De Style by Kerry James Marshall
Why is Kerry James Marshall’s painting De Style so perfect for this moment?
– Where South Central LA meets the 1917 Netherlands
– Barbershop as cultural oasis
– Whimsy and gravity unite on canvas
American Painter
Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps
What makes Kehinde Wiley’s painting Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps a masterpiece?
– Strategic opposition in casting
– War bleeds – Africa glitters gold
– The field of power reframed
From Slavery Through Reconstruction – Aaron Douglas
What makes the Aaron Douglas painting From Slavery Through Reconstruction significant?
– Harlem Renaissance revival murals
– The watermarks of yesteryear teach us today
– Racism and Outcry in From Slavery Through Reconstruction
Hartley on the Rocking Horse by Alice Neel
Table of contents for Hartley on the Rocking Horse by Alice Neel.
– Home is where the work is
– Time portrayed in Hartley on the Rocking Horse
– Feminism and the many penises of Joe Gould
The Three Youngest Daughters of George III by John Singleton Copley
Table of contents for this post on The Three Youngest Daughters of George III.
– Whoah. King George had how many kids?
– The Three Youngest Daughters of George III – anything but posers
– Copley’s red connections
I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold by Charles Demuth
Why is Charles Demuth’s I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold one the top 100 NYC paintings?
– Artistic friendship on a poster portrait
– I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold‘s vibrant electricity
– William Carlos Williams named 3 times