Rauschenberg is well-known for his "Combines" of the 1950s, in which non-traditional materials and objects were employed in innovative combinations...
  He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1993."
  (Wikipedia)

  

• Roy Lichtenstein (1923 – 1997)
  "was a prominent American pop artist. His work was heavily influenced by both popular advertising and the comic book style."
  (Wikipedia)

  

• William Turner Artist painter of light - J. M. W. Turner (1775 - 1851)
  "Perhaps the most famous English Romantic landscape artist." 
  (j-m-w-turner.co.uk)

  

• William Turner (1789 – 1862)
  "was an English painter who specialised in watercolour landscapes.
  He was a contemporary of the more famous artist J. M. W. Turner and his style was not dissimilar."
  (Wikipedia) 

  Paintings in the Tate Gallery
  (tate.org.uk)

  

• Chris JORDAN :
  
  
  
  • Running the Numbers - An American Self-Portrait  
    "Each image portrays a specific quantity of something: fifteen million sheets of office paper (five minutes of paper use); 106,000 aluminum cans
    (thirty seconds of can consumption) and so on...
     Employing themes such as the near versus the far, and the one versus the many, I hope to raise some questions about the roles and responsibilities we each play as individuals in a collective that is increasingly enormous, incomprehensible, and overwhelming.  " 
    (chrisjordan.com)
    
    
  • Chris Jordan 
    "is an artist based in Seattle, Washington who is best known for his large scale works depicting mass consumption and waste, particularly garbage."
    (Wikipedia)
    
    
    
• Norman ROCKWELL :
  
  
  

  Four Freedoms (Norman Rockwell) "The Four Freedoms or Four Essential Human Freedoms is a series of  oil paintings produced in 1943 by the American artist Norman Rockwell... The Four Freedoms theme was derived from the 1941 State of the Union Address by United States President Franklin Roosevelt delivered to the 77th United States Congress on January 6, 1941. During the speech he identified four essential human rights (Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom From Want and Freedom From Fear) that should be universally protected and should serve as a reminder of the American motivation for fighting in World War II. The theme was incorporated into the Atlantic Charter, and it became part of the charter of the United Nations. Roosevelt's message was as follows: "In the future days which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms." (Wikipedia) Norman Rockwell - Pictures for the American People   Norman Rockwell and the Civil Rights Paintings (everydaycitizen.com)   Norman Rockwell (Wikipedia)   Norman Rockwell Gallery (eu.art.com) THE GOLDEN RULE by Norman Rockwell 1894-1978 with a worksheet (gardenofpraise.com) Norman Rockwell Museum (nrm.org)

• Norval MORRISSEAU :
  
  
  

  Norval Morrisseau (March 14, 1932  December 4, 2007), "also known as Copper Thunderbird, was an Aboriginal Canadian artist. Known as the "Picasso of the North"[1], in his works he depicted the legends of his people, the cultural and political tensions between native Canadian and European traditions, his existential struggles, and his deep spirituality and mysticism..." (Wikipedia) Norval Morrisseau, 76 Obituary: Prolific and brilliant Ojibwa painter was called 'the Picasso of the North' (theglobeandmail.com)

Photographers :

• Human bones used to make art
  "Francois Robert has created a series of powerful artworks made out of real human bones to remind people about the consequences of violence.
  Human skeleton is a strong visual symbol that represents what is left after life has ended, after the flesh and mind cease to function." 
  (toxel.com)
  "He calls the resulting images "Stop the Violence"."
  (observatory.designobserver.com) 

  

Galleries and Museums :

• Google Art Project
  "Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces."
  (googleartproject.com)

  

• Picturing America,
  "an exciting new initiative from the National Endowment for the Humanities, brings masterpieces of American art into classrooms and libraries nationwide...
  The nation's artistic heritage-our paintings, sculpture, architecture, fine crafts, and photography-offers unique insights into the character, ideals,
  and aspirations of our country...
  The program uses art as a catalyst for the study of America-the cultural, political, and historical threads woven into our nation's fabric over time."
  
