Famous Artist Research Project – Research Paper and Artwork Assignment

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This Famous Artist Research Project is a great way to help middle school or high school students dive deeper into learning about an artist. This research paper and artwork assignment can be used for:

• Art and art history classes
• Spanish, French, or other language classes studying artists who speak that language (but please note this resource is entirely in English)
• Helping students learn more about Black artists during Black History Month, Hispanic artists during Hispanic Heritage Month, or women artists during Women’s History Month!

This resource includes:

1. Artist Research Project: Student Instructions (both fixed and editable files)
2. Grading Rubric (both fixed and editable files)
3. Artist Note-Taking Sheet
4. Suggested Internet Resources
5. Student Guidance on Citing Sources
6. Artist Lists and Fact Sheets for easy grading… includes a list of 100 famous artists, plus lists of Women Artists, African-American Artists, Hispanic Artists, and French Artists.

This project was designed by an art teacher with over a decade of experience teaching art and art history. This project was used in class for many years and tweaked for ease of use for both teachers and students.

The Artist Research Project is divided into two parts for students. The first part is the written research paper, and the second part of the project is creating artwork in the style of the artist.

This product is delivered as a ZIP containing 2 files: a PDF with all the materials, and an editable Word document of the student handout and grading rubric, so you can adjust the assignment and rubric in accordance with your classroom expectations.