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The Watts Towers, called “Nuestro Pueblo” by the artist, is a single wedge-shaped site containing 17 integrated sculptural metal and concrete towers ranging up to 99.5 feet high (30 m), various architectural and sculptural features, and mosaic panels and pavement. #artoftheday
Henry Box Brown
Published by A. Donnelly •
1850-01-01
National Underground Railroad
Freedom Center
Political comic of Henry Box Brown, who escaped the South by shipping himself in a box. Courtesy of Library of Congress. #artoftheday
Published by A. Donnelly •
1850-01-01
National Underground Railroad
Freedom Center
Political comic of Henry Box Brown, who escaped the South by shipping himself in a box. Courtesy of Library of Congress. #artoftheday
February 13, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Henry Box Brown
Published by A. Donnelly •
1850-01-01
National Underground Railroad
Freedom Center
Political comic of Henry Box Brown, who escaped the South by shipping himself in a box. Courtesy of Library of Congress. #artoftheday
Published by A. Donnelly •
1850-01-01
National Underground Railroad
Freedom Center
Political comic of Henry Box Brown, who escaped the South by shipping himself in a box. Courtesy of Library of Congress. #artoftheday
Joan Mitchell (1925–1992) was an abstract artist whose exceptional career spanned more than four decades.
City Landscape
Joan Mitchell American,
1925-1992 • 1955
The Art Institute of Chicago #FebruaryBirthdayArtistParty
City Landscape
Joan Mitchell American,
1925-1992 • 1955
The Art Institute of Chicago #FebruaryBirthdayArtistParty
February 12, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Joan Mitchell (1925–1992) was an abstract artist whose exceptional career spanned more than four decades.
City Landscape
Joan Mitchell American,
1925-1992 • 1955
The Art Institute of Chicago #FebruaryBirthdayArtistParty
City Landscape
Joan Mitchell American,
1925-1992 • 1955
The Art Institute of Chicago #FebruaryBirthdayArtistParty
Herbert (Herb) Kruckman (1904-98) was a New York-born cartoonist, illustrator, artist and author. Kruckman’s early comics include Gimpel Beinish for Warheit (1925) and Happy Hunch (1926) for the New York Evening Graphic, a strip about a rich young boxer named Clarence. #FebruaryBirthdayArtistParty
February 11, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Herbert (Herb) Kruckman (1904-98) was a New York-born cartoonist, illustrator, artist and author. Kruckman’s early comics include Gimpel Beinish for Warheit (1925) and Happy Hunch (1926) for the New York Evening Graphic, a strip about a rich young boxer named Clarence. #FebruaryBirthdayArtistParty
The Suppressed Book of Slavery
• 1857-01-01
National Underground Railroad
Freedom Center
Print of enslaved persons escaping from owners looking for freedom. Courtesy of Library of Congress. #artoftheday
• 1857-01-01
National Underground Railroad
Freedom Center
Print of enslaved persons escaping from owners looking for freedom. Courtesy of Library of Congress. #artoftheday
February 11, 2026 at 4:57 AM
The Suppressed Book of Slavery
• 1857-01-01
National Underground Railroad
Freedom Center
Print of enslaved persons escaping from owners looking for freedom. Courtesy of Library of Congress. #artoftheday
• 1857-01-01
National Underground Railroad
Freedom Center
Print of enslaved persons escaping from owners looking for freedom. Courtesy of Library of Congress. #artoftheday
Best known for his photographs of Boston after the devasting fire of 1872, Black launched his solo career in 1860 with the production of a series of aerial photographs taken from Samuel King's hot-air balloon the Queen of the Air. #FebruaryBirthdayArtistParty
February 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Best known for his photographs of Boston after the devasting fire of 1872, Black launched his solo career in 1860 with the production of a series of aerial photographs taken from Samuel King's hot-air balloon the Queen of the Air. #FebruaryBirthdayArtistParty
William Still Watercolor
Painting
Jerry Pinkney, creator. National Underground Railroad Freedom
Center • 2022-07-12
National Underground Railroad
Freedom Center
Part of watercolor and graphite portrait of William Still and Thomas Garrett by Jerry Pinkney. Framed. #artoftheday
Painting
Jerry Pinkney, creator. National Underground Railroad Freedom
Center • 2022-07-12
National Underground Railroad
Freedom Center
Part of watercolor and graphite portrait of William Still and Thomas Garrett by Jerry Pinkney. Framed. #artoftheday
February 10, 2026 at 1:48 AM
William Still Watercolor
Painting
Jerry Pinkney, creator. National Underground Railroad Freedom
Center • 2022-07-12
National Underground Railroad
Freedom Center
Part of watercolor and graphite portrait of William Still and Thomas Garrett by Jerry Pinkney. Framed. #artoftheday
Painting
Jerry Pinkney, creator. National Underground Railroad Freedom
Center • 2022-07-12
National Underground Railroad
Freedom Center
Part of watercolor and graphite portrait of William Still and Thomas Garrett by Jerry Pinkney. Framed. #artoftheday
I don't dare to think my paintings are great. I can't understand the arrogance of someone saying, 'I have created a big, important work.'
