Georgia O’Keeffe was born to dairy farmers in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, in 1887. She already wanted to be an artist…
What makes a great painting? Sometimes it is the technical skill of the artist (Mona Lisa), sometimes an innovative technique…
Today’s post moves us from visual art to design as expressed in architecture. In 1991, the American Institute of Architects…
Today’s story takes place over 500 years. It’s about a very old painting, its twisted provenance, disputes at every turn,…
Portraits have always been a big part of painting. Before the 1830’s portraiture was the way to record what someone…
Lithographs, serigraphs, etchings…all describing types of prints. With so many techniques and materials used to make prints, figuring out what…
Years ago a school district superintendent put the Broad Foundation in touch with me about The Broad Academy. The Academy…
With Mother’s Day two days away, I am thinking of artworks that feature mothers. When I was a kid, everyone…
Cinco de Mayo is just five days away, when many people’s thoughts turn to margaritas and mariachis. But at Art…
In our post “7 Do’s and Don’ts When Visiting Art Museums”we talked about things we do to protect the art.…