American artists

Assistant Research Curator Stephanie L. Herdrich explores the longstanding friendship between John Singer Sargent and noted patron of the arts Charles Deering.

The remarkable story of how Ernie Barnes' work became cover art for Marvin Gaye's album "I Want You" and a regular presence on TV's "Good Times."

self-portrait Jane Peterson, one of America's most innovative artists, is the featured artist for June, in my Woman Artist Series. She was a remarkable woman who lived a life of travel, independence, and adventure -- not common among her contemporaries. JANE PETERSON Here are 10 things to know about Jane Peterson, along with photos of her wonderful paintings and a few images and self-portraits of Jane, herself: 1. Peterson's birth name was Jennie Christine. She officially changed her name to…

Pandemic or not, the artist’s masterly paintings explore conditions of aloneness as proof of belonging, Peter Schjeldahl writes.

In these paintings, as in so much of Porter’s work, American loneliness coincides with American leisureliness, often uneasily.

Michelle Obama, National Portrait by Kehinde Wiley

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John Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925) was a remarkable and prolific artist, having created over 900 oil paintings and 2,000 watercolor paintings during his life. You will notice that I use his work to illustrate many of the posts on Draw Paint Academy. In this post, I take a closer look at his work to

Original artwork by Ellen Dittebrandt

An exhibit in Denver looks at why we should all be grateful that Scholder broke his word