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great photos, biographies & information on art movements

"Examines themes connecting works of art created around the world in different eras.  The thirteen-part series explores diverse cultural perspectives on shared human experiences."

List of Earliest Prehistoric Artworks: Oldest Petroglyphs, First Carvings & Sculpture, Earliest Stone Age Cave Paintings: From 290,000 BCE.

Matisse Lessons, grades K-2

A vintage photography blog featuring thousands of high-definition images from the 1850s to 1950s.

Artist Romare Bearden: Interactive tour of "The Block." Includes biography, jazz music, etc.

Being an "agent of civilization" is one of the many roles ascribed to teachers. If we are to have any expectations of producing a well-educated, well-prepared generation of deep-thinking, resourceful leaders, then it is essential to give students an opportunity to review, respond to, and ultimately revere the power of the human imagination-past and present. There may be no better way to promote this than to study, understand, and exult in masterpieces.