Maybe the most important American artist you’ve never heard of
I grew up in an American apartheid,” he said. “Every aspect of my life was dictated by race.” He not only lived through but participated in the civil rights movement. The strange part, really, is that ...
From first lady to everyday life, artist Amy Sherald captures the beauty of Black America
More than 40 colorful and arresting paintings of Black American life will soon take the spotlight at the Whitney Museum of ...
Tate Modern Unveils Major Painting Donated By American Philanthropists
Today, the Tate Modern unveiled a spectacular painting by American artist Joan Mitchell, one of a group of works donated by ...
Fine-art galleries and museum exhibitions are thinking big
Across St. Paul and the Twin Cities, fine-art curators and gallerists are living large. Sometimes this is literal: At The Museum of Russian Art, an exhibition aims to showcase the largest canvases ...
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Samella Lewis was the ‘godmother of African American art’
Called “Godmother of African American Art,” Lewis was born in New Orleans in 1927. She grew up in Ponchatoula, La., returning ...
Andrew Wyeth exhibition runs at Reynolda House Museum of American Art through May 25
It features pieces from Andrew Wyeth's seven decades of painting, including some artworks never exhibited before ...
Artist Kaws Opens At Arkansas’s Crystal Bridges Museum Of American Art
Even if you don't know his name, you know artist KAWS's fantastical characters. Now, the Crystal Bridges Museum of American ...