Gerhard Richter
Stadtbild SA (219/1)
Gerhard Richter • 1969
MAXXI National Museum of XXI
Century Arts #FebruaryBirthdayArtistParty
Gerhard Richter
Stadtbild SA (219/1)
Gerhard Richter • 1969
MAXXI National Museum of XXI
Century Arts #FebruaryBirthdayArtistParty
February 9, 2026 at 6:21 PM
I don't dare to think my paintings are great. I can't understand the arrogance of someone saying, 'I have created a big, important work.'
Gerhard Richter
Stadtbild SA (219/1)
Gerhard Richter • 1969
MAXXI National Museum of XXI
Century Arts #FebruaryBirthdayArtistParty
Gerhard Richter
Stadtbild SA (219/1)
Gerhard Richter • 1969
MAXXI National Museum of XXI
Century Arts #FebruaryBirthdayArtistParty
February 9, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Hello Italy and The World #pictureoftheweek
February 9, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Hello Italy and The World #pictureoftheweek
The Oy Vey Sleigh www.facebook.com/reel/7940328...
108K views · 1.4K reactions | The Oy Vey Sleighs are going to the Olympics 🇮🇱🎉
@ajedelman @israelbobsled
#israelibobsled #olympics #jewishathletes #israel | Lost Tribe
The Oy Vey Sleighs are going to the Olympics 🇮🇱🎉
@ajedelman @israelbobsled
#israelibobsled #olympics #jewishathletes #israel
www.facebook.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:46 PM
The Oy Vey Sleigh www.facebook.com/reel/7940328...
So this is why there were no Winter Olympics in Ancient Greece. #sundayfunnies
February 8, 2026 at 11:10 PM
So this is why there were no Winter Olympics in Ancient Greece. #sundayfunnies
The Force is strong with #FebruaryBirthdayArtistParty John Williams youtube.com/watch?v=vsMW...
John Williams & Vienna Philharmonic – Williams: Imperial March (from “Star Wars”)
YouTube video by Deutsche Grammophon - DG
youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:20 PM
The Force is strong with #FebruaryBirthdayArtistParty John Williams youtube.com/watch?v=vsMW...
“Blacula is part of a large body of working looking at the black image in popular culture. I thought Blacula was interesting because he seems to epitomize the culture’s fear of black men.” (laundromatproject.org)
Blacula
Rudy Shepherd • 2009
The Studio Museum in Harlem #artoftheday
Blacula
Rudy Shepherd • 2009
The Studio Museum in Harlem #artoftheday
February 8, 2026 at 2:32 AM
“Blacula is part of a large body of working looking at the black image in popular culture. I thought Blacula was interesting because he seems to epitomize the culture’s fear of black men.” (laundromatproject.org)
Blacula
Rudy Shepherd • 2009
The Studio Museum in Harlem #artoftheday
Blacula
Rudy Shepherd • 2009
The Studio Museum in Harlem #artoftheday
During Maybeck's long career he designed over 150 buildings in California, the majority of them being houses in Berkeley, but with several in San Francisco. #FebruaryBirthdayArtistParty
February 7, 2026 at 6:01 PM
During Maybeck's long career he designed over 150 buildings in California, the majority of them being houses in Berkeley, but with several in San Francisco. #FebruaryBirthdayArtistParty
Wilma Rudolph overcame several childhood challenges — including being told she would never walk again — to win three track and field gold medals at the Rome 1960 Olympic Games.
Wilma Rudolph
Library of Congress • 1961
National Women's History
Museum
#artoftheday
Wilma Rudolph
Library of Congress • 1961
National Women's History
Museum
#artoftheday
February 7, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Wilma Rudolph overcame several childhood challenges — including being told she would never walk again — to win three track and field gold medals at the Rome 1960 Olympic Games.
