The abstractions of Morton Schamberg have numerous sources among the modernist movements of the first two decades of the 1900s. Among the strongest influences were Cubism and Futurism. ...
Read ArticleEugenie Baizerman was one of a group of pioneer modernist women artists who received recognition “better late than never” in 1949, before the “star” artists of Abstract Express ...
Read ArticleNavy Secretary Admiral Zumwalt declared October 13 the US Navy’s birthday in 1972. The Continental Congress established the US Navy in 1775. At the time, the colonies only had two ships with a t ...
Read ArticleMarguerite Kumm was an artist involved in the transition of printmaking into a highly respected art form during the Great Depression (1929-1940). Her work is typical of the inward-looking artwork that ...
Read ArticleRosa Ibarra was born in Puerto Rico, spent her childhood in Old San Juan, and went to high school in Paris. Her paintings have been exhibited in numerous galleries across the country and abroad. Ibarr ...
Read ArticleThe paintings of Larry Poons lie somewhere between Color Field and Minimalism, with a dash of action painting thrown in at some times. His paintings of the last 30 years have revealed exciting, lively ...
Read ArticleUlrich Rückreim’s experience as a stonecutter helping to renovate Cologne Cathedral led to a career as a sculptor. The pristine stone that is worked in the quarry into slabs and blocks is w ...
Read ArticleMinoru Niizuma came to the US after WW II to further investigate modernism. He quickly became one of the more significant abstract sculptors. His respect for materials and reflection of Japanese aesth ...
Read ArticleRaise your hand if autumn is your favorite season. My hand is raised. There are so many different interpretations of this season in art history. Rather than show trees changing color, I’m showin ...
Read ArticleAlma Woodsey Thomas was a pioneering African American abstract painter and art educator. Any art historian who is a nut about color as I am certainly knows her work! ...
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