Title: Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler, 1893 Artist: John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) A PAINTING TO REMEMBER FOR TODAY The Smithsonian American Art Museum does not endorse […]
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Arts Everyday Living: A Painting to Remember–Beautyl & Elegance of Giant Magnolia Flowers
Title: Giant Magnolias on a Blue Velvet Cloth, c. 1890 Artist: Martin Johnson Heade (1819-1904) A PAINTING TO REMEMBER ON AUGUST 12th, 2025 For more information, click: https://www.nga.gov/artworks/93464-giant-magnolias-blue-velvet-cloth […]
Arts Everyday Living: Winslow Homer, Summer in the Mountains–Horse Riders at the Summit
Artist: Winslow Homer (1836-1910) Mount Washington, 1869 American master Winslow Homer is most famous for his dramatic scenes of the sea, particularly along the rocky New England coast. However, he […]
Arts Everyday Living: Water Lilies Forever, Artistic Symbol of Calm & Peace, On a Summer Day
Gathering Lilies, 1865 Artist: American Eastman Johnson (1824-1906) Have you ever picked a water lily? Like the young girl above? Although she is a memory of another era, the year […]
Arts Everyday Living: Happy Birthday Impressionist Mary Cassatt—In Love with the Art Museum
Title: Woman Viewed from Behind (Visit to an Art Museum), c. 1879-1885 Edgar Degas (1834-1917) HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY CASSATT! (May 22, 1844) Mary Cassatt spent many hours in the Louvre, touring […]
Arts Everyday Living: Mother’s Day Is Coming! The Art of Mary Cassatt, A Goodnight Kiss & Hug
Title: Sleepy Nicolle, 1895-1905 Artist: Mary Cassatt (1895-1905) Title: Mother’s Goodnight Kiss, 1888 Artist: Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) This Sunday, May 11th, another Mother’s Day will be […]
Arts Everyday Living: Art of Food–Let Them Eat Cake..and Strawberries with a Sip of Lemonade
Title: Still Life with Cake, Lemon, Strawberries, and Glass, 1890 Artist: John Frederick Peto (1854-1907) American artist John Frederick Peto was a master of still life in the United States […]
Arts Everyday Living: Through the Eyes of an American Woman Artist–A Preview of May
Title: Garden in May, 1895 Artist: Maria Oakey Dewing (1845-1927) I know it is not May yet, but American artist Maria Oakey Dewing’s festive ode to spring above couldn’t […]
Arts Everyday Living: Connections to Easter Sunday in Art–An Angel, Winged Enchantment
ON EASTER SUNDAY—AN ANGEL IN ART Title: Angel, 1887 Artist: Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849-1921) American master Abbott Handerson Thayer was an artist of angels combining both human and divine qualities, […]
Arts Everyday Living: The Dutch Flower Girl, Messenger of Spring–Who Will Buy Her Bouquets?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BUY A BOUQUET? Title: Flower Girl in Holland, 1887 Artist: George Hitchcock, American, 1850-1913 CCO Public Domain Designation The Art Institute […]
