Provides background information on an expedition up the Missouri River led by the German Prince Maximillian who hired the artist Karl Bodmer to record everything he observed. Includes various activities and a reproduction of Bodmer's artwork "View of the Stone Walls." Offers a description of the painting that he did on the expedition. (CMK)

Provides background information on the painter Rockwell Kent discussing his career as an artist, writer, and traveler. Includes ideas for teaching activities and a reproduction of one of his paintings. Describes the content of the painting that depicts his dairy farm located at the edge of the mountainous Adirondack National Park (New York). (CMK)

Addresses how 18th and 19th century artists made pictures of ancient ruins throughout Europe and the Middle East to sell. Expounds that watercolors, landscapes, and lithographs enabled artists to easily record the sights during their travels. Provides summaries of four artists (John Constable, David Roberts, Frederick Catherwood, and Giovanni…