Artists have long used everyday or natural objects—from a silver platter to a blooming bouquet—to create still lifes. Through these works, they experiment with new styles and convey symbolic meanings.
Some artists explored the human form and emotions through portraits of loved ones
Early American art includes works made by settlers in what we now know as the United States. Before the American Revolution, artists documented life in the colonies of New Spain and New England. And in the early decades of the United States, many artists represented the new nation through portraits of its early leaders.
Some artists explored the human form and emotions through portraits of loved ones
visual components and cultural associations suggested by images influence ideas, emotions
visual components and cultural associations suggested by images influence ideas, emotions
The merchant class emerging in Northern Europe between 1400 and 1550 was keen to express its status and prosperity through art. And the rise of oil painting offered them affordable options. Artists made paintings and sculptures to appeal to these new consumers, many intended as intimate works for their homes.
Some artists explored the human form and emotions through portraits of loved ones
For this series, Carrie Mae Weems staged and photographed a fictional drama in which she plays the lead. The setting is always the same:
stage where life’s biggest moments play out, and where the full range of human emotions
The US national park system exists in part because of artists.
What emotions do the works of Audubon and Middleton evoke in you?
dire consequences of their actions as they discovered these new and unexpected emotions
visual components and cultural associations suggested by images influence ideas, emotions
The United States is frequently described as a “nation of immigrants.� Immigrants have played a pivotal role in the country’s history and understanding of itself.
What emotions do you imagine Gorky might have felt while making this painting?
