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Inside out: new Chinese art     Companion to museum exhibit. More than 20 images; a full checklist of every work in the show; information on two specially commissioned pieces by Cai Guo-qiang and Wenda Gu; a work in progress by the artist Xu Bing; a chronology of the development of contemporary Chinese art in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan; biographies of the artists; and a selected bibliography. From Asia Society: New Chinese Art - Inside Out http://www.asiasociety.org/arts/insideout/

More Than Meets the Eye     Japanese Art in the Asia Society Collection. Virtual exhibition of more than 25 objects in a collection. In the spring of 1998, the Asia Society offered a rare opportunity to view Japanese art of the highest quality from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection. From Asia Society: More Than Meets the Eye: Japanese Art in the Asia Society Collection http://www.asiasociety.org/arts/japan/

Investigating the Renaissance     Scientific visual examination of three Netherlandish paintings from the Fogg Art museum at Harvard. Computers and new imaging technologies are fast becoming an integral part of the work of conservation. From Investigating the Renaissance Web Site http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/Renaissance/iframes.html

Bamboo masterworks     Japanese Baskets from the Lloyd Cotsen Collection. Here you will find a collection of 25 images from the exhibition, along with a detailed essay which should help provide some context and historical background to the work being presented. In addition, Energy and Strength in Balance: The Bamboo Basket Art of Fujinuma Noboru, an article by Robert Coffland, published initially in Orientations Magazine and reproduced here in full, examines the trajectory of a renowned post-war bamboo basket artist, Fujinuma Noboru whose works are on view at the Asia Society. From Asia Society - Arts & Culture http://www.asiasociety.org/arts/baskets/

Asian art connection     In 1979, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd granted the Asia Society a collection of nearly three hundred works, which they had acquired over twenty-five years of exploring Asia and Asian art. This collection of masterworks from South, Southeast Asia, and East Asia, dating from 2000 B.C. to the 19th century, in various media - bronzes, paintings, ceramics, sculpture - reflects the great achievements and wide diversity of Asian arts and cultures. From Asia Society - Arts & Culture http://www.asiasociety.org/arts/movie.html

At the Tomb of Tutankhamen     Opening of the royal Egyptian sepulcher of Tutankhamen which contained the most remarkable funeral treasures. The account is given in the form of diary of the witnesses, which actually has appeared in the National Geographic earlier. Site also contains a list of resources about Egypt history. Limited content. From At the Tomb of Tutankhamen @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/egypt/index.html

The Railway     Edouard Manet's painting, The Railway. It discusses the creator, whose depictions of modern life greatly influenced other artists and writers of his time, and examines the context of the painting in relation to the rapidly changing city of Paris of the late-nineteenth century. From National Gallery of Art - Manet's The Railway: In-Depth Study http://www.nga.gov/collection/railwel.htm

Manet's The Dead Toreador and The Bullfight     Manet and the reuniting of fragments of his Salon work Incident in a Bullfight. From NGA: Manet's The Dead Toreador and The Bullfight http://www.nga.gov/collection/toreador.htm

Restoration of Shaw memorial     Augustus Saint-Gaudens' Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts Fifty-Fourth Regiment honors one of the first African-American units of the Civil War. Artist and his working methods, historical background on Shaw and the regiment, the memorial and its conservation, text from the exhibition, and teaching resources. From NGA -- Shaw Memorial Home Page http://www.nga.gov/feature/shaw/

Watson & the shark     John Singleton Copley's Watson and the Shark was inspired by an event that took place in Havana, Cuba, in 1749. Fourteen-year-old Brook Watson, an orphan serving as a crew member on a trading ship, was attacked by a shark while swimming alone in the harbor. His shipmates, who had been waiting on board to escort their captain ashore, launched a valiant rescue effort. From National Gallery of Art: Watson & the Shark http://www.nga.gov/feature/watson/

America quilts     Rich history, art and personal stories of quilt-making in America. From PBS-Quilts http://www.pbs.org/americaquilts/

Ad Graveyard     Real ads that almost ran. Gallery of real advertisements the clients were too scared to run. Humor, advertising, popular culture. From Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Ad Graveyard http://www.zeldman.com/ad.html

