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Recognizing Dorothea Lange’s Contributions to The Family of Man Exhibition on Its 70th Anniversary
Dorothea Lange ranks among America’s best-known photographers, but her contributions to the world of photography go beyond her own famous...
Guest Profile 20 January 2025
Turmoil and Resilience: 20th-Century Korean Art
The history of modern Korean art is closely linked to the historical events unfolding in the country at the time. The 20th century was a very...
Guest Profile 13 January 2025
Hendrick Avercamp: Chronicler of the Little Ice Age
A dog tears at the carcass of a long-dead horse. Nearby, a man brandishes what looks like a golf club, and a dandy grins alongside a woman in a...
Guest Profile 26 December 2024
Roll up, Roll up, for the Greatest Show on Earth! Jeanne Mount and Her Circus Mosaics
Artist Jeanne Mount designed a series of spectacular circus mosaics in 1969 that are as fresh and vibrant today as when they were first displayed on...
Guest Profile 26 December 2024
A Piece of Winter: The Most Beautiful Fabergé Egg
It is always a joy to discover artifacts that capture the zeitgeist of particular historical periods. The Winter Egg designed at the House of...
Guest Profile 20 December 2024
10 Pop Art Paintings You Should Know
Dominating the 20th century with iconic imagery, pop art’s effects on the art world are still being felt today. Here are 10 of the most significant...
Guest Profile 19 December 2024
Edvard Munch’s Vampire: A Scary Femme Fatale or a Tender Lover?
Like The Scream or Madonna, Vampire is one of Edvard Munch’s most famous artworks. But what if we view it as something more than a folklore...
Guest Profile 12 December 2024
Masterpiece Story: The Phoenix Portrait of Elizabeth I
One of the most famous depictions of Elizabeth I is Nicholas Hilliard’s Phoenix Portrait, depicting the Queen with a pendant shaped like a mythical...
Guest Profile 5 December 2024
Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain and Why It Matters
Few artists have been as versatile and as bold as Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968). He was a painter, a sculptor, and a photographer; he was a seminal...
Guest Profile 3 December 2024
Did Pieter Bruegel Play Dice? The Story of Seemingly Insignificant Detail
Pieter Bruegel The Elder was a prominent Flemish painter of the 16th century, famed for his vivid, often humorous depictions of peasant life and...
Guest Profile 2 December 2024
