Resources for Each Artist
Please check the appropriate grade level below for resources, including a Prezi and project ideas, on each of the artists scheduled to be included in the 2022-23 Partners in Art curriculum.
General PIA Presentation Questions
Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade
- Nov. 1-Jan. 31: Gustave Klimt
- Feb. 1-Feb. 28: T’Ang Horse
- Mar. 1-Mar. 31: Greek Urn
- Apr. 1-May 31: Jackson Pollock *the outdoor painting is great project, we recommend scheduling all classes to do this together; remind Maria to order the bigger size canvases
Additional Artists Used in Prior Academic Years
Ansel Adams
George Bellows
Gustave Caillebotte
Marc Chagall
Salvador Dali
Leonardo DaVinci
Edgar Degas
Winslow Homer
Amedeo Modigliani
Mummy Case
Georgia O’Keeffe
Norman Rockwell
Andy Warhol
James NcNeill Whistler
Charles White
Alphonse Mucha “La Plume” Information: wiki Mucha Mucha Foundation Presentation: Mucha Prezi Presentation Script Art Project Ideas: Mucha tile art project Art Nouveau trees (these are inspired by Klimt, but are still Art Nouveau) NOTES – feel free to share any comments, suggestions, photos, websites, presentations, and art project ideas
Andy Warhol “Four Marilyns” Information: wiki Andy Warhol Biography.com info on Warhol, including a short video that could be shown in class PBS American Masters info Warhol documentary film on youtube Part 1 Part 2 (this is extensive and I believe this is the PBS American Masters documentary) New Yorker article on Warhol Economist article …
Ansel Adams “Snow Covered Orchard” Information: wiki Adams Adams quotes Smithsonian on Adams use of black & white video on Adams discussing the environment and climbing in Yosemite video discussion of Adams work in Japanese internment camp youTube American Experience documentary (long) youTube BBC documentary on Adams youTube video Adams discussing visualizing a photograph (could show …
Bernardo Martorell “Saint George Killing the Dragon” Information: wiki Martorell Art Institute of Chicago Teaching Packet Presentation: Martorell Prezi Presentation Script Martorell handout (optional) Art Project Ideas: St. George reenactment play (no art, actually) Katelyn Whoriskey’s dragon spoon Alphamom.com dragon mask Activityvillage.co.uk dragon puppet Krokotak.com dancing dragon (you will need to translate page, but it’s …
Charles White “Harvest Talk” 3rd Grade Information: Biography on White Art Institute of Chicago: Harvest Talk Harvest Talk artwork resource packet by the Art Institute of Chicago AIC Portrait of Charles White (video) Interview with White Informative video including White Short youtube video on White (might be nice to show during presentation) Unfortunately, as of now, …
Claude Monet “Poplars” series Information: wiki Monet wikiQuote Monet Artstory.org Monet Claude-monet.com Claudemonetgallery.org Biography.com video on Monet – you decide if you want to show in class PBS documentary on French Impressionists Video footage of Monet himself! – may be really neat to show in class Monet at the Art Inst. of Chicago BOOK: Art Profiles for Kids: Claude …
Doris Lee “Thanksgiving” Information: wiki Lee NY Times article on Lee Art Institute of Chicago: Lee Presentation: Lee prezi Presentation Script Doris Lee teacher handout (optional) Art Project Ideas: Lee art apron project NOTES – feel free to share any comments, suggestions, photos, websites, presentations, and art project ideas
Edgar Degas “The Dancing Class” 2nd Grade Information: Artstory.org Degas wiki Degas Degas at the Art Institute of Chicago Degas and his Dancers (Smithsonian article) Degas Guardian article Degas documentary video You may also check out children’s books about Edgar Degas from the Downers Grove library or the Hillcrest LRC. Presentation: Degas presentation & Degas prezi Ulyana Lupatkina dancing …
Edward Hopper “Nighthawks” Information: EdwardHopper.net wiki Edward Hopper Smithsonian scrapbook Hopper Smithsonian article Hopper Guardian article on Hopper New Yorker article on Hopper Hopper at the Art Institute of Chicago Video discussion of Nighthawks National Gallery of Art video on Hopper PBS video on Hopper Presentation: Hopper prezi Presentation Script Hopper prezi by Gina Stark Hopper …
