Artist Research Paper

ARTIST RESEARCH PAPER (5O Points)

Type a 1 to 2 page paper about an artist that you have chosen from the list to the right. Items to include (you can always add more):

1. About the Artist:

• Artist Name

• Country where the artist is from

• Birthdate/Years alive

• Type of Art (painter, sculpture, photographer etc)

• Fun Facts

• Art Style/Art History Movement associated with the artist (Impressionist, Renaissance..)

2. About the Artwork:

Choose one artwork by the artist and list:

• the title and year it was created,

• list elements of art that you see, describe the composition, colors used, principles of design used, how the artwork is organized

• what the artist is trying explain/content/meaning in the artwork, what you think it means

• fun fact about the artwork

3. Bibliography- list where you got the information from- all website addresses and the date you visited the site.

Artist Choices:

You may choose an artist not on this list. Also note: you may research a photographer, photographers are not listed.

Edgar Degas

Henri Rosseau

Marc Chagall

Jacob Lawrence

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Paul Klee

Pierre- August Renoir

Paul Gaugin

Diego Rivera

Salvador Dali

Eward Hopper

Helen Frankenthaller

Claude Monet

George Seurat

Frida Kahlo

Henri Matisse

Georgia O’Keefe

Faith Ringgold

Jackson Pollack

Taulouse Lautrec

Paul Cezanne

Giacomo Balla

Rene Magritte

Robert Rauschenberg

Jasper Johns

Mary Cassatt

Edvard Munch

Vincent Van Gogh

Piet Mondrian

Pablo Picasso

Joan MIro

Roy Lichntenstien

Gustav Klimt

Wassily Kandinsky

Grant Wood

Willem DeKooning

Andy Warhol

George Segal

Chuck Close

Frank Stella

Victor Vaserely

MC Escher

Franz Kline

Marcel Duchamp

Giacomo Balla

Fernand Leger

RESOURCES: Use these resource links to help you complete your project.

1. Start your research with one of the databases below:

2. Don't forget about Destiny OPAC! The library has many books which will help you in your research, and the WEBSITES tab in Destiny will provide you with additional information from websites.

3. Finally, if you still need more information, try Sweet Search , Finding Dulcinea, or Infotopia, all great search engines for students!

4. Remember, the online databases and Destiny OPAC will create your citations for your BIBLIOGRAPHY, but if you use any other websites or search engines, you must write down all information including titles, authors, publisher, place and year of publication. If you need help, go to CITING YOUR SOURCES, on the library website for citation guides, citation machines and citation data forms.

5. You can print out a Research Notes Organizer to help you with your note taking and citation information. Notes Organizers are attached below on the bottom of this page.