The rise of the neoclassical style in American decorative arts in the early decades of the nineteenth century coincided with a collective national sigh of relief.
Artist of the Land of Enchantment
This year, New Mexico celebrates the centenary of the arrival of Gustave Baumann, the master printmaker who captured the state’s magic—from its deserts to its deep forests.
Absent minded
It’s only late summer, but I believe we can already declare an award for bravest museum of the year: the National Portrait Gallery, in Washington, DC.
Finding a past for the present
Rural imagery in precisionist art
Other Americas
The Whitney Museum reappraises the career of Grant Wood
Shadows and scissors
The life and work of Everet Howard, early American silhouette artist.
Embodied ideals
How John Sloan used the nude as a vehicle for artistic experimentation and political expression.
A double anniversary at Reynolda House
Barbara Babcock Millhouse answers some question about her grandparent’s home, now the Reynolda House Museum of American Art.
Flowers of Death
A powerful exhibition looks at World War I through the lens of American Art.
A Fighting Chance
The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia opened on April 19th.