Painting of the Week: Edward Henry Potthast, Ocean Breezes
This seems to be the perfect Painting of the Week for the beginning of summer vacation. It is titled Ocean Breezes and was painted by Edward Henry...
Alexandra Kiely 11 July 2021
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Pride Month: Andy Warhol’s Ladies and Gentlemen
The club “The Gilded Grape”, situated in the no man’s land of Eighth Avenue and West 45th Street in New York City, was a hub of drag...
Magda Michalska 27 June 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
Rosalyn Drexler: Wrestling Feminist in the Pop Art World
Rosalyn Drexler is an American artist born in the Bronx, New York, in 1926. She attended the High School of Music and Art in New York City before...
Guest Profile 13 June 2021
Painting of the Week: Claude Raguet Hirst, A Gentleman’s Table
A Gentleman’s Table by Claude Raguet Hirst is a mysterious painting that echoes the realism of Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, and Henry Ossawa...
James W Singer 6 June 2021
Andy Warhol: Religious Artist for a Secular Society
When I first saw a photo of Andy Warhol he was in a wig and wearing lipstick. I thought what an interesting woman that was. And he was of course one...
Marina Kochetkova 13 May 2021
Rothko: Eternal Symbols of Life
When you say Rothko, you think of large paintings of colorful rectangular form with frayed edges, horizontal, sometimes vertical as well, floating on...
Irina Diana Calu 30 April 2021
Barnett Newman, A Pillar of Abstract Expressionism
When one thinks of Abstract Expressionism, the name of Barnett Newman pops up immediately. That is only fair since he is a pillar of the movement and...
Errika Gerakiti 28 April 2021
Janet Sobel: the Forgotten Female Artist Who Influenced Jackson Pollock
Although almost entirely erased from the canon of Abstract Expressionist art, Janet Sobel (born Jennie Olechovsky) is now slowly gaining recognition...
Isabella Hill 27 April 2021
The Story of Norman Rockwell’s Forgotten Model
Much has been written about many of Norman Rockwell’s neighbors who posed as models for his many illustrations and Saturday Evening Post covers.
Guest Profile 27 March 2021
Theater and Cinema in Edward Hopper’s Paintings
Edward Hopper was a prominent American realist painter and printmaker. He was famous for two types of paintings in particular: first, one focused on...
Zuzanna Stańska 26 March 2021
Corita Kent: Pop Art Nun
Corita Kent was an artist, an educator, and a Roman Catholic nun. She created bold, colourful pop art posters to confront social...
Candy Bedworth 28 January 2021
