Masterpiece Story: Lovers by Pablo Picasso
The Lovers by Pablo Picasso explores the dynamics of courtship. It returns to an earlier painting tradition and invents a new interpretation.
James W Singer 22 May 2023
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Mary Cassatt’s Feminist Mural Which Has Gone Missing
Mary Cassatt was a well-known Impressionist who often illustrated motherhood and traditional female activities in the 19th century. When she was 50,...
Magda Michalska 22 May 2023
Mary Cassatt: The Story of the American Impressionist
Mary Cassatt was an American painter and printmaker who developed her skills by studying, working, and living in France. She was one of only three...
Marija Canjuga 22 May 2023
14 Famous Vogue Covers Created by Famous Artists
It won’t be a lie if I say that Vogue has been one of the most influential magazines in the world for at least a century. So it’s no surprise...
Zuzanna Stańska, Nicole Ganbold 15 May 2023
Susie Barstow’s First-Ever Biography: This Is Her Moment
During her lifetime, the American landscape artist Susie Barstow (1836-1923) was nationally renowned and commercially successful. So why don’t...
Emily Snow 11 May 2023
Lee Krasner, Much More than a Muse
Lee Krasner (1908–1984) is better known as Jackson Pollock’s muse and wife but lately, art critics have recognized her reputation as an artist in...
Michel Rutten 8 May 2023
Nighthawks as Memes – Edward Hopper’s Best Renditions
Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks is one of the best-known images of 20th-century art that has also become one of the most popular meme sources of the...
Celia Leiva Otto 7 May 2023
Artists in Prime Time: Art Featured in The Simpsons
Back in the mid-1990s, a friend of mine showed me a book titled Bart Simpson’s Guide to Life. It was just what the title described, America’s...
Bruno Guerra 5 May 2023
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 28 April 2023
American Artist Who Loved Everything British: Edwin Austin Abbey’s Shakespeare Paintings
A painter and illustrator Edwin Austin Abbey was born in the US, but he loved all things British, particularly the works of William Shakespeare. He...
Alexandra Kiely 23 April 2023
Pink Unicorns and Cowboys: Welcome to Will Cotton’s Own Wild West
New York-based artist Will Cotton is widely known for his distinctive iconography and style. Even those uninterested in art will recognize his candy...
Yasmin Ozkan 9 April 2023
Masterpiece Story: Christina’s World by Andrew Wyeth
Sometime between 1948 and today, Christina’s World evolved from a painting into an icon. There are only a handful of American paintings that have...
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