http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:54:39 PDT Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:54:39 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87031 National Gallery of Art's teach materials on American art. These materials link art with American history and culture. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=418378 One minute video podcasts introducing a work of art and pertinent facts about it and its author. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=565870 Picassos The Old Guitarist seems to challenge the idea that there is a right or wrong way to view a work of art, as seen in this video in which it is displayed effectively in a both a vertical and a horizontal orientation. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=565869 This Russian Whirling Dervish clip from the show Riverdance illustrates why the shows producers were criticized for commercializing a supposedly pure art form.