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Impressionism
Becoming Hans Hofmann
He became a famous teacher in Germany, but it was in the United States that the artist came into his own as painter.
Carving Out a Life
Against all odds, African-American cabinetmaker Thomas Day became an entrepreneur and a tastemaker in antebellum North Carolina.
Taking Chances
Artist El Anatsui talks to Art & Antiques’ Ted Loos about happy accidents, open-ended works and his current show at the Brooklyn Museum.
The Write Stuff
Fountain pens, classic and contemporary, are making their mark on the market.
Frozen Poses
A showing of works by Italian artist Giosetta Fioroni comes to the Drawing Center in a blaze of silver.
Think in Ink
A dedicated group of Chinese artists have revitalized the centuries-old tradition of ink-and-brush painting, giving it a distinctly contemporary aesthetic.
Native American Art: Blanket Statements
The essentials of Navajo culture are woven into every textile they made, even though most were intended for the Anglo market.
The Extraordinary Ordinary
Finding beauty in the cast-off or the offbeat, eclectic collectors are redefining aesthetic value — on their own terms.
Spanish Colonial Art: The New World’s Old Masters
Spanish colonial art, long dismissed as derivative or politically incorrect, is receiving a major reappraisal in Latin America and drawing new attention in the U.S.


































