Beta Kappa by Morris Louis https://www.nga.gov/artworks/52358-beta-kappa
America’s National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation.
America’s National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation.
The new nation experienced a shift from a farming economy to an industrial one, major
Art for the Nation no. 66 (Fall 2022): 46-47, repro.
Join award-winning poet MarÃa Fernanda for an in-gallery poetry writing workshop inspired by the exhibition Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985.
at the Brooklyn Museum’s American Art Galleries for the exhibition Soul of a Nation
Valentin de Boulogne was born near Boulogne (from whence he takes his last name) in Picardy. He came from a family of artists, but little else is known of his early life and training.
Conisbee, published in the National Gallery of Art exhibition catalogue, Art for the Nation
With great bravura, this fashionably clad member of the Haarlem civic guard stands with one arm akimbo, staring out at the viewer. His proud bearing, accented by the panache of his shimmering pink satin costume and plumed hat, attests to the great sense of confidence felt by the Dutch at the height of their „golden age.“ Andries Stilte, whose family coat of arms decorates the upper corner of this painting, is presented as a standard bearer, or ensign, of the Kloveniers, one of Haarlem’s militia companies.
Art for the Nation: Collecting for a New Century, National Gallery of Art, Washington
Cole’s renowned four-part series traces the journey of an archetypal hero along the „River of Life.“ Confidently assuming control of his destiny and oblivious to the dangers that await him, the voyager boldly strives to reach an aerial castle, emblematic of the daydreams of „Youth“ and its aspirations for glory and fame. As the traveler approaches his goal, the ever-more-turbulent stream deviates from its course and relentlessly carries him toward the next picture in the series, where nature’s fury, evil demons, and self-doubt will threaten his very existence.
America’s National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation.
The exhibition of Home, Sweet Home in the spring of 1863 auspiciously marked Winslow Homer’s debut as a painter. The painting was enthusiastically admired.
Jr., published in the National Gallery of Art exhibition catalogue, Art for the Nation
other Benefactors to contribute their collections and private resources to the nation
Join award-winning poet MarÃa Fernanda for an in-gallery poetry writing workshop inspired by the exhibition Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985.
at the Brooklyn Museum’s American Art Galleries for the exhibition Soul of a Nation