The text of one of Cooper's lesser known novels, "Jack Tier; or, The Florida Reef." The text can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, each chapter has downloadable support material which focuses on various reading skills and strategies.

The complete texts of several of Hawthorne's works are available here, including "The Snow Image," "The Blithedale Romance," "The Marble Faun," and "The House of the Seven Gables." The texts can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, each chapter has downloadable support material which focuses on various reading skills and strategies.

This site provides the full text of Dickens' novel "Little Dorrit." A brief summary is also included.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Lois Mailou Jones in addition to an extensive listing of her works as displayed at the museum.

The biography on this Italian poet is thorough and contains a selected bibliography.

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined bronze sculpture "Amor Caritas" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture is presented as an enlargeable image with a description and lonks to related works and topics.

This educational resource from the Metropolitan Museum of Art contains 216 pages describing numerous pieces of African art with images and lesson plans included.

This educational resource from the Metropolitan Museum of Art contains 32 pages describing The Burghers of Calais sculpture with images and lesson plans included.

From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "Black Iris", a painting by Georgia O'Keefe.

From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "Bottle and Wine Glass on a Table", a cubist painting by Pablo Picasso.

Charles Demuth's "The Figure 5 in Gold" from 1928 is exhibited here, with descriptive text and biographical information.

From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "Cow's Skull: Red, White, and Blue", a painting by American artist Georgia O'Keefe.

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined plaster sculpture "Davida Johnson Clark" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture is presented as an enlargeable image with a description and lonks to related works and topics.

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined bronze sculpture "Diana" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture is presented as an enlargeable image with a description and lonks to related works and topics.

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined second version, bronze sculpture "Diana" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture is presented as an enlargeable image with a description and lonks to related works and topics.

From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "Drawing XIII", a cubist oriented charcoal drawing by Georgia O'Keefe.

From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "From the Faraway, Nearby", a painting by Goergia O'Keefe.

A view of Bingham's "Fur Traders Descending the Missouri". Includes a description and ownership information as well.

From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "Georgia O'Keeffe", a photographic portrait by Alfred Stieglitz.

This site provides biographical information about Grant Wood. Include links to some of his works.