Trouvelot and His Unique Art of the Cosmos
First published in 1881, Étienne Léopold Trouvelot’s portfolio of astronomical illustrations is an exceptional collection of majestic...
Jon Kelly 14 March 2024
North American Art
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: Scholar, Feminist, Revolutionary
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was a 17th-century nun and the first published feminist poet of the New World. Her written works display her sense of wit...
Natalia Iacobelli 6 March 2024
Masterpiece Story: Charles Demuth and the Figure 5
This one-sentence poem by the American poet William Carlos Williams was the inspiration for an incredible abstract work by American artist, Charles...
Wendy Gray 4 March 2024
Faith Ringgold: An American Icon
Faith Ringgold was an artist, educator, storyteller, activist, and a mother. Ringgold was also an American treasure whose artistic journey has...
Jennifer S. Musawwir 3 March 2024
Masterpiece Story: Artist’s Studio–The Dance by Roy Lichtenstein
Roy Lichtenstein was a famous American Pop artist, most well known for his original technique of mixed media on canvas, which was meant to remind the...
Magda Michalska 2 March 2024
Documenting the Internment Experience: Miné Okubo and Citizen 13660
Shortly after the Pearl Harbor attack, thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly placed in concentration camps. Artist Miné Okubo was in two of...
Lauren Kraut 26 February 2024
Relax! These Paintings Will Inspire You to Chill Out
The modern way of living is very hectic. There simply is no time to relax while keeping a job and trying to tackle a million chores that creep up.
Anastasia Manioudaki 16 February 2024
Yoko Ono – A Multifaceted Artist of Peace, Now at Tate Modern
Visual artist, singer-songwriter, writer, and filmmaker, Yoko Ono cannot be reduced to the role of the wife of the English musician John Lennon...
Montaine Dumont 15 February 2024
American Colorist: Milton Avery
American artist Milton Avery employed wide strokes of vivid colors and simple forms in his acclaimed portraits, still lifes, and landscapes. Abstract...
Nikolina Konjevod 12 February 2024
Landscape Painters, National Parks, and the American West in Art
The US National Parks are natural and man-made monuments legally set aside for protection and public enjoyment. Yellowstone became the first National...
Alexandra Kiely 10 February 2024
Divine Beauty of Landscapes: California on Canvas
The beautiful state of California is home to some of the most geographically diverse topography. This makes for the most breath-taking vistas. It...
Maya M. Tola 10 February 2024
Njideka Akunyili Crosby: Celebrating Multicultural Identity
Through her work, Njideka Akunyili Crosby celebrates her cultural heritage and identity as a Nigerian artist living and working in America. By using...
Nina Relf 8 February 2024
