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ConnectDaily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Pierre Bonnard
As we enter the dog days of summer, I offer you seven pups by French artist Pierre Bonnard. Bonnard was a keen observer of animals, whether pampered pets or urban […]
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ConnectDaily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Korean Cup
One of the finest objects in our Korean art collection is one of the smallest, at only 4 inches high. This exquisite celadon cup forms the shape of an open […]
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ConnectDaily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Dan Powell
Drive-in theaters were a staple of American popular culture during the mid-twentieth century. According to the New York Film Academy, more than 4,000 drive-ins dotted the landscape during the 1950s […]
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ConnectDaily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Summer of Love
The summer of 1967 was filled with drugs, sex, and rock and roll, earning it the title “Summer of Love.” It was, in other words, Hot Vax Summer before any […]
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ConnectDaily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Amy Sherald
I look at America’s heart—people, landscapes, and cityscapes—and I see it as an opportunity to add to an American art narrative … I paint because I am looking for versions […]
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ConnectDaily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Willie Little
Created during his residency at Ash Street Project (@ashstreetproject) in Portland, Willie Little worked in ceramics for the first time, creating a series of shack structures based on his father’s […]
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ConnectDaily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Ansel Adams
Tonight’s waxing gibbous moon has me thinking about how folks love to photograph the moon, and how difficult it is to capture this celestial orb in a way that matches […]
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ConnectDaily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Jingle
The jingle is a symbol of Native North American women. This blouse with matching skirt, a possible precursor to the jingle dress, is an example of the ingenuity of Native […]
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ConnectDaily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Ron Nagle
“Diabolically beautiful.” “Ridiculously seductive.” “Subversively beautiful.” These are just a few reactions to Ron Nagle’s small scale ceramic sculptures. This photograph shows only a glimmer of the iridescent color and […]
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Daily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Josef Albers
Artist, teacher, and color theorist Josef Albers spent decades refining his concepts of color relationships and form. Formulation: Articulation, published after his retirement from the art department at Yale University, […]
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Daily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Steven Young Lee
Steven Young Lee describes how the coils of the large vessel of Jar with Dragon and Clouds came apart and the pot imploded in the kiln. Here the shards are […]
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Daily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Alison Bremner
Alison Bremner’s sculptural work, Two Dollars, slyly plays on the concepts of money and exchange. This small work, only 2 × 1.5 inches, emulates the shape of large copper shields […]