Frank Lloyd Wright “Falling Water” Information: Wright wikipedia Fallingwater wikipedia About Frank Lloyd Wright – from the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Biography of Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright’s work in Chicago About Fallingwater Fallingwater video Frank Lloyd Wright at the Art Institute of Chicago BOOK: “Moxie: The Dachshund of Fallingwater” by Cara Armstrong …
Frida Kahlo “Self Portrait” Information: wiki Frida Kahlo Smithsonian article on Frida New Yorker article on Frida Guardian article on Frida Youtube documentary (long) A shorter video that might work to show in class Information on Kahlo exhibit at College of DuPage from summer 2021 Presentation: Kahlo Prezi Presentation Script (interview style) Kahlo teacher handout (optional) …
George Bellows – “Love of Winter” Kindergarten Information: wiki Bellows New Yorker article on Bellows Bellows at the Art Institute of Chicago Presentation: Bellows presentation & Bellows prezi Bellows teacher handout Art Project Ideas: Ice skating scene art project Cute ice skating rink box Cute ice skating rink box (with details) Notes: Notes from Previous Presentations Please …
Georges Seurat “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Grande Jatte” Information: wiki Seurat georgesseurat.org theartstory.org Seurat Seurat at the Art Institute of Chicago Biography video about La Grande Jatte Seurat pointillism (youtube) Artrageous – Get to the Point (youtube) Presentation: Seurat Prezi Presentation Script There is a print of Seurat’s “Sunday Afternoon on La …
Georgia O’Keeffe “Cow’s Skull with Calico Roses” Information: wiki O’Keeffe wikiQuote O’Keeffe Artstory.org O’Keeffe Biography.com on O’Keeffe “Georgia O’Keeffe talks about her life” videos: Part 1 (discussion of skulls, might be nice to show in class), Part2, Part3. These videos appear to be from a PBS American Masters episode. (I was not able to view the entire video, …
Grandma Moses “A Beautiful World” Information: wiki Grandma Moses biography Galerie St. Etienne Grandma Moses biography Youtube footage of Grandma Moses (you may want to show a clip of this in class – the kids will find it interesting to see the real Grandma Moses) Resource books include “Grandma Moses” by Otto Kallir and …
Grant Wood “American Gothic” Information: wiki Grant Wood Art Institute of Chicago: Grant Wood Grant Wood in 60 seconds (video) Smarthistory discussion of American Gothic (video) Presentation: Grant Wood Prezi Presentation Script Grant Wood teacher handout (optional) Art project ideas: American Gothic Parody American Gothic cut-out Collaborative mural: Murals turn out beautifully and can …
Greek Urn Information: Greek pottery painting Greek Pottery Figure Techniques Presentation: Greek Art video Greek Urn powerpoint Greek Urn powerpoint (shortened version) Art Project Ideas: Urn on constuction paper NOTES – feel free to share any comments, suggestions, photos, websites, presentations, and art project ideas
Gustave Caillebotte – “A Rainy Day in Paris” Kindergarten Information: wiki Caillebotte gustavcaillebotte.org nytimes.com article on Caillebotte npr.org article on Caillebotte Art Inst. of Chicago – Caillibotte Presentation: Caillebotte presentation Prezi: Caillebotte prezi Caillebotte prezi by Rachel Neustadt Teacher Handouts: Caillebotte handout Partners in Art Year-End Summary Handout Art Project Ideas: Umbrellas in Perspective Notes: Notes …
Gustave Klimt “The Kiss” Information: wiki Klimt gustave-klimt.com Presentation: Klimt Prezi Presentation Script Klimt teacher handout (optional) Art Project Ideas: from afaithfullattempt.blogspot.com Klimt art project Collaborative murals: We have “The Kiss” and “Tree of Life” paintings. Murals turn out beautifully and can be displayed anywhere in the school. You can get the sheets printed professionally on heavy card …
Henri Matisse “Creole Dancer” Information: ArtStory.org Matisse HenriMatisse.org Modern Masters video: Matisse (part one of six – excellent series!) Matisse cut-outs info & exhibition video Matisse at the Art Institute of Chicago BOOK: Henri’s Scissors by Jeanette Winter BOOK: Matisse The King of Color by Laurence Anholt Presentation: Matisse Prezi Presentation Script Great video of …
