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This morning, we met two of the most sought-after muralists in the Baltimore area. Standing in front of a very large mural on ...
Art, architecture and design news. Criticism and reviews from co-chief art critics Roberta Smith and Holland Cotter and architecture critic Michael Kimmelman.
Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter who was born in 1907. Her work is currently being shown at multiple venues like The Art Institute of Chicago. Numerous key galleries and museums such as MoMA, The ...
Sir Winston Churchill was a British Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1874. Their work is currently being shown at Christie’s London. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Mildred ...
Seeing sound through art. The rich sounds, rhythms, and colors of jazz inspired prominent visual artists of the 20th century. In depicting African American culture, Romare Bearden painted jazz scenes, ...
Thomas McKenney, United States superintendent of Indian trade in Georgetown, then port of entry for the District of Columbia, conceived the idea of developing a government collection of portraits of ...
The 50 best rock filmsA study, mostly chronological, of the life of Nick Drake (1948-1974). Gabrielle, his older sister, tells us of her brother's birth in Burma, childhood in Warwickshire, life at ...