The Best of North Carolina Museum of Art: Staff Picks
North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) is an art museum in Raleigh, North Carolina, housing a collection of works from antiquity to the present. Its...
Nicole Ganbold 29 September 2021
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Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau Visionary at North Carolina Museum of Art
Czech-born Alphonse Mucha was one of the most celebrated artists in Paris at the turn of the 20th century. As an influential force behind the Art...
Nicole Ganbold 20 September 2021
Still Lifes Too Vivid to Be Real – Imagined Realism in Luigi Lucioni’s Art
For some people, realism is defined by painting what they see. For Luigi Lucioni, it meant painting what he thought was there. Luigi Lucioni’s...
Anthony de Feo 15 August 2021
Painting of the Week: Thomas Cole, The Architect’s Dream
The Architect’s Dream is an outstanding example of architectural genre. It was painted by American artist and founder of the Hudson River School Thomas Cole in 1840 for the New York architect Ithiel Town. The painting seamlessly stitches together Egyptian, Graeco-Roman and Gothic styles into a fantastical landscape.
Rucha Vijay Bodas 8 August 2021
Cincinnati Art Museum Staff Picks
If you’re a frequent visitor to a museum, for sure you must have a certain favorite piece from that place, right? The same is true for the...
Nicole Ganbold 21 July 2021
Must-See Exhibitions: 5 Top Cities to Visit in Summer 2021
The summer is here already, and many countries are lifting their Covid restrictions. Apart from vacations, I am sure that all art lovers out there...
Irina Diana Calu 24 June 2021
Capitol Building Art: Oh Say Can You See
The United States’ Capitol Building has received a lot of attention in the past weeks. And if you have seen any news on the U.S. recently, you...
Rachel Witte 24 January 2021
The Vibrant Paintings of Henrietta Berk
Born in Wichita, Kansas, Henrietta Berk (1919-1990) was known for painting in bold and bright colors. She moved to San Francisco with her family when...
Anuradha Sroha 16 November 2020
Two Men, Police Uniforms, and Some Duct Tape: The Biggest Art Heist in History After 30 Years of Active Investigations
Two men, police uniforms and some duct tape; this is how Rick Abath and Randy Hestand, security men at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston,...
Ruxi Rusu 19 October 2020
American Gothic Revival Highlights: Duke Chapel, North Carolina
The Duke University Chapel is a prime example of Collegiate Gothic architecture in the United States. It is also one of the most beautiful buildings...
Maya M. Tola 27 August 2020
Artist Interview: Anita Yan Wong and Lingnan Painting
Lingnan style guo hua is an early 19th century style of Chinese painting, from Lingnan in the Southern region of China. Its origins are a...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 19 August 2020
Introducing the Cleveland Museum of Art
The Cleveland Museum of Art is a major American art museum, renowned for the quality and breadth of its collection. It includes more than 61,000...
Marina Kochetkova 22 February 2020
