From the African Choir posing like Vogue models to an Abyssinian prince adopted by an explorer, a new exhibition spotlights the first black people ever photographed in Britain, writes Sean O’Hagan
How did the paintings of John Singer Sargent ever fall out of favor? He created stunning watercolor landscapes and oil portraits that reveal a virtuosity described as “insolent.” Sargent, it…
“Richard Shupper’s studio portrait from 1991 of Marsha P. Johnson”
View Portrait of Otto Marstrand’s two Daughters and their West-Indian Nanny, Justina Antoine, in the Frederiksberg Gardens near Copenhagen by Wilhelm Marstrand and other Artworks on Artvee
Nearly one hundred years after Tamara de Lempicka (1894-1980) first exhibited her work in San Francisco, a sweeping survey of the storied and glamorous artist opens again in the city. This October, at the de Young—part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco—the show marks the artist’s first U.S. retrospective and illuminates new details about her life. de Lempicka’s bold, stylized figures have become synonymous with the 1920s, an era characterized by opulence, sophistication, and youthful optimism. More
That is what happens when you visit too many times a museum with your favourite artist : Sorolla. At least that is what happens to me.
Richard Avedon Ed Feingersh Lee Miller Ré Soupault Édouard Boubat Francesca Woodman Stanley Kubrick Inge Morath Walker Evans Imogen Cunningham Helmut Newton Lee Friedlander Cecil Beaton Vivian Maier Diane Arbus Stanley Kubrick André Kertész Hunter S. Thompson Brassaï Lee Friedlander Marianne…
On this page are twelve portraits of Famous Historical Women drawn in black and white including Marie Antoinette and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
early 20th Century postcard www.hat-archive.com
On this day in 1839, the government of France acquired a brand-new invention—the daguerreotype photographic process—and gave it away, a gift to the world.
Ahhh, the 1790's. What a weird but delightful little moment in fashion. I love that modern costumers are giving this decade more attention, because there are some really lovely things to be found at the tail end of the 18th century. That's why we're happy to introduce our new 1790's stays, available for pre-order now!
Decades before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey attracted millions with a simple, uncompromising message: Black people deserved nothing less than everything, and if that couldn't happen in the United States, they should return to Africa. This week, the seismic influence and complicated legacy of Marcus Garvey.
Quiet moments from everyday life in segregated Alabama speak loudly almost 60 years later.
Are you the kind of person who cannot be manipulated by people with selfish motives? Here are 9 signs you are hard to manipulate
Here are 6 of the most interesting works we found at Frieze New York, from pictures of gymnasts at work to reconfigured Old Master portraits.
View Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler (Mrs. John Jay Chapman) by John Singer Sargent and other Artworks on Artvee
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Explore robin.clark's 7946 photos on Flickr!
Who Killed Malcolm X? posits that two of the three men convicted in Malcolm X's assassination were innocent
Our pet hedgehog, Princess Perdita Pricklepants, is a very talented art historian and critic. Let her introduce you to some of the amazing milestones of Hedgehog art through the ages.
Lady Helen Vincent, Viscountess d’Abernon, John Singer Sargent, 1904 Portraits are the result of a negotiation between an artist and a sitter, often over considerations such as clothing, props, and location. However, these practical matters can also reveal information about the subject’s inner self. By looking solely at her dress, modern-day viewers get a glimpse
Francis Bacon
I assume this to be mourning wear. From the size of her waist she must be wearing a serious corset. On the back she's identified as" Alice Gibson 1894" and the studio is "J Howarth, Whetley Lane Bradford"
Celebrate these historic change-makers in honor of Women's History Month.