Jackson Pollock “Convergence” Information: Artrageous with Nate video (great!) Khan Academy video 1 Khan Academy video 2 sfmoma.org video of Pollock talking and painting (this is used in Prezi) How to paint like Jackson Pollock (youtube) Presentation: Pollock Prezi Presentation Script Pollock Prezi by Linda Stucker Art Project Ideas: Outdoor painting project: Weather needs to cooperate …
James McNeill Whistler “Portrait of the Artist’s Mother” 4th Grade Information: wiki Whistler wikiQuote Whistler New Yorker article on Whistler clip of biography (youtube) about Whistler’s Mother painting (youtube) Presentation: Whistler presentation Prezi: Whistler prezi Art Project Ideas: Uchiwa Fan Making an Uchiwa Fan (this is where original idea came from) Fan from The Crafty Classroom …
Joan Miro “Le Chanteur” Information: wiki Miro joan-miro.net Art Institute of Chicago Miro collection National Gallery of Art video on Miro Telegraph review of Miro exhibition at the Tate Modern Presentation: Miro Prezi Presentation Script Miro teacher handout (optional) Art Project Ideas: Automatic Drawing Projects Miro art project Deep Space Sparkle Miro project #1 Deep …
Kerry James Marshall “Many Mansions” Information: wiki Kerry James Marshall Art Institute of Chicago: Marshall collection Art Institute of Chicago: Many Mansions artwork resource packet Art21 interview with Marshall Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago interview with Marshall Presentation: Marshall Prezi Presentation Script Kerry James Marshall teacher handout (optional) Art Project Ideas: Community collage project …
Leonardo Da Vinci “Mona Lisa” Information: Presentation: Galinda’s Da Vinci presentation Galinda’s Da Vinci slideshow (goes along with her presentation) Art Project Ideas: Notes from Previous Presentations <–(please contribute your comments and suggestions to this document)
Marc Chagall “I and My Village” 3rd Grade Information: wiki Chagall theartstory.org Chagall Smithsonian article – Chagall wikiQuote Chagall Art Inst. of Chicago – Chagall Documentary of Chagall (youtube) Audio accompaniment for painting Presentation: Chagall presentation HighLakesArtinaBox blog (presentation and project ideas) Teacher handout Prezi: Chagall prezi Art Project Ideas: Personalized Village artcuratorforkids.com Chagall project …
Mary Cassatt “La Toilette” or “The Child’s Bath” Information: wiki Cassatt Cassatt article from Metropolitan Museum of Art Mary Cassatt: The Art Story Cassatt article from National Museum of Women in the Arts The Child’s Bath: Art Institute of Chicago Famous Artists for Children: Mary Cassatt (video) Discussion of The Child’s Bath (video) Presentation: Cassatt …
Michelangelo “Pieta” Information: wiki Michelangelo michelangelo.org BBC documentary (youtube) – part 2 – part 3 – part 4 Great Artists – Michelangelo (youtube) Presentation: Michelangelo Prezi Presentation Script photo of Pieta Sistine chapel virtual tour Pieta virtual tour Art Project Ideas: Ceiling painting Ceiling painting 2 Fresco painting teachervision.com – Making a Fresco Crayola – making a fresco NOTES …
Mummy Case 6th grade Information: From Art Inst. of Chicago: Artwork and Artist Information: Mummy Case of Paankhenamun Artwork Resource Packet: Coffin and Mummy Case of Paankhenamun Presentation: Art Project Ideas: Mummytombs.com ideas Mummy case art project (begins on page 31 of the file) Helpful worksheets for art projects: Draw like an Egyptian …
Norman Rockwell “The Shiner” Information: wiki Norman Rockwell Vanity Fair article on Rockwell NY Times article on Rockwell Smithsonian article on Rockwell Video of Rockwell discussing “The Golden Rule” Video of Lucas and Spielberg discussing Rockwell American Chronicles biography video on Rockwell – part 2 Presentation: Rockwell Prezi Presentation Script Rockwell teacher handout …
Pablo Picasso “The Red Armchair” Information: wiki Picasso pablopicasso.org The Guardian article on Picasso Art Institute of Chicago Picasso collection Picasso documentary – modern masters series Have more time and interest? Check this out: Picasso part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, part 8, part 9 Presentation: …
