The Pictures Generation: Making Meaning of Modern Media
June 26, 2023
Discover the "Pictures Generation," artists who reshaped contemporary art and delivered an insightful critique of mass media through their work.
June 26, 2023
Discover the "Pictures Generation," artists who reshaped contemporary art and delivered an insightful critique of mass media through their work.
June 21, 2023
From Edward Hopper to William Glackens, the masterful artists of American Realism produced some of the most iconic paintings in American art history.
June 16, 2023
When is a photograph not a photograph? When one is admiring the work of Richard Estes, one of the leading pioneers of 20th-century photorealistic painting.
June 14, 2023
From Hepburn to Capote, achieving fame in the early to mid-20th century meant accolades, wealth, and having your portrait taken by Cecil Beaton.
June 12, 2023
Amid the explosion of Abstract Expressionism, the Washington Color School emerged, pushing boundaries through color and form.
June 5, 2023
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood exploded like a firework in 19th century England. Extinguished almost as quickly, the group survived only a few years.
May 31, 2023
In the wake of the stock market crash of 1929 the American government stepped into action to renew national optimism through the Federal Art Project.
May 22, 2023
The Scottish Colourists breathed new life into British art with their mix of Scottish heritage, French Impressionism, and Fauvism.
May 17, 2023
French artist Paul Jacoulet was in equal parts artistic innovator and Japanese culture enthusiast, earning international acclaim for his woodblock prints.
May 9, 2023
Tapping into a wave of cultural revolution and calls for political reform, a new generation of artists in the late 1840s would become known as the Realists.