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Government Sites
Architecture and Landscape - (Library of
Congress) - See how architecture and landscape of America has changed throughout history. This site features
some early photos and building designs.
Arts &
Culture - (Smithsonian) - Read interesting articles on art, music and performing arts topics.
Cities and Towns - (Library of Congress) - Examine how some of
American's cities and towns have changed throughout the years. There are many photos to explore!
Dorothea Lange - America's Story - (Library of Congress) - Photographer Dorothea
Lange is best known for her work documenting poor conditions of the migrant workers who traveled in large
numbers to California during the Great Depression of the late 1920s and 1930s. Learn more about her.
Earth as Art
Gallery - Here you can view our planet through the beautiful images taken by the satellites.
How to Make Your Own Eye-Popping 3-D Pictures - (National Aeronautics
and Space Administration) - With a little effort, anybody with a camera, a computer equipped with photo-editing
software, and a pair of tinted glasses can make their own 3-D pictures.
NOAA Photo
Library - (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) - This collection includes thousands of
weather and space images, hundreds of images of our shores and coastal seas, and thousands of marine
species images ranging from the great whales to the most minute plankton.
Performing Arts, Music - (Library of Congress) -
Explore these collections of sheet music, books, dance manuals, and other historical items.
Photo Op - NGA
Kids - (National Gallery of Art) - is an interactive activity that introduces you to digital photography and
digital photo editing. Use the virtual camera to create snapshots and explore lighting, focus, shutter speed, and
compositional effects. After you've taken some photos, switch to the Photo Op editor and transform your pictures
into something completely different. (Shockwave required)
Photographer -
Photographers know how to choose the right tools to give them the best picture. They use different things such as
lights, lenses, and film to create a picture. New digital technology is being used more and more by photographers.
A lot of them use computers to finish their work.
Photography - (Smithsonian) - For the student with a serious interest in
photography, this is the site to check out.
Portraits of a City - For most of the twentieth century, Addison Scurlock and his sons
photographed our capital city and the people who lived and worked there. You can browse these images
online.
Search Collections - American Art Museum - (Smithsonian) - Browse by art type including
painting, sculpture, drawings, and photography to name a few.
U.S. Government Photos and Graphics - (USA.gov) - This page has a list of links of to all
the images and graphics available from various Government agencies.
Other Resources
Fine Arts - New York Times - Explore current issues in depth or search fine arts by
subject.
Homework Help - National Geographic - Check out this page for
information, or search One-Stop Research for pictures, articles, maps, and more on subjects like animals, history
and science - perfect for reports, presentations, and more!
HomeworkNYC.org - This is a great resource for kids on many different
subjects - from languages to science. Find out what happened today in history, and there's even a link for study
notes.
Photo Galleries - National Geographic Kids - Take a look at the many photos on
all sorts of topics, from exploration to animals to science, and much more.
Photography and Media Arts - Corcoran Museum - Highlights
from the Corcoran's permanent collection of over 16,000 works of art.
Page Revised - 12/29/2009
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