Projects Serving Artists
Collection
This collection of materials was purchased by the Office
of Cultural & Heritage Affairs to enhance the instruction of the arts
in Atlantic County. The materials are available for a four week loan
to art educators in the county’s schools and arts organizations. The
collection will be kept in the Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs,
Atlantic County Library/ Mays Landing, 40 Farragut Avenue, Mays Landing,
NJ 08330.
To borrow materials from this collection, please fill
out the application form and return by mail, or by fax (609 625-8143).
You may borrow two items from the collection at a time. Your request will
be confirmed by phone and a pick-up point determined. Materials to be
borrowed may be picked up and returned at any of the Atlantic County Library
System branches, Brigantine, Egg Harbor Township, Galloway Township, Hammonton,
Longport, Mays Landing, Pleasantville, Somers Point, or Ventnor. You will
be held responsible for lost or damaged items in the collection during
the checkout period. An evaluation form will be included in the materials
to be completed and returned with the items. To
print an application form in Adobe Acrobat Format (PDF), click here.
If you need a free copy of the Acrobat Reader, click
here to go to the Adobe Acrobat download page.
 VISUAL
ART PRINTS
Take 5 Series: 5 large reproductions
focusing on a particular theme are packaged with a comprehensive exploration
of the artwork and an insightful view into the artist’s background and
or environment that influenced the artist’s work. A guided analysis helps
to lead the viewers through the following critical insights: cultural
context, subject, elements of design, principles of design, media and
techniques, styles and expressive properties.
“Take 5” SCULPTURE: Michaelangelo, Rodin,
Moore, Calder, Oldenburg, Van Bruggen
“Take 5” DRAWING: DaVinci, Fan K’uan, Van
Gogh, Klee, Thiebaud
“Take 5” WOMEN ARTISTS: Leyster, Kollwitz,
Kahlo, O’Keefe, Frankethaler
“Take 5” STILL LIFE: deHeeme, Goings, Magritt,e
Nelson, Picasso
“Take 5” URBAN ENVIRONMENTS: Bruegel, Hopper,
Ringold, Rivera, Seurat
“Take 5” LANDSCAPES: Bierstadt, Catlin,
Constable, Hopper, Kandinsky
“Take 5” PEOPLE AT PLAY: Dufy, Grooms,
Homer, Mount Phillips
“Take 5” HORSES: Brown, Paleolithic, Raphael,
Russell, Ryder
“Take 5” INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS:
Art & Science - The Natural Environment: Curry, Heade, Hiroshige, Moran,
Moses
“Take 5” INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS:
Art & Music: Bearden, Benton, Crite, Jones, Warhol
“Take 5” INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS:
Arts & language - The Artist As Storyteller: Biggers, DesJarlait, Miller,
Ruiz, Smith
“Take 5” INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS:
Arts & Mathematics: Vasarely, Amish Quilt, Fuller, Northrose Window,
McNeill
“Take 5” INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS:
Art & Social Studies: Eddy, Lawrence, Wood, Garza, Tooker
 MULTICULTURAL
ART PRINT SERIES (MAPS)
Maps: 5 18x24" reproductions
with reference material divided into 7 basic areas: timeline, biographical
background, medium, cultural context, themes, discussion questions and
activities. A grid divides material into grade levels.
Maps: Arts Of India: “Elephant with Riders,”
“Buddhist Altar Piece,” “Buddha as Conqueror of Mara,” “Dancing Ganesha,”
“A Royal tiger hunt”
MAPS: African American: Biggers, Johnson-Calloway,
Hammons, Cummings, Outterbridge
MAPS: Architecture & Art: Sydney Opera House,
Katsura Villa, The Great Mosque, Pueblo Bonito Trajan’s Forum
MAPS: Women Artists of the Americas: Armstrong-Forbes
(Canada), Kahlo (Mexico), Bravo (Mexico), del Prado (Bolivia), Jones (USA)
MAPS: Pacific Asian Art: “Eagle in Snowstorm,”
“Enthroned Buddha,” “Lohan and Attendant,” “Lei Niho Palaoa,” “Wedding
Ensemble”
MAPS: Mexican American Art: “St. Anthony
of Padua,” “San Fransisco to NY in One Hour,” “Baboon,” “Vaquero,” “Granite
Weaving”
MAPS: Selected American Indian Artifacts:
Chumash Rock Painting, Navaho Blanket, Hopi-Tewa Vessels, Battle of Little
Big Horn, Pong Kachina, Aha Kachina, Hilili Kachina
PHILADELPHIA
MUSEUM OF ART TEACHING POSTERS
PMA - 5 18 x 24" reproductions
with text that talks about each painting, the artist, the subject matter
and the medium. Included is hands-on activity sheets for reproduction.