Calendars Through the Ages     Explore the fascinating history of the human endeavor to organize our lives in accordance with the sun and stars. Historical information and FAQ's on various calendars' years, months, and days of the week. Includes Julian, Gregorian, Jewish, Islamic, Chinese, Mayan, and others. From Calendars through the Ages - Home http://webexhibits.org/calendars/

Van Gogh's Van Goghs     Van Gogh's life and career, and view a virtual exhibition catalog of Van Gogh's paintings, look at sketches, photographs, letters and more, and access a navigable representation of the exhibition as it existed at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. From preview to vangogh at ArtMuseum.net http://www.artmuseum.net/vangogh/catalog/previewp.asp

Chauvet-Pont-d'arc Cave     Exceptional archeological discovery of a decorated cave. In 1995, fantastic Paleolithic Period cave paintings in the Ardèche gorges of France. Includes photos of several paintings and a discussion of the archaeological importance of the discovery. Also lists other significant French prehistoric finds. From ERROR http://www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/en/

Exploring Origami     The art of paper folding began in China, but it spread to Japan by the sixth century C.E. Over the centuries, it became an integral part of Japanese culture. Paper butterflies symbolized the bride and groom at weddings; folding a thousand paper cranes became a traditional way to ensure a long and healthy life. From Exploratorium Magazine: The Body http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/

Exploring ancient worlds: Trojan's Rome     Who was emperor Trajan? Why did he build the massive Forum of Trajan? What kinds of artworks were in Trajan's Forum and why were they there? What other kinds of art works were made in ancient Greece and Rome? Particularly useful to teachers. From Exploring An Ancient World: Four Online Resources http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/resources/Trajan/welcome.html

Michelangelo Buonarroti     Michelangelo Buonarroti and his times. Three brief sections of his early, middle and late life. Quite attractive, but minimally interactive. From Michelangelo Buonarroti http://www.michelangelo.com/buonarroti.html

Exploring Leonardo     Leonardo da Vinci's greatest inventions. Find out about the Renaissance paintings, and learn unique facts about da Vinci, such as he was left handed and wrote from right to left in Italian. Attractive, but difficult to use. From Leonardo Home Page http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/

Thomas Moran     Thomas Moran (1837-1926) produced a remarkably varied body of work during a career that spanned more than sixty years. Although best known for his monumental views of Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon, Moran also painted the Pennsylvania countryside, the landscape of Long Island, industrial complexes in Mexico and America, views of Venice, Italy, and numerous seascapes. From Thomas Moran http://www.nga.gov/feature/moran/

Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist)     Died. Jackson Pollock, 44, bearded shock trooper of modern painting, who spread his canvases on the floor, dribbled paint, sand and broken glass on them, smeared and scratched them, named them with numbers...; at the wheel of his convertible in a side road crack-up near East Hampton, N.Y. - Time Magazine August 20, 1956 From NGA:Jackson Pollock web feature http://www.nga.gov/feature/pollock/pollockhome.html

Mark Rothko: His Life and Works     One of the preeminent artists of his generation, Mark Rothko is closely identified with the New York School, a circle of painters that emerged during the 1940s as a new collective voice in American art. During a career that spanned five decades, he created a new and impassioned form of abstract painting. Rothko's work is characterized by rigorous attention to formal elements such as color, shape, balance, depth, composition, and scale; yet, he refused to consider his paintings solely in these terms. From NGA | Mark Rothko http://www.nga.gov/feature/rothko/rothkosplash.html

Perfect Pearl     History of pearls and how river pearls are made. What's Killing the Oysters? Culture of Freshwater Pearls. How to count thousands of pearls. From NOVA Online | The Perfect Pearl http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pearl/

Oliphant's Anthem: Pat Oliphant at the Library of Congress     Pat Oliphant, a Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist who has caricatured seven US presidents, from Lyndon Johnson to Bill Clinton. View his cartoons. From Oliphant's Anthem (Library of Congress Exhibition) http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/oliphant/

Buckminster fuller: Thinking out loud     Architectural and other inventions of the great Buckminster Fuller. An architect, designer, engineer, poet, philosopher, author and global iconoclast, Fuller was a true visionary, a Renaissance man best remembered as creator of the geodesic dome. Find out about the geodesic dome, dymaxion house, transport, megastructures and more. From www.pbs.org/wnet/bucky.cgi http://www.thirteen.org/bucky/