All posts tagged "American"
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19th Century
The Hudson River School: Celebrating Nature, American-Style
May 4, 2019The Hudson River School was a uniquely American art movement – the first to develop after...
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Abstraction
An Unusual Comparison: Amish Quilts and Modern Art
January 23, 2019Many people would never expect to see an Amish quilt and a painting by an American...
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Painting of the Week
George Henry Boughton, Pilgrims Going to Church
November 10, 2018This week’s painting is Pilgrims Going to Church by George Henry Boughton (1833-1905). Even though Boughton grew up...
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20th century
Dream-like Artworks: Minnie Evans’ Divine Inspiration
August 14, 2018Folk Art, Surrealist, Visionary, Americana, call it what you will. Minnie Evans’ (1892-1987) dream-like artworks speak...
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Museums And Exhibitions
Life In Motion Review: Egon Schiele And Francesca Woodman At Tate Liverpool
August 2, 2018The current Life in Motion exhibition at Tate Liverpool features a dual display by two equally...
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Artists' Stories
Beyond Glass and Interiors – Louis Comfort Tiffany’s Paintings
June 23, 2018Louis Comfort Tiffany was famous for his beautiful stained glass, decorative arts, and interiors. (His father,...
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19th Century
The American Artist Who Loved Everything British: Edwin Austin Abbey’s Shakespeare Paintings
April 14, 2018Painter and illustrator Edwin Austin Abbey (1852-1911) was born in America, but he spent most of...
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Just Weird
Scrimshaw: True American Art
April 13, 2017Despite the enormity of whales, those pursuing them could go weeks, even months at a time...
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Academism
Henry Ossawa Tanner – African-American Artistic Pioneer
April 11, 2017Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937), the first African-American to become an internationally successful artist, was known for...
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