Apr 19, 2021 | Art, Exhibitions, Museums, News & Trending, Profiles
Clementine Hunter is perhaps one of the most important folk artists in American history. Born at Hidden Hill Plantation in Louisiana, she spent her youth as a farm laborer with her parents, working for the owners of the plantation. She never learned to read or write,...
Sep 11, 2019 | Exhibitions, News & Trending
The beloved American painter Bob Ross remains incredibly popular today, 24 years after his passing. In his instructional TV show over 11 years, Ross painted over 1,000 landscapes, walking his public television viewership through each one. “I talk to only one person...
Jul 30, 2018 | News & Trending
Art historians interested in Claude Monet have taken down their “LOST CAT” signs stapled to light poles and bulletin boards across the U.S. Only kidding. But the glazed biscuit cat from Japan, which once belonged to Monet, has indeed been discovered after years of...
Mar 14, 2018 | News & Trending
After former President Barack Obama’s official portrait was released Feb. 12, 2018, rumors surfaced that New York-based artist Kehinde Wiley had previously painted black women decapitating white women. While these rumors might sound outlandish at first, Snopes has...
