United States
The Ashcan School: The Grit of Early 20th-Century America
The Ashcan School represents a pivotal movement in American art, emerging in the early 20th century as a powerful rejection of…
Biography: Daniel Garber
Daniel Garber, born on April 11, 1880, in North Manchester, Indiana, was an American landscape painter associated with the Pennsylvania Impressionist…
Tennessee: The History of its Art
Long before Tennessee appeared on any map, the land was rich with ceremonial architecture, visual codes, and material forms that revealed…
Utah: The History of its Art
Utah’s art history begins not in studios or salons, but in its immensity—its vertical geology, dry skies, and moral gravity. Here,…
Biography: Harvey Dunn
Harvey Thomas Dunn, a renowned American painter and illustrator, emerged from the vast prairies of South Dakota to become a prominent…
Wyoming: The History of its Art
Long before Wyoming bore its name—before the railroads, before the trappers, before even the treaties—its canyons, cliffs, and sandstone outcroppings bore…
Biography: Paul Caponigro
Paul Caponigro, a revered American photographer, embarked on a lifelong journey of visual exploration that would leave an indelible mark on…
Inspiration: “The Apprentice Boy with Apple,” by William Merritt Chase
William Merritt Chase was born on November 1, 1849, in Williamsburg (now Nineveh), Indiana, to the family of Sarah Swain and David…
Montana: The History of its Art
Montana, often called “Big Sky Country,” is more than a poetic reference to vast horizons and mountainous skylines—it’s also a canvas…
Biography: Winslow Homer
Winslow Homer, an iconic figure in American art history, was born on February 24, 1836, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Charles Savage…
Kentucky: The History of its Art
In the decades before Kentucky achieved statehood in 1792, the region’s art was neither formal nor ornamental. It was practical, intimate,…
