Pablo Picasso

Born 25 October 1881 in Malága, Spain, Picasso was a prodigy who could draw before he could speak. "My first drawings could never have been shown at an exhibition of children's drawings," he wrote. "I lacked the clumsiness of a child, his naivety. I made academic drawings at the age of seven, the minute precision of which frightened me" (Walther 1993, 8). His parents recognized their son's talents and encouraged him in his artistic ambitions. He received his formal training first from his father, who was an art teacher at the School of Fine Arts in La Coruña (1892–1895), and later at "La Lonja" school of art in Barcelona (1895–1897) and the Academy of San Fernando in Madrid (1897–1898). During these formative years he rapidly mastered the painting techniques of the ancient and Spanish masters, astonishing his teachers with phenomenal accuracy. Picasso would soon cast off the traditional painting techniques he perfected during these early years, but he would later return to them, rearranging and mixing traditional techniques with his own aesthetic innovations.
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Picasso
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Art Related Web Resources - 1

Looking to expand your art knowledge or looking for additional materials to supplement your classroom readings? Here are some useful sites that may cull some great information on art, ranging from prehistory to 20th century to art from different countries.

Art History Resources on the Web
Brought to you by an art professor at Sweet Briar College, this site offers an exhaustive collection of art-related resources and links in the topic of art history. Organized by time period as well as covering topics in art research and including information on prints and photographs.

Art History Research Centre
Interested in finding historical information on art historical research by providing information on key resources and methods of research for art historians.

Artnet
A great portal for those wanting to dive into the world of art. Information about galleries, artists, auctions, print stores, bookstores, and lots more.

Words of Art
Confused about what postmodernism and realism mean or how the two relate? This glossary of art terms may be the place for you to get the meaning of complex forms and movements. You may also want to check out the Artlex Art Dictionary for those of you who are learn visually!

Art of the Poster 1880-1918
An impressive and searchable collection of posters from the late 19th century, which became known as "The Golden Age of Posters" (1880s from the end of World War I). The collection includes over 160 images.

African and Asian Visual Artists Archive
Explores contemporary African and Asian artists in the UK after the postwar period. Includes 6,000 slides of artwork and exhibitions and over 200 individual artist folders. The site is searchable by keyword, artist, subject, techniques, and description.

American Memory
Library of Congress's gateway to rich primary source materials related to the history and culture of America. The site offers over 7 million striking digital images from over 100 historical collections.

Google Image Search
Database of over one billion indexed images.

Jocande Database
Entirely in French and operated by the Direction des Musées de France, the database provides over 135,000 works, 21,500 of which contain images of drawings, prints, paintings, sculpture, photography and art objects. Representing over 80 French museums, the database spans the 17th century to the present. For a guided search, click on "Recherche guidée"--This link provides alphabetical lists of Artists, Schools, Museums, Subjects and Literary Sources. To access the search engine, click on "Recherche experte."

Timeline of Art History
The Timeline of Art History is a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world illustrated by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection. The Timeline extends from prehistory to 1800 A.D.

Visual Collections: Images of Art, History, and Culture
Visual Collections is a new digital image collection portal that includes more than 300,000 works from museums, universities and private collections throughout the world. Fine art, photography, maps, architecture and other collections of culture are represented within Visual Collections.

Art 103: Chapter One Blog

Rembrandt von Rijn, whose work is pictured in this chapter, is considered to be one of history’s leading painters. View his work online at: Web Museum, Paris. Discuss his use of the self portrait and how his work evolved:
Self Portrait and About Rembrandt

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Research Guide for Art

Here is a research guide for art. This is just a sample of what the library has related to this topic. For more information or a print version, please contact me.

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Welcome to Art Appreciation Wednesday Night Class

Welcome,

My name is Stephanie Owen and I'm a librarian. I'm here to assist you as you explore the wonderful world of art! This is the blog for Art Appreciation 103. On this site you will be sharing responses to images and questions related to your class. Also, I will post informative websites on various topics and research tips.