Wilma Rudolph
Library of Congress • 1961
National Women's History
Museum
#artoftheday
Wilma Rudolph
Library of Congress • 1961
National Women's History
Museum
#artoftheday
Team USA has entered The Olympics #WinterOlympics2026
February 6, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Team USA has entered The Olympics #WinterOlympics2026
The Jamaican bobsled is in the house. #WinterOlympics2026
February 6, 2026 at 9:10 PM
The Jamaican bobsled is in the house. #WinterOlympics2026
Happy Heavenly Birthday Bob Marley #FebruaryBirthdayArtistParty youtube.com/watch?v=69Rd...
Bob Marley - Is This Love (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Bob Marley
youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Happy Heavenly Birthday Bob Marley #FebruaryBirthdayArtistParty youtube.com/watch?v=69Rd...
“To me the trick is to
seduce the viewer. If
you can get the viewer
to look at a work of
art, then you might be
able to give them some
sort of message.”
Betye Saar
Window of Ancient Sirens
Betye Saar • 1979
The Studio Museum in Harlem #artoftheday
seduce the viewer. If
you can get the viewer
to look at a work of
art, then you might be
able to give them some
sort of message.”
Betye Saar
Window of Ancient Sirens
Betye Saar • 1979
The Studio Museum in Harlem #artoftheday
February 6, 2026 at 2:23 AM
“To me the trick is to
seduce the viewer. If
you can get the viewer
to look at a work of
art, then you might be
able to give them some
sort of message.”
Betye Saar
Window of Ancient Sirens
Betye Saar • 1979
The Studio Museum in Harlem #artoftheday
seduce the viewer. If
you can get the viewer
to look at a work of
art, then you might be
able to give them some
sort of message.”
Betye Saar
Window of Ancient Sirens
Betye Saar • 1979
The Studio Museum in Harlem #artoftheday
Jim Lee #FebruaryBirthdayArtistParty
February 5, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Jim Lee #FebruaryBirthdayArtistParty
Spooktacular place for a wedding apple.news/AY08O-vz3RBG...
Disneyland's Haunted Mansion can be rented for weddings, but there is a scary price — Los Angeles Times
Disneyland announced its famed Haunted Mansion will be available for weddings beginning in July, with the price ranging from $25,000 to $40,000 for use of the mansion’s courtyard.
apple.news
February 5, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Spooktacular place for a wedding apple.news/AY08O-vz3RBG...
William H Johnson -
Marian Anderson
William H. Johnson • 1945
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and
Culture
#artoftheday
Marian Anderson
William H. Johnson • 1945
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and
Culture
#artoftheday
February 5, 2026 at 5:00 AM
William H Johnson -
Marian Anderson
William H. Johnson • 1945
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and
Culture
#artoftheday
Marian Anderson
William H. Johnson • 1945
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and
Culture
#artoftheday
I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks
Marshall D. Rumbaugh • 1983
Smithsonian’s National Portrait
Gallery #BornOnThisDay
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks
Marshall D. Rumbaugh • 1983
Smithsonian’s National Portrait
Gallery #BornOnThisDay
February 4, 2026 at 6:08 PM
I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks
Marshall D. Rumbaugh • 1983
Smithsonian’s National Portrait
Gallery #BornOnThisDay
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks
Marshall D. Rumbaugh • 1983
Smithsonian’s National Portrait
Gallery #BornOnThisDay
The extravagant and assertive self-portraits of photographer Ayana V. Jackson create counternarratives that respond to the visual representation of the Black body throughout history.
Wild As The Wind Ayana Jackson • 2015
The Studio Museum in Harlem #artoftheday
Wild As The Wind Ayana Jackson • 2015
The Studio Museum in Harlem #artoftheday
February 4, 2026 at 2:22 AM
The extravagant and assertive self-portraits of photographer Ayana V. Jackson create counternarratives that respond to the visual representation of the Black body throughout history.
Wild As The Wind Ayana Jackson • 2015
The Studio Museum in Harlem #artoftheday
Wild As The Wind Ayana Jackson • 2015
The Studio Museum in Harlem #artoftheday
Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to go shopping.
Gertrude Stein
#FebruaryBirthdayArtistParty
Gertrude Stein
#FebruaryBirthdayArtistParty
February 3, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to go shopping.
Gertrude Stein
#FebruaryBirthdayArtistParty
Gertrude Stein
#FebruaryBirthdayArtistParty