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out these quality links for more on the life and work of Picasso
On-line
Picasso Project—Chronology, biography, and lots of images of
Picasso's paintings. This site has many photographs of Picasso throughout
his life. Spend some time on this site to find out all the things about
Picasso you always wanted to know. Thumbnails of images on
home page take a while to load. But be careful, you could
get lost for hours!
Pablo
Picasso: Online Link to more of these quality sites recommended
by Artcyclopedia.
National
Gallery of Art- the Early Years The National Gallery provide an
on-line exhibit of some of Picasso's earliest works--showing his genius at
a very young age. This exhibition is the first comprehensive survey of
Picasso's art before cubism. See Teacher's
Guide for lesson plans and activities.
Pablo
Picasso's - Les Demoiselles d'Avignon Conserving a Masterpiece -
Web site from Museum of Modern Art (NY) goes into
the conservation process of this work.
Carol
Gerten's Fine Art. You will find
two pages scanned images of some of Picasso's
most important works as well as a biography from Microsoft Encarta®
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Mark
Harden Artchive: You will also find authoritative information
about the styles of Picasso's painting/work. Links to images found on the
Web for each time period in Picasso's life (block
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Picasso
Matisse Linocut Five pages of images - including
linocuts, etchings, posters and ceramics. Does have several mature
themes. Chronology
with several photographs Picasso
Exhibition: Masterworks Fine Art Five pages of
images. Includes etchings lithographs and linocuts - Fine art prints. Pablo
Picasso: The Official Site (in French, English and Spanish). Older
students (middle school and above) may find this site interesting.
Print is very small for the biographical information. Treasures
of the World: Guernica PBS site. "It is modern art's most
powerful antiwar statement... created by the twentieth century's most
well-known and least understood artist." Olga's
Gallery - Six pages of images. Includes many self portraits (one very early
portrait from 1896) and biography
with links to more information. 260 images - not all suitable for
children. This site has pop-up ads in Internet Explorer - Mozilla blocks
the ads
Guernica Cover Up
News article. The
tapestry reproduction, which hangs outside the entrance to the UN Security
Council, was initially covered on Jan. 27. A UN spokesman said a blue
curtain provided a better background for cameras covering news conferences
and speeches. Lesson
Plans and Activities: Mr. Picasso Head -
Interactive. Choose your face shape, eyes, nose and such -
change colors, sizes, flip and rotate, too. (Note: the
gallery does not always have appropriate content - do not allow students
to browse). Preview first to insure site is suitable. Lesson
Plans and Lesson Ideas Contemporary
Artist: Paul
du Toit See the work of contemporary artist
inspired by Picasso. Bronze sculptures, wood sculptures,
welded sculptures and paintings.
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