Paper Art Information: An overview of Paper Artists 10 Paper Artists to Know What is Paper Craft? Presentation: For the presentation, we recommend showing the class the following videos that demonstrate different forms of artwork created with paper: Video of artist Li Hongbo creating sculptures from paper Video showing examples of pop-up paper art created …
Paul Cezanne “Basket of Apples” Information: wiki Cezanne theartstory.org Cezanne paulcezanne.org Cezanne documentary (youTube) another Cezanne documentary (youTube) Video about apple/peach still life Presentation: Cezanne Prezi Presentation Script Art Project Ideas: Cezanne still life painting Art for Small Hands still life Another still life youTube Angela Anderson pear painting tutorial Cezanne inspired monoprints from arteascuola …
Paul Klee – “Kunterbunt” Information: wiki Klee theartstory.org Klee Guardian article on Klee Art Inst. of Chicago – Klee Paul Klee at Tate Modern video Klee documentary BOOK: “Paul Klee” by Mike Venezia BOOK: “The Cat and Bird” by Geraldine Elschner & Peggy Nile. Presentation: Klee Prezi Presentation Script Klee teacher handout (optional) Art Project …
Rene Magritte “Time Transfixed” Information: wiki Magritte renemagritte.org masonart.com extensive profile of Magritte Art Inst. of Chicago Magritte collection Art Inst. “Time Transfixed” Art. Inst. Artwork Resource Packet NY Times article on Magritte Presentation: Magritte Prezi Presentation Script In addition to or in lieu of the Magritte Prezi / Presentation, there are 2 books …
Salvador Dali “The Persistence of Memory” Information: wiki Dali artstory.org Dali dalipaintings.com Smithsonian Magazine article of Dali Dali on Mike Wallace show Part 2 Biography.com video on Dali Master Works documentary on Dali (great!) BOOK: “Salvador Dali” by Mike Venezia. BOOK: “Salvador Dali and the Surrealists” by Michael Elsohn Ross. Presentation: Dali Prezi Presentation Script …
Suit of Armor Information: Art Institute of Chicago overview Suit of Armor detailed discussion by the Art Institute of Chicago Art Institute of Chicago armor collection Presentation: Suit of Armor Prezi Presentation Script Suit of Armor prezi by Rachel Neustadt Suit of Armor handout (optional) Art Project Ideas: Shield with Coat of Arms NOTES – …
T’Ang Horse Sculpture Information: wiki T’Ang Dynasty wiki T’Ang Dynasty art wiki Terracotta Army Smithsonian article on Terracotta Soldiers Presentation: T’Ang prezi Presentation Script T’Ang Handout (optional) Art Project Ideas: Clay Mingqi project NOTES – feel free to share any comments, suggestions, photos, websites, presentations, and art project ideas
Tosa Mitsuoki “Flowering Cherry With Poem Slips” Information: wiki Tosa Mitsuoki wiki Hanami Art Institute of Chicago Tosa Mitsuoki Art Institute of Chicago – “Flowering Cherry” resource Presentation: Mitsuoki Prezi Presentation Script Teacher handout (optional) Mitsuoki prezi by Rachel Neustadt Art Project Ideas: Poem Slips A Faithful Attempt: cherry blossom paintings Experiments in Art Education: …
Vincent Van Gogh “Sunflowers” Information: Wiki Van Gogh Biography Artble Van Gogh Biography and Info Art Inst. of Chicago’s Collection of Van Gogh The Great Masters: Vincent Van Gogh Museum Tour (video) Youtube video – Van Gogh biography for kids Book: “Camille and the Sunflowers” by Laurence Anholt Book: “Sunflower House” by Eve Bunting. Presentation: …
Walter Ellison “Train Station” Information: Walter Ellison on Wikipedia Art Inst. of Chicago Walter Ellison Artwork Resource packet on Train Station Art Awareness on Ellison Presentation: Ellison Prezi Presentation Script Another Ellison presentation & prezi Optional: Read The Great Migration by Jacob Lawrence. You can find this book in the “Water Ellison” bag in …
Winslow Homer’s “The Herring Net” 4th Grade Information: wiki Homer winslow-homer.com winslowhomer.org NY Times on Homer Winslow Homer at the Art Institute of Chicago Artwork Resource Packet: The Herring Net CBS Sunday Morning article CBS Sunday Morning video (might be worth showing in class) PBS Newshour video on Winslow Homer Presentation: Homer presentation & Homer prezi Homer …
