United States

Virginia: The History of its Art
When English settlers established the first permanent colony at Jamestown in 1607, they brought with them more than ambition and survival…
North Carolina: The History of its Art
In 1753, a small group of German-speaking Moravian settlers arrived in the wooded interior of what would become North Carolina’s Piedmont…
Connecticut: The History of its Art
When English settlers brought their Calvinist convictions to the Connecticut River Valley in the early 17th century, they did not come…
Massachusetts: The History of its art
In the early decades of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, there were no artists in the European sense—no easel painters, no sculptors,…
Artists and Ruins: The Salton Sea in Art
The Salton Sea, located in California’s Imperial and Riverside counties, is one of the most unusual bodies of water in the…
Mississippi: The History of its Art
The first artists of Mississippi worked in earth, clay, shell, and stone long before a brush ever met pigment. Across the…
Oregon: The History of its Art
The first art of Oregon was inseparable from life itself—woven into cedar bark, carved into river cliffs, and traded along forest…
Biography: Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Frederick Arthur Bridgman was born on November 10, 1847, in Tuskegee, Alabama. His father, Dr. Bridgman, practiced medicine and provided a…
Savannah: The History of its Art
The founding of Savannah in 1733 was not merely an act of colonization—it was a feat of design, drafted with the…
The Jersey Devil in American Art
In the heart of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, where twisted pines sway in the Atlantic breeze and sand paths stretch…
Art Nouveau: Beauty, Innovation and Nature
Art Nouveau, or “New Art,” was a revolutionary artistic movement that flourished between 1890 and 1910, with its peak during the…
The Ghosts of Gettysburg: An Artistic Legacy
Gettysburg is not only a pivotal site in American history but also one of the most haunted places in the United…