Art History - Finding Meaning in Art through Settings and Other Modes of Learning
Informational Sites
Ceramics
- History of World Ceramics Image Gallery
This website includes images and descriptions of ceramics from around the world and throughout history. Each image includes a description of the actual piece and style and places it in a historical context.
Rating: ★★★★☆ - Ceramics - A Fragile History
This series of YouTube videos a BBC documentary that examies the history of pottery in Britain. It includes an overview of this history of ceramics in England and beyond, an in-depth look at Wedgewood, and an episode about potters.
Rating: ★★★★☆
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Drawing
- History of Drawing
This webpage is an online textbook that covers the history of drawing in detail from the 15th century to present day. It includes descriptions of artists and trends from each time period as well as high-quality examples.
Rating: ★★★★☆
Launchpads
- Best of History Websites - Art History
This site provides links to a number of Art History and museum websites as well as links to numerous Art History lesson plans, activities and teaching resources. Each link is annotated with clear descriptions of the content of the linked sites.
Rating: ★★★★☆ - Art History on Demand
Resources Available in the KHS Library
- The Artist's Tools by Stuart A. Kallen
Published 2007, Call # 702.8 KAL
This book presents a historical overview of various types of art and artistic movements from early drawing and painting to modern digital and computer art. - Essential History of Art by Parragon Publishing (editor)
Published 2000, Call # 709 ESS
This book examines the the major art movements of the Western world over the last two thousand years. It discusses the roots of art in prehistory and provide important examples of work from 240 leading artists in terms of their school, period, technique, and vision.
Lesson Plans & Instructional Resources
- Ceramic Arts Lesson Plans
This collection of lesson plans and project ideas includes instructions for several different techniques and styles. Several of the lesson plans incorporate the history or historical examples of the technique.
Rating: ★★★★☆