Dear Wonderful Art Parents - As you probably know, February 12, 2009 is the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. We are trying to launch a school wide celebration of this grand milestone, so I thought I would make you aware of some LINCOLN resources that you may want to incorporate into your program and [...]
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LINCOLN – Looking at Portraits
Posted in PROJECTS, RESOURCES, tagged LINCOLN, MEDIA CENTER, PORTRAITS on Monday, January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Picturing America – Amazing Resource in Mann Library
Posted in INSPIRATION, RESOURCES, tagged MANN LIBRARY on Friday, October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As those of you who came to the new volunteer meeting know, the Mann library now is home to some VERY LARGE prints and teaching material for several masterpieces of American Art called “Picturing America.” This work is from an initiative from the National Endowment for the Humanities and our library and our students are [...]
Recommended Reference Book
Posted in INSPIRATION, RESOURCES, tagged Add new tag on Friday, October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Discovering Great Artists - Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Masters This book is a thorough overview of artists from the Renaissance to modern day. One volunteer has used this book or a Dali project, and another has used it for Picasso. Projects are listed by artist, but ability level is [...]
Play Pen – A Great Overview of Contemporary Children’s Book Illustration
Posted in INSPIRATION, RESOURCES on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re a fan of contemporary illustration, I’m recommending a great new book called Play Pen, edited by Martin Salisbury. The book devotes a couple of pages per illustrator and includes a short biography and interview of each artist. Most of the work is from international artists whose work might not be well known, but [...]
