Archive for October 2012
Roy Lichtenstein Retrospective: National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
In the National Gallery’s huge Lichtenstein retrospective, the iconic Pop images are just the opening frames of the artist’s lifelong comic strip.
Read MoreHaarlem Renaissance
Cornelis van Haarlem, the “Dutch Michelangelo,” made history by painting it.
Read MoreSwirling Silver
Art Nouveau metalworkers reveled in vines, leaves, fruit and the human figure, bringing nature’s forms to the dinner table.
Read MoreLucid Dreams & Nightmares
The intricate art of ukiyo-e, Japanese woodblock prints, depicts the gruesome and the eerie in vivid, gorgeous detail.
Read MoreOut of Darkness, Light
Born from the trauma of World War II, a unique kind of painting took form in San Francisco in the ’40s—abstract, expressionist, but totally different from the New York School.
Read MoreThe Storyteller
Romare Bearden, whose centennial celebration continues this fall, collaged diverse elements—visual, musical, literary and historical—into a unique American art.
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