THE FIGURE IN THE IMPRESSIONIST ERA: Charlemont,
Degas, Cassatt, Van Gogh, Cezanne, Toulouse-Lautrec
IMAGES OF THE MIDDLE AGES: Panel Painting,
Tomb Sculpture, Stained-glass medallion, Illuminated manuscript, ceremonial
rug. Included is a resource book
RINGS:
Five Passions in World Art - Multicultural Art Curriculum
RINGS: produced in conjunction with
the Atlanta Olympic Games, this DBAE (discipline-based art education)
program bases its content on 4 disiciplines that contribute to an in-depth
understanding of art - art production, art criticism, art hsitory and
aesthetics. This particular series is based on five emotions and also
includes overhead transparencies. Text is found in the handbook not on
back of reproductions.
LOVE: Persian Manuscript, Italian Marble
Sculpture - 5 A.D., Native America effigy bottle
ANGUISH: Picasso, Abakanowicz, Siqueiros
AWE: Church, Zaire Sculpture, Hawaiain Wood
Sculpture
TRIUMPH:; Davies, Nigerian bas relief,
Eakins
JOY: Pre-columbian terra cotta sculpture,
Monet, Nadelman cherrywood sculpture
MULTI-MEDIA
COLLECTION
Videocassettes (VHS):
Aboriginal Art: Past, Present and Future Marilynne
Bradley, Crystal Video, 13 min.
Art Lessons for Children: Vol. 1, Easy Watercolor
Techniques Donna Hugh, Coyote Creek Productions, 50 min.
Art Lessons for Children: Vol. 2, Easy Art Projects
Donna Hugh, Coyote Creek Productions, 50 min.
Art Lessons for Children: Vol. 3, More Fun with
Watercolors Donna Hugh, Coyote Creek Productions, 53 min.
Art Lessons for Children: Vol. 4, Felt Pen Fun
Donna Hugh, Coyote Creek Productions, 58 min.
Art Lessons for Children: Vol. 5, Animals of the
Rain Forest Donna Hugh, Coyote Creek Productions, 58 min.
Art Lessons for Children: Vol. 6, Plants of the
Rain Forest Donna Hugh, Coyote Creek Productions, 48 min.
Art of Clay Printing with Mitch Lyons Video
Cine Services, 68 min.
Basic Jewelry Art Smart Video, 28 min.
Basic Screen Printing Art Smart Video, 25 min.
Basic Watercolor Techniques Educational Video
Inc., 23 min.
Basic Wire Work for Bead Jewelry Kate Drew-Wilkinson
Batik As Fine Art with Helen Carkin Video Textbooks,
60 min.
Bleach or Dye, the Seminar Janet Pray Cast Jewelry
Art Smart Video, 30 min.
Eighteenth Century Woman Metropolitan Museum
of Art, 60 min.
Figure Drawing Art Smart Video, 28 min.
Figure Drawing & Painting with James Kirk Ashland
Video Productions, “A sequel to the Portraits in Watercolor with
James Kirk,” (includes live nude model in second half of tape),
59 min.
Glazing and Firing Art Smart Video, 28 min.
Handbuilt Clay Sculpture Art Smart Video, 30
min.
Handbuilt Pottery Art Smart Video, 27 min.
An Introduction to Chinese Brush Painting Jane
Evans, White Star Videos, 90 min.
Lascaux Revisited Crystal Video, 35 min.
Make-up for Theatre - And for Fun with Ellen Dennis
Ashland Video Productions, Part 1: Fundamentals - Basic Make-Up, Period
Make-up - Hair Pieces, 60 min. Part 2: Old-age Make-up, Fantasy Make-up,
60 min.
Making Stained Glass Windows: Tim Yockey Teaches
the Craft Behind the Art Crystal Productions, 98 min.
Tony Couch: Drawing Landscapes with Pencil and Ink
Crystal Video, 61 min.
Tony Couch: Elements and Principals of Design
Crystal Video, 46 min.
