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North American Art

Blazing Star (Mentzelia laevicaulis) Women Artists

Mary Vaux Walcott: An American Artist and Naturalist

An artist and naturalist, Mary Vaux Walcott was an extraordinary and accomplished woman. Sometimes called ” the Audubon of Botany”, she...

Alexandra Kiely 5 March 2026

Cardon State of Oaxaca. José María Velasco, Cardón, State of Oaxaca, 1887, National Museum of Art, Mexico City, Mexico. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Cardón, State of Oaxaca by José María Velasco

The Mexican identity, science, and themes of man versus nature—José María Velasco has so much more to convey in Cardón, State of Oaxaca, a...

Jimena Escoto 22 February 2026

North American Art

William H. Johnson in 10 Artworks—From Post-Impressionism to Folk Art

William H. Johnson’s paintings show a breadth of styles ranging from realism to Post-Impressionism, and later a folk art aesthetic that would...

Theodore Carter 12 February 2026

History

Jacob Lawrence and the Great Migration

As a child of the Great Migration, Jacob Lawrence was well placed to undertake such a mammoth task in detailing the journey from the rural South that...

Wendy Gray 12 February 2026

Women Artists

Augusta Savage: The Woman Who Defined 20th-Century Sculpture

Augusta Savage was a sculptress whose name is often missing from the list of illustrious Harlem Renaissance artists. Throughout her life, she merged...

Anastasia Tsaleza 12 February 2026

Herstory

Betsy Graves Reyneau: Portraitist and Social Justice Warrior

When first unveiled at the Smithsonian in 1944, Betsy Graves Reyneau’s 38 portraits of prominent African Americans were potent weapons in the...

Theodore Carter 9 February 2026

North American Art

John Singer Sargent in 10 Paintings

John Singer Sargent’s flattering, flashy images of late Victorian and Edwardian high society are justifiably famous. They made him rich but...

Catriona Miller 3 February 2026

North American Art

Summer Interior and Edward Hopper’s Women—Learning the Ropes of Romance

In Summer Interior, we see a solitary woman at the center of an unknown crisis. Edward Hopper‘s women appear frequently within his...

Tony Heathfield 2 February 2026

Carrie Mae Weems, Kitchen Table Series: Untitled (Woman and Daughter with Make-up), 1990. Photography

Masterpiece Series: Kitchen Table Series by Carrie Mae Weems

Artist Carrie Mae Weems was born in Portland, Oregon, USA. Now in her seventies, she is still actively working, and is considered one of America’s...

Candy Bedworth 1 February 2026

Aaron Douglas, Judgment Day, 1939, oil on tempered hardboard, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Judgement Day by Aaron Douglas

Judgment Day by Aaron Douglas is a masterpiece of Black history. It encapsulates the dynamic culture of the Harlem Renaissance through its striking...

James W Singer 1 February 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Fons Americanus by Kara Walker

Kara Elizabeth Walker, born in 1969, is an American contemporary artist. She is known as a painter, silhouettist, print-maker, installation artist,...

Isla Phillips-Ewen 1 February 2026

Pop art

10 Women of Pop Art You Should Know

Pop Art is one of the most iconic movements in history, and its influence continues today. While often dominated by male artists, several women...

Errika Gerakiti 26 January 2026

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