Articles written by Meg Nola
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American Artist John Singer Sargent
The American expatriate artist John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) was especially famed for his portrait work.
Jan 29, 2012
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American Impressionist Artist Colin Campbell Cooper
Artist Colin Campbell Cooper combined a fine sense of architecture and place with beautiful impressionistic technique.
Dec 14, 2011
- Meg Nola
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Edvard Munch: Quieting The Scream
Edvard Munch's self-destructive tendencies were helped greatly by a visit to a Copenhagen clinic and by his desire to be cured -- on his own artistic terms.
Oct 30, 2011
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100 Years of African-American Artist Romare Bearden
Celebrate the centennial birthday of artist Romare Bearden, one of America's most diverse talents.
Sep 5, 2011
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Portraits of Isadora Duncan
Isadora Duncan led a passionate revolution in dance during the early 20th century, and along the way she inspired some notable visual artists.
Aug 7, 2011
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Seven Questions About The Canadian Group of Seven
Some facts and fancies about the septet of early 20th century Canadian artists known as the Group of Seven.
Jul 1, 2011
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American Artist Abraham Walkowitz
Abraham Walkowitz went from a childhood in Siberia to become one of America's most prolific 20th century modernist pioneers.
May 30, 2011
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Thomas Hart Benton and Jackson Pollock
The seemingly odd couple relationship between Thomas Hart Benton and Jackson Pollock went beyond the studio to life lessons and a father-son type bond.
Apr 30, 2011
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Henry Ossawa Tanner and Thomas Eakins
Dynamic realist Thomas Eakins and African American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner first met as teacher and student at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Feb 21, 2011
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The Subtle Splendor of Edmund C. Tarbell
A closer look at four distinctive works by American Impressionist artist Edmund Tarbell.
Feb 9, 2011
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African American Artist Joseph Delaney
The taut energy of Joseph Delaney's artwork captured many moods and moments of 20th century American life.
Feb 2, 2011
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The Watercolor Worlds of Melville, Marin and Burchfield
Not just misty watercolor memories of the way Arthur Melville, John Marin and Charles Burchfield took on aquarelles and otherwise.
Jan 20, 2011
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American Impressionist Willard Metcalf's 'Four Seasons'
American Impressionist and member of The Ten, artist Willard Leroy Metcalf painted all of nature's seasons with equal flair.
Jan 10, 2011
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American Artist Arthur Bowen Davies
Though he officially belonged to the group known as The Eight, Arthur B. Davies was one of the least "Ashcan" of the Ashcan School painters.
Jan 2, 2011
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Paintings of Christmas Mornings and Nights
Works by Horace Pippin, Harry Roseland and Paul Gauguin show different perspectives of the holiday.
Dec 25, 2010
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Three Distinctive Still Lifes by Heade, Harnett and Dalí
Artists Martin Johnson Heade, William Harnett and Salvador Dali managed to take certain still life works to exceptional levels.
Dec 8, 2010
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Japanese-Born American Artist Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Kuniyoshi's dreams and determination brought him to the United States, where he found success as an artist and added to the American creative landscape.
Nov 29, 2010
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French Impressionist Artist Eva Gonzales
Both protégée and model of Edouard Manet, Eva Gonzalès learned from her brilliant mentor while quietly developing her own style.
Nov 18, 2010
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British Painter and Poet Isaac Rosenberg
Isaac Rosenberg is known for his poetry and tragic soldier's death in World War I. Rosenberg's work as an artist, however, was also compelling.
Nov 10, 2010
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Diego Rivera, Lucienne Bloch and a Mural that New York Never Saw
Controversy doomed Diego Rivera's 1933 Rockefeller Center mural to oblivion until Lucienne Bloch snapped secret photos of the work.
Nov 5, 2010
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Painting by Numbers — Numerical Artists' Groups from One to Ten
One solo star and various other 19th and 20th century talents who worked together as numerical forces and changed the world of art.
Oct 18, 2010
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Italian Artist and Portrait Painter Giovanni Boldini
The Italian-born Giovanni Boldini became a Paris bon vivant who painted distinctive landscapes, genre scenes, and a fine range of portraits.
Oct 12, 2010
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Portayals of Women in 20th Century American Art
Through the various decades of the 1900s, changing trends in art and society colored the portrayal of American women.
Oct 2, 2010
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African-American Artist Archibald Motley and Paris
Motley's 1929 Paris Guggenheim grant broadened his creative horizons, yet he still kept his distance from other African-American artists in the city.
Sep 26, 2010
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The Beautiful Factory – Works by Sisley, Rousseau and Demuth
While some 19th and 20th century artists saw factories as bleak and dehumanizing, others found industrial landscapes to be intriguing or even awe-inspiring.
Sep 18, 2010
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La Carmencita: Spanish Dancer and Gilded Age Muse
In her brief yet shining years of fame, the beautiful and talented Spanish dancer Carmencita inspired portraits and pioneer film work.