  + Teachers Resource Book
  
  + Pictures for Classroom
  (picturingamerica.neh.gov)

• The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
  (Rodolphe Maurel - Soundguide)

  
  
  The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) "is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City."
  (Wikipedia)

• The Metropolitan Museum
  (Rodolphe Maurel - Soundguide)

  

• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Collections
  More than 300,000 art works online
  - with interactive tours and teacher resources.
  (mfa.org)

  

• The Renaissance Connection from the Allentown Art Museum
  "Travel 500 years into the past to discover many Renaissance innovations."
  (renaissanceconnection.org)

  

• Art Theft - FBI (fbi.gov)
  Overview / Stories / Top 10 Cases / Art Crime Team

  

• The National Gallery, London (nationalgallery.org.uk)
  

• The creations of Anthony Falbo (falboart.com) :
  Impressionist Series - Genesis Series - Light and Dark - Cubestraction
  
  
  
  
  

• NGA Kids (National Gallery of Art) -
  Adventures with Art - Activities and Projects -
  Lizzy and Gordon Visit the Sculpture Garden : an animated musical adventure
  (nga.gov)
  
  

• Web Gallery of Art -
  "Plusieurs milliers de reproductions de peintures et sculptures d'artistes européens créées entre 1 150 et 1 800.
  Envoyez des cartes virtuelles. Visites guidées, biographies, glossaire... " (Bonweb)
  
  

• September 11 - Art Gallery : Posters - Paintings (Library of Congress)
  
  

• The Norman Rockwell Museum (nrm.org)
  
  
  
  
  
• The Four Freedoms - Norman Rockwell (nrm.org)

• The Automat by Hopper (Wikipedia)
  
  

Murals / Street art :

• See Interactive activities and Videos
  
  

• The artful dodgers of Melbourne’s graffiti revolution + Related slideshow: A tour of Melbourne street art (BBC)

  

• Subway Art Guide - New York City (nycsubway.org)

• 11-septembre, 10 ans après : Graffitis new-yorkais - 15 photos (20minutes.fr)

  

   

• BANKSY :

  • Street Art : Banksy : Videos + Links
    (anglais.over-blog.org)
    
    

 

• 80+ Beautiful Street Crimes done by BANKSY (boredpanda.com)






• BANKSY's site (banksy.co.uk)

• Rio de Janeiro's favelas reflected through art
  "Like an art gallery that has exploded on to the streets, the Museu is made up of a series of huge murals covering 20 buildings, all commissioned by local artists."
  (BBC)

  

• Street Art View (streetartview.com)
  "Red Bull presents a collaborative collection of places on Google Street View where street art is present. Anyone who come across street art on their way can tag it on the website and help build the biggest art collection in the world.
  You must check-out the website and the cool places that are tagged."
  (creativecriminals.com)

   

• The Murals of Philadelphia - diaporama
  "A public art project which encourages local artists to create works utilizing the city's architecture has beautified the City of Brotherly Love and created an enduring cultural legacy."
  (time.com)

  

• A Brief History of Chicano Murals - with examples
  (sparcmurals.org)
  
  

• Irish Murals - Which is which? (chaternet.eu)

  

• Wall paintings in Ireland - a lesson plan (schoolshistory.org.uk)

  

Myths and Legends :

• Why is the Mona Lisa Smiling? (thinkquest.org)

  

• World Myths and Legends in Art (artsmia.org)
  - Explore art by theme : creation myths, myths explaining a practice, god myths, hero myths, myths with animals or beast characters
  - Explore art by culture : African, Euro-American, Chinese, Ancient Egyptian, Western European, Ancient Greek and Roman, Japanese, Native American, Oceanic
  with a glossary
  
  

Videos :

• Murals changing the face of Washington DC
  "What do you get when you put together high energy teenagers, aerosol cans, and empty walls in blighted neighbourhoods?
  In Washington DC now, the answer is art - highly professional murals painted on some of the city's most rundown real estate."
  (BBC)

  

• Every Painting in the MoMA in 2 minutes
  (YouTube)

  
  
  

  The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) "is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City."
  (Wikipedia)
  
  

• Andy Warhol Tribute
  (YouTube)