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Moses, Grandma

Moses, Grandma (1860-1961), was an American folk artist. She started painting when she was in her 70's and remained active until near her death. She never had an art lesson. Grandma Moses painted simple but realistic scenes of rural life. These colorful and lively pictures were based on memories of her own youth in the late 1800's. Critics have praised her work for its freshness, innocence, and humanity. More »

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Albers, Josef

Albers, Josef (1888-1976), was a German-born painter and teacher. Albers concentrated on the way... More >>

Albright, Ivan

Albright, AWL bryt, Ivan (1897-1983), was an American painter with a style and method unlike... More >>

Allston, Washington

Allston, Washington (1779-1843), was one of the first American artists to paint in a Romantic... More >>

Basquiat, Jean-Michel

Basquiat, Jean-Michel, BAHS kwee aht, zhahn mee SHEHL (1960-1988), was a black American artist... More >>

Bearden, Romare

Bearden, Romare, BIHR duhn, roh MAIR (1911-1988), was an African American artist whose work... More >>

Bellows, George Wesley

Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925), was a leading American artist of the early 1900's. He is... More >>

Benton, Thomas Hart

Benton, Thomas Hart (1889-1975), was an American painter. With artists John Steuart Curry and... More >>

Bierstadt, Albert

Bierstadt, BEER stat, Albert (1830-1902), was one of the greatest American romantic landscape... More >>

Bingham, George Caleb

Bingham, George Caleb, BIHNG uhm, jawrj KAY luhb (1811-1879), was a leading American painter of... More >>

Blakelock, Ralph Albert

Blakelock, Ralph Albert (1847-1919), was an American landscape painter. Many of his works feature... More >>

Burchfield, Charles Ephraim

Burchfield, Charles Ephraim (1893-1967), was an American water-color painter of landscapes and... More >>

Cassatt, Mary

Cassatt, kuh SAT, Mary (1844-1926), was an American painter who spent much of her career in... More >>

Catlin, George

Catlin, George (1796-1872), was an American artist known for his paintings and drawings of... More >>

Chase, William Merritt

Chase, William Merritt (1849-1916), was an American painter and art teacher. In his paintings,... More >>

Chicago, Judy

Chicago, Judy (1939-...), is an American sculptor and writer who became a leader in the feminist... More >>


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