Fernand Léger originated a distinct cubist style in the twentieth century. In the early 1920s he both embraced and influenced the aesthetic of Purism as espoused by his friends Le Corbusier and Amedée Ozenfant.
Exhibition History 1991 Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary
America’s National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation.
In the art of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the Virtues were often personified by human figures carrying identifying attributes. Charity typically holds one or more children.
America’s National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation.
the Bahamas will introduce students to the climate and geography of this island nation
Few individuals have exerted as strong an influence on 20th-century American art and culture as the photographer and art dealer Alfred Stieglitz. Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1864 during the Civil War, Stieglitz lived until 1946.
wars, the Great Depression, and the growth of America from a rural, agricultural nation
Through his surrealist woodcut, Cortor considers the relationship between humans and animals and tells the stories of Black bodies.
abattoir, as we labor in the dirty, bloody work of actual butchery and making the nation
National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1966, no. 125, repro 1986 Gifts to the Nation
, 1904-1912, Museu Picasso, Barcelona, 1997, no. 8, repro. 1998 Gifts to the Nation
War art often memorializes battles and turning points. It also commemorates military leaders, from classical era generals like Zenobia, to medieval heroes like Joan of Arc, to Colonel Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment in the American Civil War. Today, war artists document the human cost of conflict, with photography serving as a powerful tool.
And in the early decades of the United States, many artists represented the new nation
Niagara , located on the homeland of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), is among the greatest natural wonders of North America. Beginning in the late 17th century, the site became a popular but challenging subject for European artists.
he knew that Americans at this time viewed this place as the symbol of the new nation
