| China History Timeline |
| Interactive timeline. Introduces Chinese history through art from the Neolithic period to the end of the imperial age (1911). Includes sources. |
| Provider: Freer and Sackler Galleries |
| Grade(s): 4–8, 9–12 |
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| Chinese Arts of the Brush |
| Discusses the arts of painting and calligraphy in China. Includes suggested resources |
| Provider: Freer and Sackler Galleries |
| Grade(s): 9–12 |
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| Clyfford Still and the Changing American Art Scene —Educational Packet |
| Examine paintings of abstract expressionist Clyfford Still in context with the work of his contemporaries and followers. Includes biographies, slides, timeline, object information, discussion questions, and activities. Available for loan. |
| Provider: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden |
| State Standards: View state standards for this resource |
| Grade(s): PreK–3, 4–8, 9–12 |
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| Create a Sculpture |
| Use an online tool to create sculptures, then see how they would look in the Hirshhorn’s galleries or Sculpture Garden. |
| Provider: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden |
| State Standards: View state standards for this resource |
| Grade(s): PreK–3, 4–8 |
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| Creativity & Resistance: Maroon Cultures in the Americas |
| Teacher’s Guide exploring the history and cultural traditions of Maroons (descendants of Africans who freed themselves from captivity in the Americas). Includes stories and objects from Colombia, French Guiana, Jamaica, Mexico, Surinam, and the United States. |
| Provider: Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage |
| State Standards: View state standards for this resource |
| Grade(s): PreK–3, 4–8, 9–12, All grades |
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| Design ‚ Art: Functional Objects from Donald Judd to Rachel Whiteread |
| Exhibition of virtually unknown design works by Minimalist and post-Minimalist artists of the last fifty years. Includes Donald Judd, Scott Burton, Richard Tuttle, Dan Flavin, Sol LeWitt, and Rachel Whiteread. |
| Provider: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum |
| State Standards: View state standards for this resource |
| Grade(s): General audience |
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| East Meets West |
| In the galleries. Students discover the relationship between East Asian art and turn-of-the-century American art by looking closely at American works and the East Asian art that inspired them. |
| Provider: Freer and Sackler Galleries |
| Grade(s): 4–8, 9–12 |
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| Education Packets |
| Include art and artist information, classroom activities, slides, and color reproductions. Topics by artists, styles, and cultural/ethnic origins. Available for loan. |
| Provider: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden |
| State Standards: View state standards for this resource |
| Grade(s): 4–8, 9–12 |
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| Expeditions: 150 Years of Smithsonian Research in Latin America |
| A window into the complex and rich relations among scientists in the Americas. Searchable by scientist or expedition topics. Bilingual English-Spanish. |
| Provider: National Museum of Natural History |
| State Standards: View state standards for this resource |
| Grade(s): 4–8, 9–12 |
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| Fashion in Colors |
| Explores color as a design element through 300 years of Western clothing, examining the changing perceptions and meanings of color. From eighteenth-century court gowns to couture creations by twentieth-century masters. |
| Provider: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum |
| State Standards: View state standards for this resource |
| Grade(s): General audience |
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