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What Does a Gay Bar Look Like?
Bernard Perlin’s The Bar makes us reflect on the spaces we’ve carved out as our own.
Chicanx Graphic Arts in Focus: Manifestaciones
Explore Dominican York Proyecto GRAFICA, a New York art collective inspired by Chicano print centers
Do You Think I’m Hiding? A Comic About Romaine Brooks
Romaine Brooks suffered an abusive childhood but triumphed as an adult, embracing gender fluidity and her queer identity. Her fierce independence is inspiring to people today.
A Garden-Thirsty Soul: A Comic about Maria Oakey Dewing
Born in 1845, the American painter known for her depiction of flowers described herself as a “Garden-Thirsty Soul.” Maria Oakey Dewing’s promising career was overshadowed by her marriage to a more famous artist. Her artworks remain unsurpassed in celebrating the beauty of the natural world.
Portrait: A Comic About Mickalene Thomas
When contemporary artist Mickalene Thomas was in art school, she couldn’t afford traditional materials and gravitated towards craft stores and the glitter and rhinestones within. Her paintings speak to female empowerment and of women of color owning and defining their own spaces.
The Weaver’s Weaver: A Comic About Kay Sekimachi
Kay Sekimachi and her family were forced into a Japanese incarceration camp during WWII. There, she spent her time making art. After the war, she discovered weaving and her mastery of techniques earned her the sobriquet “the Weaver’s Weaver.”
Breaking the Marble Ceiling: A Comic About Edmonia Lewis
The daughter of a Haitian father and an Ojibwe mother, Edmonia Lewis overcame many obstacles before finding success as a sculptor in Rome, where her fame brought countless visitors to her studio.
In Awe of the Straight Line: A Comic About Carmen Herrera
Carmen Herrera was born in Havana, Cuba, then lived in Paris before moving to New York City in 1952. She faced discrimination in the art world for being an immigrant and a woman and only found success late in life for her minimal, beautiful works.
Picturing a City: A Comic About Berenice Abbott
Born in 1898, Berenice Abbott discovered her gift for photography in Paris. When she returned home, she created iconic portraits of buildings and people in New York City, images that still move us to this day.
Threads of History: A Comic About Anni Albers
Anni Albers studied art at the innovative Bauhaus, where she discovered weaving. She fled Nazi Germany and became an influential teacher at the experimental Black Mountain College in North Carolina.
A Life in Color: A Comic About Corita Kent
Corita Kent joined a religious order after high school and became fascinated with screen printing. She would go on to be described as “the pop art nun who combined the sensibility of Andy Warhol with social justice,” and helped to bring a little more color to the world.Sascha Scott Receives the 17th Annual Frost Essay Award for Her Article About Decolonizing the Field of American Art
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June 3, 2021
Podcast Release: Music and Conversation with singer-songwriter Jenna Camille
Singer-songwriter, Jenna Camille, discusses how her creative motivations have evolved over the past year.Need more ways to search artworks?
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