Motherwell’s Mistakes
Motherwell wrote, “I begin painting with a series of mistakes. The painting comes out of the correction of mistakes by feeling.”..
Arts and Exhibitions
A Conversation with Oscar Magallanes
“The only art that existed for me was on the walls of my neighborhood. The Chicano murals and strong calligraphic hand styles.”
A Conversation with Vincent Valdez
The artist reflects on Chicano identity and the power of printmaking, that “raw form of communication and protest.”
A Hair-Raising Experience
This high rooster-tail ‘do truly defies gravity. “You need a product for that,†observed Dr. Tania String, art history professor at UNC—Chapel Hill…
Hanukkah Lamp
Few examples of this once-ubiquitous ceremonial object survived the war and Holocaust.
The Last Sleep
After one early review suggested that death was not sufficiently “sanctified†in Lambdin’s picture, he changed the title…
Medusa Mystery
Eugene Berman often used mythology as a framework to comment on the violence of WWII. Is this Medusa a cataclysmic force or a dancer in deep curtsy?
The Africa Connection: Ashley Bryan and El Anatsui
The artists share a deep connection to Africa, which comes across in colors, subject matter, and design.
Great Scotts!
Paintings of the Scott family dating to the Jacobean/Elizabethan era are the focus of an in-depth research project.
The Uncrowned Queen Returns
Conservation work on Barbara Villiers, later Duchess of Cleveland has transformed the painting’s appearance.