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Lev Melikhov , “Igor Makarevich” (1980s), gelatin silver print, Collection Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University (photo by Peter Jacobs) (all images courtesy of Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers ...

Gilbert Stuart tartly maintained that “no one would paint history who could do a portrait,” but as the chief depicter of George Washington, he showed that to paint portraits is often to paint great ...

Poetic Portraits” is, in part, a belated reconsideration of Sofonisba Anguissola’s role in shaping our understanding of this period and women artists’ roles in visual culture more ...

Davenport, IOWA (November 2012) Join PhD Margaret Morse, Assistant Professor of Art History at Augustana College, at the Figge Art Museum this Thursday, November 8 at 7pm for the art talk "The ...

SAN FRANCISCO — In 1728, King Yeongjo of the Joseon dynasty quashed a rebellion that had threatened to dethrone him. His victory cemented his rule and allowed him to stay in power for an impressive 52 ...

For this large-scale retrospective of the Asian American artist, who died this summer, east meets west in an exquisite collision Titled Avant-Garde, the monumental shaped canvas alludes to Liu as a ...

The dominant perception of early photography from West Africa is that it was taken through a colonizing lens. Of Europeans in the mid-19th century spreading through the arteries of the region, new ...

We spoke with the artist about his wildly popular project, and what it taught him about his family's history. Detail of St. John from an Ethiopian Gospel Book (circa 1505). Brathwaite made his ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Some portraits on view at the Print Center exhibition, “Caste,” look Frankensteined.

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced its 2025 Teen Portrait Competition, which is open to students between the ages of 13 and 17 residing in the U.S. and its territories. Teens ...