Theodore Carter is the author of several books including "Stealing The Scream" and "Frida Sex Dreams and Other Unnerving Disruptions". You can see his art out in the streets of Washington, DC, and on his website: https://theodorecarter.com.
Salvador Dalí and Philippe Halsman: 37 Years of Collaboration
Salvador Dalí and Philippe Halsman’s 37-year collaboration challenged viewers and revealed connections between the traditionally realistic medium...
Theodore Carter 24 October 2025
Marian Anderson: Singer, Civil Rights Icon, and Muse for Washington, DC Art
In the midst of the Jim Crow era, Marian Anderson’s undeniable voice rocketed her to stardom and made her the subject of several enduring works of...
Theodore Carter 20 October 2025
The Violent Beauty of George Bellows’ Boxing Paintings
George Bellows’ boxing paintings capture the dynamic action of a vicious sport, its blood-thirsty fans, and the grace and beauty of its athletes. A...
Theodore Carter 27 August 2025
Grant Wood in 10 American Paintings
Grant Wood’s 1930 painting American Gothic helped establish the Regionalist movement and shatter the big-city monopoly on fine art. His work...
Theodore Carter 25 August 2025
QUIZ: Whose Fruit Is This?
Theodore Carter 2 August 2025
Masterpiece Story: Alpine Mastiffs Reanimating a Distressed Traveler by Edwin Landseer
Painted when Edwin Landseer was just 18, Alpine Mastiffs Reanimating a Distressed Traveler is a powerful tribute to the selfless devotion of rescue...
Theodore Carter 24 July 2025
5 Frida Kahlo Self-Portraits You Need to See
Frida Kahlo’s modern persona evokes images of beautiful flowers, elaborate dresses, and the artist’s famous unibrow. However, her work is much...
Theodore Carter 3 July 2025
Masterpiece Story: Once Upon a Time by Keith Haring
Keith Haring’s Once Upon a Time mural is a 4-walled orgiastic display of penises, eager orifices, splashing ejaculate, and extended tongues tangled...
Theodore Carter 15 June 2025
Queen of Chicago: American Surrealist Gertrude Abercrombie
Gertrude Abercrombie’s barren landscapes, cats, female figures in long dresses, and other repeated imagery built a complex body of haunting...
Theodore Carter 5 June 2025
