His Name Was Bélizaire
The Metropolitan Museum of Art recently acquired “Bélizaire and the Frey Children,” a 19th-century Louisiana portrait with a secret. For more than 100 years the… Read More »His Name Was Bélizaire
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The Statue of Liberty
Late spring/early summer has three very important, major holidays that occur in short order — Memorial Day, Juneteenth, and July 4th. Each of these holidays… Read More »The Statue of Liberty
The Brilliance of Richard Mayhew
Landscape imagery has dominated Richard Mayhew’s long career, serving as a metaphor for his emotions and as a link to his Cherokee, Shinnecock, and African… Read More »The Brilliance of Richard Mayhew
Richard Mayhew
Born in 1924, Richard Mayhew brought new ideas to landscape painting. His work introduced freedom and imagination to abstract landscape. Art no longer had to… Read More »Richard Mayhew
Camille Claudel
“Claudel was an outstanding genius who, despite having wealth, beauty, an iron will, and a brilliant future even before meeting Rodin, was never rewarded and… Read More »Camille Claudel
Jacob Lawrence
His art tells the story of his communities, the African American experience, and life in Harlem. The abstract figures and flat primary colors that would… Read More »Jacob Lawrence
Left of Center: A 30 Year Legacy
The Left of Center Gallery is located in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. They have a superb African Art collection, a fine art gallery that… Read More »Left of Center: A 30 Year Legacy
What Your Brain Does When You Look at Art
Headsets that show the impact of art on human brainwaves will be available at museums and galleries around the UK. From BBC Click, the BBC’s… Read More »What Your Brain Does When You Look at Art
Feeling Good
“Feeling Good” (also known as “Feelin’ Good”) is a song written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the 1964 musical “The Roar of the… Read More »Feeling Good
Afrofuturism Installation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
“Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room” is a fabrication of a domestic space that assembles furnishings and objects to create a fiction… Read More »Afrofuturism Installation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art