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Painter Amy Sherald asks: What is American?
Amy Sherald, who painted former First Lady Michelle Obama's portrait in 2018, has a major survey of her work opening this ...
‘Amy Sherald: American Sublime’ At The Whitney Re-imagines American Realism With Singular Visual Narratives
Sherald’s oeuvre so far is singular in its advancement of the American Realist tradition of artists such as Edward Hopper, ...
Fine-art galleries and museum exhibitions are thinking big
Around St. Paul and the Twin Cities, explore big canvases and big themes, from mental health to incarceration to how we ...
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Painter Amy Sherald reimagines the 'American sublime' in new show
Amy Sherald, who painted former First Lady Michelle Obama's portrait in 2018, has a major survey of her work opening this week at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.
Tate Modern Unveils Major Painting Donated By American Philanthropists
Today, the Tate Modern unveiled a spectacular painting by American artist Joan Mitchell, one of a group of works donated by ...
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An expert’s guide to Ruth Asawa: five must-read books on the Japanese American artist
All you ever wanted to know about Asawa, from a graphic novel biography to tales from her time at the celebrated Black ...
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The life story of Francesca Alexander—the American artist in tune with Italy—is told in new book
New biography of Boston-born Alexander, who made her name in Florence with her delicate illustrations of Italian folk ballads ...
Frida Kahlo's 'Month in Paris' exhibit at Art Institute showcases obscure friendship with American artist
Though this is the first Kahlo exhibition in the history of the museum, only seven Kahlo works are featured among the 100 on ...