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8th Grade - Creative Explorations: Start Here!

Resources

Student Proposals for Artist/Author Study


Chase	MC Escher
Andrew	Vincent Van Gogh	Web Gallery of Art - Biography of Vincent van Gogh Artnet - Biography of Vincent van Gogh	Pastel duplicate of Starry Night
Jolie	Andy Warhol	Guggenheim - Biography of Andy Warhol The Art Story - Biography of Andy Warhol The Andy Warhol Museum - Andy Warhol’s Life
Sophie	Edgar Degas	The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Britannica High School Level Article	Britannica World Book
Claire	Claude Monet	Guggenheim - Biography of Claude Monet The Art Story - Biography of Claude Monet Artnet - Biography of Claude Monet	Britannica World Book
David	Hokusai		Britannica
Danny	Georgia O’Keefe	The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Biography of Georgia O’Keeffe	World Book Britannica
Olivia	Edvard Munch	The Art Story - Biography of Edvard Munch Artnet - Biography of Edvard Munch	Britannica World Book
Anna
Julianna	Georgia O’Keefe	The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Biography of Georgia O’Keeffe	World Book Britannica
Izzy	Vincent Van Gogh	Web Gallery of Art - Biography of Vincent van Gogh Artnet - Biography of Vincent van Gogh	World Book Britannica
Andie	Jackson Pollock	Guggenheim - Biography of Jackson Pollock Artnet - Biography of Jackson Pollock	World Book Britannica
John	Andy Warhol - see Mrs. Hartley for books	Guggenheim - Biography of Andy Warhol The Art Story - Biography of Andy Warhol The Andy Warhol Museum - Andy Warhol’s Life	World Book Britannica

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Student	Author/Artist/Artform	Genre	Resources
William	Maya Deren	Film - avant garde	Jewish Women's Archives British Film Institute
Jack	Kristoffer Zetterstrand	Painting - pixelated	Official Website
Chase	MC Escher	Pen and ink	Official Website
Andrew	Vincent van Gogh	Paint - impressionism	Vincent van Gogh Museum
Jolie	Andy Warhol	Prints	Art UK - See his prints Andy Warhol Foundation

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