Art Institute of Chicago

Inspiration: “Mahana No Atua,” by Paul Gauguin
Paul Gauguin was born on June 7, 1848, in Paris, France, into a life that seemed destined for the conventional. Early…

Biography: Louis Ritman
Louis Ritman (1889–1963) was a distinguished American artist known for his contributions to the world of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting during…

Biography: Harvey Dunn
Harvey Thomas Dunn, a renowned American painter and illustrator, emerged from the vast prairies of South Dakota to become a prominent…