Sep 12, 2010
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American Artist Marjorie Phillips
America's renowned Phillips Collection was strongly influenced by the artistic sensibilities and talents of painter Marjorie Acker Phillips.
Sep 1, 2010
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Baseball in American Art
Scenes from America's famed pastime in paintings by Thomas Eakins, George Luks, Arnold Friedman, Marjorie Phillips and Elaine de Kooning.
Aug 26, 2010
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Food and the French Impressionists
With their heightened emphasis on visuals and sensations, the French Impressionists brought a bit more to the table in terms of food art.
Aug 16, 2010
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American Artist Isabel Bishop
Combining social realism, classicism and her own unique perspective, artist Isabel Bishop captured fascinating glimpses of American city life.
Aug 9, 2010
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American Artist Anna Mary Robertson "Grandma" Moses
Born in 1860, hard-working farm girl Anna Mary Robertson later became the internationally famous American folk artist known as Grandma Moses.
Jul 31, 2010
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Artist Susan Macdowell Eakins, Wife of Painter Thomas Eakins
Artist Susan Macdowell was one of Thomas Eakins' best students and later became his wife, willingly letting his career eclipse her own.
Jul 18, 2010
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American Abstract Expressionist Artist Grace Hartigan
The vibrant and multi-faceted personality of American painter Grace Hartigan was reflected in her unique style of abstract art.
Jul 11, 2010
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American Artist Jane Stuart, Daughter of Painter Gilbert Stuart
Jane Stuart made most of her own artistic career a lifelong tribute to her famous father, celebrated portrait painter Gilbert Stuart.
Jun 29, 2010
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American Artist Charles Burchfield
Watercolor artist Charles Burchfield found unique inspiration in nature, urban life, and the Western New York landscape.
Jun 16, 2010
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African-American Artists Laura Wheeler Waring and Rose Piper
20th century African-American artists Laura Wheeler Waring and Rose Piper were women of talent, vision, and distinctly different styles.
Jun 9, 2010
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American Artist Georgia O'Keeffe's Texas Years
Years before she made her way to New Mexico, O'Keeffe took a teaching position in Texas and found the experience to be creatively liberating.
Jun 2, 2010
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Sunflower Splendor by De Morgan, Caillebotte, Van Gogh & Gauguin
The beauty and legend of the sun's most kindred flower in works by Evelyn De Morgan, Gustave Caillebotte, Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin.
May 24, 2010
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Selected Portraits by Amedeo Modigliani
Among artist Amedeo Modigliani's best portraits are those of friends Pablo Picasso, Diego Rivera and Chaim Soutine--and friend and lover Jeanne Hébuterne.
May 16, 2010
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Mother and Daughter Portrait: Berthe Morisot and Julie Manet
Though her work ranged beyond quiet domestic scenes, French Impressionist Berthe Morisot found much inspiration in the everyday charm of her daughter Julie.
May 5, 2010
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Impressionist and Post Impressionist Tea Time
Pensive or pleasant cups of tea in works by Mary Cassatt, William McGregor Paxton, Frederick Carl Frieseke and Harold Gilman.
Apr 28, 2010
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Surrealist Painter Kay Sage: Artist and Wife of Yves Tanguy
American-born Surrealist Kay Sage's life and ultimate suicide were as hauntingly compelling as her artwork.
Apr 17, 2010
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Color and Pose in John Singer Sargent Portraits
American artist John Singer Sargent's use of the right palette and pose made his portrait work remarkable.
Apr 5, 2010
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Starry Nights, Nocturnes, Blue Velvet and More
The beauty of blue in paintings by James McNeill Whistler, Vincent van Gogh, Martin Johnson Heade and Franz Marc.
Mar 31, 2010
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Beyond Georgia, Frida and Mary
O'Keeffe, Kahlo and Cassatt are among that rare breed of species known as famous women artists. But what about Agnes Tait, Maria Izquierdo and Lilla Cabot Perry?
Mar 17, 2010
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Among Hitler's Favorite Artists
The Nazi regime's banning of modern or "degenerate" art was notorious. But which 19th and 20th century artists did Adolf Hitler actually covet the works of?
Mar 4, 2010
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Salome in Modern Art
Salome's captivating dance brought about the end of John the Baptist and inspired quite a few late 19th and early 20th century paintings.
Feb 23, 2010
- Meg Nola
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American Artist Thomas Hart Benton
The dynamic Thomas Hart Benton rejected modern art trends and instead helped to create a style known as Regionalism, which celebrated the American experience.
Feb 17, 2010
- Meg Nola
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Art and The Tiger
Welcome the Chinese Zodiac's Year of the Tiger with a glimpse of some glorious and majestic artworks featuring this ruler of the Asian animal kingdom.
Feb 10, 2010
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Artist Maria Blanchard
Born in Spain in 1881, María Blanchard was barely able to walk on her own yet painted exceptional Cubist and non-abstract works.
Feb 1, 2010
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