Tony Couch: Painting Barns in Watercolors Crystal
Video, 55 min.
Tony Couch: Painting Streams, Rocks, and Trees in
Watercolor Crystal Video, 55 min.
Photo Screen Printing Art Smart Video, 27 min.
Portrait Drawing Art Smart Video, 26 min.
Portraits in Watercolor: The Elements of Design
James Kirk, Ashland Video Productions, Part 1: The Elements of Design,
60 min., Part 2: The Magic of Light and Dark, 60 min.
Raku Ceramics With Jim Romberg Crystal Video,
75 min.
Relief Printing Art Smart Video, 28 min.
Tessellations: How to Create Them Jim McNeill,
Crystal Video, 27 min.
Understanding Painting: Vol. #1, Approaching a Painting
Ruth Dwyer, 20 min.
Understanding Painting: Video #2, Composition,
Realism Ruth Dwyer, 20 min.
Understanding Painting: Video #3, Landscape, Seascape
Ruth Dwyer, 20 min.
Understanding Painting: Vol. #4, Portraits, People
Ruth Dwyer, 20 min.
Understanding Painting: Vol. #5, Abstraction, Light & Color Ruth Dwyer, 20 min.
Watercolor Painting: Letting it Happen: Judy Howard
Teaches Techniques of Her Art Ashland Video Productions, Part I:
Wet and Spontaneous, 56 min. Part II: Taming the Wet 57 min.
Medium Wheel Thrown Pottery Art Smart Video,
25 min.
Kits
African American Artists: Affirmation Today, from
the America Past and Present Series, National Arts and Humanities
Education Program, National Museum of American Art. Smithsonian Institution.
Includes: 29 min. video, study guide, 20 slides, 12 8 1/2 x 11” color
prints
American Art Appreciation Activities Kit: Ready-to-use
Lessons, Slides, and Projects for Grades 7-12, Helen D. Hume, Prentice
Hall. Includes 40 slides
Art History & Appreciation Activities Kit: Ready-to-use
Lessons, Slides, and Projects for Secondary Students, Helen D. Hume,
Prentice Hall. Includes 40 slides
Art Smart: Ready-to-use Slides and Activities for
Teaching Art History and Appreciation, Susan Rodriguez, Prentice
Hall, includes 40 slides.
Art Smart I: Supplemental Slide Portfolio: Pre-Historic
Rock Designs to Baroque, 20 slides
Art Smart II: Supplemental Slide Portfolio: Manet/Impressionism
to African Magical Sculpture, 20 slides
Hispanic Folk Arts and the Environment: A New Mexican
Perspective, Museum of International Folk Art, Crystal Productions.
Includes 29 mi. video, curriculum guide, 20 8 1/2 x 11” color photographs
Land and Landscape: Views of America’s History and
Culture, from the America Past and Present Series, National Arts
and Humanities Education Program, National Museum of American Art.
Smithsonian Institution. Includes 27 min. video, study guide, workbook,
and 15 8 1/2 x 11” color prints
Latino Art & Culture, from the America Past and
Present Series, National Arts and Humanities Education Program,
National Museum of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Includes
27 min. video, Latina Art & Culture bilingual study guide, Colonial Art
from Puerto Rico, un folleto bilingue booklet, 14 slides, 10 8 1/2 x
11” color prints
Let’s Make Music: An Interactive Musical Trip Around
the World, Jessica Baron Turner & Ronny Susan Schiff, Hal Leonard.
Includes book and audiocassette (2 copies), book and CD, or just book
(2 copies)
Public Sculpture: America’s Legacy, from the America
Past and Present Series, National Arts and Humanities Education
Program, National Museum of American Art. Smithsonian Institution.
Includes: 29 min. video, study guide, 20 slides, 12 8 1/2 x 11” color
prints
Recycled, Re-seen: Folk Art from the Global Scrap
Heap, An Interdisciplinary Curriculum Guide, Museum of International
Folk Art, Crystal Productions. Includes 35 min. video, booklet, 20
8 1/2 x 11” color prints
World Folk Art: A Multicultural Approach, Museum
of International Folk Art, Crystal Productions. Includes teacher’s guide,
2 videocassettes, #1 38 min., #2, 34 minutes
These materials are
made possible through the Atlantic County Library System and the Atlantic
County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs. Aquisition of these materials
was made possible through a grant from the New Jersey State Council on
the Arts/Department of State.
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