Howard Kaplan
Writer
Black Friday Art Browsing
Not to be shady, but sometimes the cure for Black Friday stress is art
Blog Posts
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Drawn to Maria Oakey Dewing
Celebrating Maria Oakey Dewing with a comic about her life and work -
When Kusama Met Cornell
On the surprising friendship between artists Yayoi Kusama and Joseph CornellCategories -
Drawn to Carmen Herrera
Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work. -
Happy Birthday, Kay Sekimachi
Celebrating Kay Sekimachi’s 95th birthday with a comic about her life and work -
Happy Birthday, Alma Thomas
Celebrating what would have been artist Alma Thomas’s 130th birthday with a comic about her life and work -
The Art of Remembering 9/11
Artworks in SAAM’s collection and the stories they tell us about 9/11 -
Connecting with Nam June Paik’s Electronic SuperhighwayReflecting on Paik's innovative installation with a new installment of the video series American Art Moments -
Drawn to Corita Kent
Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work -
Drawn to Romaine Brooks
Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work -
Drawn to Anni Albers
Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work -
Drawn to Edmonia Lewis
Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work -
New Comic Series Presents Ten Visionaries and Rule Breakers in SAAM’s Collection
SAAM Debuts Drawn to Art: Ten Tales of Inspiring Women Artists -
A Brush with History: Good Hair Advice Is Never Out of Style
Three years ago we imagined the letters of nineteenth-century portrait sitters to Jonathan Van Ness, star of the Netflix’s series Queer Eye. With so many of us looking for advice about how to tame our unmanageable pandemic hair, we thought we’d take another look.Categories -
New Deal Arts in Focus: Subway
Our video series American Art Moments takes a closer look at an important New Deal painting in SAAM’s collection -
Alexander Nemerov on Helen Frankenthaler
The author’s new book, Fierce Poise, chronicles the artist coming into her own in the 1950sCategories -
Museum: A Tale of Art, Life, and Everything In Between
A poet's trip to a museum is eye-opening in unexpected ways -
From Indigo Farm to Art Gallery with Artist Rowland Ricketts
The work of fiber artist Roland Ricketts, featured in the Renwick Invitational, begins on his farm in IndianaCategories -
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We’ve Got Your Back...Pack
How SAAM is helping students stay creative when they can’t visit the museumCategories