Spotlight Artist: Africa - El Anatsui
River Crossing 2007 Aluminum and copper wire 103 × 141 inches © El Anatsui Art Code: "Create as much as you consume." Synopsis El Anatsui...
Spotlight Artwork: Africa: Nunuma Mask of Antelope
Nuna animal masks follow a general stylistic pattern. They have large round protruding eyes, surrounded by concentric circles, and a...
Spotlight Artist: James Rosenquist
Marilyn 1962 Oil and spray enamel on canvas 7' 9" x 6' 1/4" Gallery label text from MoMA: "Screen icon and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe...
Spotlight Artwork: Africa: Head of a Ruler, Ife
In January 1938 workmen were clearing away topsoil for house foundations they struck metal and found a group of sculptures in the form of...
Spotlight Artwork: Africa: Djenné Terracotta Seated Figure - Mali Empire
Among the earliest known examples of art from sub-Saharan Africa are terracotta figures like this one from the inland delta of the Niger...
Spotlight Artist: Audrey Flack- Photorealism
Marilyn (Vanitas) 1977 Oil over acrylic on canvas 8’ x 8’ Summary Adapted from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Flack Audrey L....
Spotlight Artist: Fan Kuan - Song Dynasty, China
One of the most important Chinese painters, Fan Kuan is best known as the creator of the Travelers Among the Mountains and Streams....
Spotlight Artist: Romanticism - Eugene Delacroix
Eugène Delacroix was born in 1798, the son of Charles Delacroix who had served briefly as minister of foreign affairs under the Directory...
Spotlight Artist: Contemporary African Art: Zanele Muholi
Zanele Muholi, Sebenzile, Parktown,2016,From the series "Somnyama Ngonyama (Hail the Black Lioness)",Silver gelatin print Synopsis Zanele...
Spotlight Artist: Neoclassicism - Jacques-Louis David
The art of Jacques Louis David embodies the style known as Neoclassicism, which flourished in France during the late eighteenth and early...
