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Founded in 1912, the Newport Art Museum is one of the oldest continuously operating and most highly regarded art museums and schools of its kind in the country.
The Newport Art Museum’s collection consists of approximately 3,000 works of art in a range of media including works on paper (prints, drawings, watercolors, and photographs), paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, installation works, and textiles and is expanding to include new media. Concentrated on American art and contemporary art, the Museum’s collection includes works of art from the 18th century to present.
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Books:
History/Revolution:
The Rise of Persia (article) | Khan Academy
Modern and Contemporary Art in Iran | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Years Leading to the Iranian Revolution, 1960–79 | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Iran 1979: the Islamic revolution that shook the world | Features | Al Jazeera
Iran Has a Long History of Political Activism and Protest. Here’s What To Know
Atena Farghadani released early after being imprisoned for her art in Iran | Amnesty International UK
Techniques:
Islamic Calligraphy: The Development of the Art Through the Practice of its Masters with Soraya Syed
Surrealism:
SURREALISM AND WOMEN ARTISTS
Surrealist Objects and Assemblage | MoMA
Child Friendly:
Persian Empire
Feminism & Activism in Iran:
Iranian Daughters: Struggling for the Rights Their Mothers Lost in the Revolution | The Washington Institute.
Iranian women – before and after the Islamic Revolution – BBC News
The Iranian revolution—A timeline of events | Brookings
The expressions of dissent and art from the women’s protests in Iran – in pictures | Culture | The Guardian
The Iran protests one year on: Time for a feminist EU response | European Leadership Network
Are hijab protests ‘the beginning of the end’ for Iran’s regime?
Why Iranian Women Are Taking Off Their Head Scarves – The New York Times
bridgew.edu/SoAS/jiws/Nov07/IranianWomen.pdf