Putting ordinary people in odd, unsettling surroundings was the specialty of Hughie Lee-Smith. In today’s episode we look at his “Confrontation” from the Smithsonian American… Read More »Confrontation by Hughie Lee-Smith
I’ve been trying to practice gratitude this year to fight against the fear and toxicity that’s felt overwhelming at times. So, I decided to make… Read More »The Thanksgiving Episode
Did you know the US government once actually paid artists to work? During the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration helped launch the career of… Read More »Quarry by Edward Loper
Margaret Taylor Burroughs was an author, painter, sculptor, printmaker, curator, museum director, activist, and teacher who left an amazing artistic and historic legacy in Chicago.… Read More »Still Life by Margaret Burroughs
Henry Ossawa Tanner became one of America’s most famous Black artists by depicting dream-like Bible scenes like this one. Click here to see it on… Read More »The Good Shepherd by Henry Ossawa Tanner
Click here to view “Autumn Drama” on the Gallery’s site. Clicking the image on their page will open a viewer that allows you to zoom… Read More »Autumn Drama by Alma Thomas
Welcome back to “A Long Look!” For the rest of the season, I’ll be presenting paintings from the Evans-Tibbs Collection, one of the most important… Read More »Correcting the Canon: The Evans-Tibbs Collection