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By Dr. Harry Tennant

Comments: Dan S. Martin's Principal Rider

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Pass It On Education Tools: "Virtually" Admire D.C. & Paris Art....Right On Your Campus!

Visit D.C. and Paris in the same day...without leaving the schoolhouse! Two more excellent virtual tours that are well-worth the price of admission---free!

Art in America: The National Gallery Of Art

"The National Gallery of Art was created in 1937 for the people of the United States of America by a joint resolution of Congress, accepting the gift of financier and art collector Andrew W. Mellon. During the 1920s, Mr. Mellon began collecting with the intention of forming a gallery of art for the nation in Washington. In 1937, the year of his death, he promised his collection to the United States. Funds for the construction of the West Building were provided by The A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust. On March 17, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt accepted the completed building and the collections on behalf of the people of the United States of America."

Art in France: The Louvre

"The Louvre, in its successive architectural metamorphoses, has dominated central Paris since the late 12th century. Built on the city's western edge, the original structure was gradually engulfed as the city grew. The dark fortress of the early days was transformed into the modernized dwelling of François I and, later, the sumptuous palace of the Sun King, Louis XIV. Here we explore the history of this extraordinary edifice and of the museum that has occupied it since 1793."

I bet you know an educator or art enthusiast who would love if you would...

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