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Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928 - 2011) • The Bay • 1963 • Acrylic on canvas • Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
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February 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Alexander Oscar Levy (American, 1881 - 1947) • Resting • 1930
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May 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Grant Wood (American, 1891- 1942) • Stone City, Iowa • 1930 • Oil on wood • Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska (see alt text)
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Grant Wood is famous for his iconic 1930 painting American Gothic. Due to its notoriety, the famous painting overshadows the other fine works created by the author. Particularly striking are Wood's scenes of the 1930s and 40s rural mid-western landscape and its people. In addition to painting, Wood also worked in a wide range of media, including lithography, ink, charcoal, ceramics, metal, and wood.  Typical of his era, Wood was a closeted gay man.
February 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Helen Lundeberg (American, 1908 - 1999) • Double Portrait of the Artist in Time • 1935 • Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
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January 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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🏳️‍🌈 Paul Cadmus (American, 1904-1999) • Jerry • 1931 • Toledo Art Museum, Ohio, U.S. (See ALT text) #art #painting #fineart #PaulCadmus #QueerArtHistory #ArtHistory #20thCenturyAmericanArt #portraitpainting #oilpainting #AmericanArtist #artist #artwork #maleportrait #museum #pride‍🏳️‍🌈 #DEI #LGBTQ+Art
In this frank and intimate portrait, artist Jared French (1905–1988) gazes candidly out at the viewer. Paul Cadmus painted it while he and French were traveling in Europe. At the time the two were involved in a relationship; they would remain lifelong friends, and occasional lovers, even after French married in 1937. Cadmus considered it his first mature work—“Any painting before [Jerry]…I call ‘student work.’” It does not, however, include the biting social or political commentary or satire for which he would become known. Instead, it reveals a startling intimacy and emotional depth that is unusual for the artist. Despite its importance, Jerry was rarely exhibited and remained in the private collection of French and his heirs until acquired by the Museum in 2008. Cadmus depicts French holding a copy of Ulysses by Irish author James Joyce (1882–1941). From its publication in 1922 the book was controversial, inciting scrutiny ranging from early obscenity trials to protracted textual battles. In 1931, when this portrait was painted, the groundbreaking book would have symbolized everything young American sophisticates Cadmus and French considered desirably European and avant-garde.
June 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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John Singer Sargent, "La Biancheria", watercolor. 1910.
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Katherine Schmidt (American, 1898–1978) • Tiger, Tiger • 1933 • Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC
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May 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM