FRANCESCO ALBANI. ITALIAN BAROQUE PAINTER
August 17, 1578. Francesco Albani or Albano (17 March or 17 August 1578 - 4 October 1660) was an Italian Baroque painter. Albani never...
CARRACCI. PAINTER, PRINTMAKER, TAPESTRY DESIGNER, AND ART TEACHER
August 16, 1557. Agostino Carracci was an Italian painter, printmaker, tapestry designer, and art teacher. He was, together with his...
WORLD ELEPHANT DAY
NCFB Foundation FoundationNcfb · 7h World Elephant Day is celebrated on August 12 annually to create awareness about the protection...
STURGEON MOON: FULL MOON IN AUGUST 2022
August's full Moon will appear on the night of Thursday, August 11, reaching peak illumination at 9:36 P.M. Eastern Time. On either...
EMIL NOLDE: COLOR, CONTROVERSY AND RELIGION
Nolde was at the forefront of a generation of German artists who eschewed saccharine Impressionism for a new, emotionally charged vocabulary....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ANDY WARHOL, THE PRINCE OF POP
Decades his death, Andy Warhol's work is still a best seller. He remains probably the only one whose name, face and style are recognizable...
JACOB VAN HULSDONCK
Today's artist without a birthday: Jacob van Hulsdonck, still-life painter of Antwerp. Here, from around 1620, wild strawberries in...
CELEBRATE WATERMELON DAY
Viva la vida - Frida Kahlo celebrating NationalWatermelonDay. The power of the melon x 6 Did you know that watermelon is 92% water?...
ARTHUR DOVE. PIONEERING ABSTRACT PAINTER
Name Arthur Dove Also Known as Arthur G. Dove Arthur Garfield Dove Born Canandaigua, New York Died Huntington, New York born Canandaigua,...
AUGUST AND VIRGO
Reaping in August in the presence of Virgo MedievalCalendar BL Add MS 60629; Psalter; 13th century; Germany, W; f.4v BLMedieval August...
AUGUST IS A TIME FOR REAPING
From Ennius. August is a time for reaping. MedievalCalendar BnF MS 1186; Psalter of St Louis & Blanche de Castile; 13th century; f.5v....
WOMEN ARTISTS BORN ON THIS DAY: JUDITH LEYSTER, BEATRIX POTTER
Judith Leyster was born OnThisDay in Haarlem in 1609. She was one of the few professional women painters of the Dutch Golden Age Self...
GOOD BY TO ALL THAT. MEMORIES OF THE SFAI IN BETTER DAYS
When I read the news that the San Francisco Art Institute was closing I was sad but not surprised. I had been watching their overspending...
PAUL NEWMAN AND JOANNE WOODWARD: THE LAST MOVIE STARS
Among the many inspired, even wondrous choices made by Ethan Hawke in “The Last Movie Stars” is opening with a clip from “Mr. and Mrs....
GUSTAV KLIMT
July 14, 1862. Gustav Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement....
42 NEW ART WORKS BOUGHT FOR FAMSF
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco today announced the acquisition of 42 works of art by contemporary Bay Area artists. Funded...
AMEDEO CLEMENTE MODIGLIANI. BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1884
Amedeo Modigliani, 1919, Jeanne Hébuterne, oil on canvas, 91.4 x 73 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art Amedeo Modigliani was born in the...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CAMILLE PISSARRO
Painter Camille Pissarro was born onthisday in 1830! Learn about him and his fascinating artistic journey into Impressionism at the...
CHAGALL. MEMORY , MAGIC AND COLOR
Chagall (1887-1985), who was born into a poor, Hasidic family near Vitebsk-a segregated, anti-Semitic community that was then part...
RED, WHITE, BLUE AND ONE PINK - SYMPHONY IN CUPCAKES
Red, white, blue and one pink - a symphony in cupcakes I was up late on Monday because the fireworks didn't end until after 2 AM. I...
Emma Elliott presents new marble sculptures at on form 18
Emma Elliott is one of forty sculptors selected for on form 18, a biennial exhibition of sculpture in stone at Asthall Manor in the Cotswolds. She joins world renowned and... Read more ...
COMPLETING THE LOOP
It's been in the works for years, but the Boardman Lake Loop Trail is finally complete. And what a wonder it is. This final section picks up behind the NMC University... Read more ...
"Gondola Ride II" Oil Painting by Contemporary Impressionist Niki Gulley
"Gondola Ride II," Venice ©2022 Niki Gulley12" x 9" oil painting I painted this piece on location during our Art Trek we taught in Venice while their infamous Carnival... Read more ...
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‘Take Me Out' to Return to Broadway This Fall
Jesse Williams and Jesse Tyler Ferguson will reprise their roles in the play, which won a Tony for best revival in June. Read more ...
Alex Katz Is Still Perfecting His Craft
The artist has had an astonishingly long career. Now 95, he is preparing for another major retrospective. Read more ...
The Reinvention of Aubrey Plaza
The actress, well known for her deadpan comic role on “Parks and Recreation,” brings nuance to her dramatic role in the thriller “Emily the Criminal.” Read more ...
Abstract Art, Contemporary Figurative Painting, Expressionism, “Quatro” by...
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Leica Collabs with Streetwear Brand BAPE in Limited Edition D-Lux 7
Leica has announced a collaboration with streetwear brand A Bathing Ape to produce a limited-edition D-Lux 7 camera that it says merges "industry-leading technology with a... Read more ...
Lily James Experiences Beaches a Little Differently Now
Her Emmy-nominated role in “Pam & Tommy” gave her a new appreciation for the many complications of being Pamela Anderson. Read more ...