Frida Kahlo: Art, Expression, and the Tragedy of an Inspiring Life Cut Short
Frida Kahlo Paints Expressions of Pain and Tragedy All aspiring artists are no doubt familiar with Frida Kahlo, a Mexican artist who while creating…
Art & History
Preaching With His Brush – American Artist Henry Ossawa Tanner
Henry C Tanner (June 21, 1859 – May 25, 1937) was an African-American artist born into an family of nine children. His father was…
Mary Cassatt – An Independent Woman
An Independent Woman – Feminist Ideas and the Bohemian Behavior Considered an Impressionist, Cassatt exhibited with such artists as Monet, Pissarro, and her close…
Grace Hartigan
“I didn’t have talent,” she remarked later, “I just had genius.” Grace Hartigan, artist, born March 28th 1922; died November 15th, 2008 American, Abstract…
Artist Eldzier Cortor- Source of Strength
African American Artist Eldzier Cortor Eldzier Cortor (January 10, 1916 – November 26, 2015) was an African-American artist and printmaker. Early on he dreamed…
The Silent Encounter – The Life of Famous Artist Ellsworth Kelly
The work of Ellsworth Kelly (born May 31, 1923 – died December 27th 2015). Ellsworth Kelly who heralded a new era of minimalism and…
Pope Francis – U.S. Visit & Pope Portraiture
As Pope Francis visits the U.S. – will a famous artist document his portrait? Painters of the Pope – Who will paint Francis? From…
Greatness Revealed in Adolescence – Dürer the Famous Artist of the Northern Renaissance
One of the most talented and diverse Renaissance artists of all time, Dürer was born on 21 May 1471, third child and second son…
Frida – Her Art Still Compels Many
Happy Birthday to Frida born on July 6th 1907. The art of Frida lives beyond her time and inspires fans and art collectors. As…
Minimalism Art – Barren and Cold or Full of Meaning and Treasure?
Minimalism an American-born movement, began in the 1960s and early 1970s. Minimalism or Minimal Art is a form of abstraction that focuses on the…
