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Picturing America

teachers resource book
2008

Katie and the sunflowers

2001
While visiting the art museum, Katie has an adventure stepping in and out of five paintings by Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Cezanne. Includes information about Post-impressionism and the particular paintings and artists in the story.

Composition

1995
Examines the compositional features of various works of art, discussing how composition is not only a consideration for artists, but also a factor in how we view the art.

Monet

2002
Discusses the life, works, and lasting influence of Impressionist Claude Monet.

Diego

1991
Discusses the childhood of Diego Rivera and how it influenced his art.

I spy two eyes

numbers in art
1993
Uses the subjects of well-known paintings to introduce the numbers from one to twenty.

Children

1993
An exploration of painting through 2000 years of art history focusing on paintings of children.

A young painter

the life and paintings of Wang Yani-- China's extraordinary young artist
1991
Examines the life and works of the young Chinese girl who started painting animals at the age of three and in her teens became the youngest artist to have a one-person show at the Smithsonian Institution.

Georgia O'Keeffe

painter of the desert
1992
Examines the life and works of the painter who drew much of her artistic inspiration from nature.

Seen Art?

2005
A boy searches for his friend, Art, in many places, and ends up taking a tour of New York's Museum of Modern Art.

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