Which 19th century American genre painter was one of the most renowned artists in the country while alive, with more commissions than he could fulfill?
Which American sculptor pioneered applying plaster bandages to models to form a hollow shell, a technique which was a turning point in the his career?
This painter’s career coincided with two major developments in late 19th century Paris: the birth of modern printmaking and the explosion of nightlife culture.
This Belgian sculptor and painter was linked with 2 groups who helped to shape Modernism, as a member of De Stijl and later as a member of Abstraction-Création.
What 16th century Florentine painter’s unemotional yet stylish technique for portraying his subjects went on to influence a century of European court portraiture?
What modern American artist collaborated with others in a range of disciplines and schools including mass-production, e.g. designing a table for Herman Miller still being sold today?
This 20th century American artist’s time as a volunteer restoring Native American clay vessels inspired his own hand-built pieces, which he would build, break, and reassemble after painting and glazing them.
One of the most famous Neoclassical artists in 19th century Europe, this Danish/Icelandic sculptor spent forty years in Italy and celebrated the date of his arrival there as his “Roman birthday.”
In 1880, this artist received a commission to create a pair of bronze doors for a new decorative arts museum in Paris; the museum was never built and the doors were not completed in his lifetime.
This Brooklyn photographer and digital pioneer uses her art as a means of storytelling, working as a freelancer for the Village Voice, The New York Times, LIFE magazine, and more.
This 18th century Russian Neoclassical sculptor, draughtsman, engraver, and teacher vacillated for quite some time before settling on sculpture as his primary life’s work.
This German-born Uruguayan artist and academic moved to NYC in 1964, where he and fellow artists Liliana Porter & José Guillermo Castillo founded the New York Graphic Workshop.
This 18th century Venetian artist’s frescoes for the Ca’ Sagredo palace met with terrible critical reception, which may have led to his shift toward small genre paintings of everyday life.
This Cubist sculptor studied medicine at the University of Paris but gave up school for a career in art, previously an avocation, when rheumatic fever forced him to abandon his studies.
This Italian Baroque artist created easel paintings and large decorations in Rome, Naples, Mantua, and Bologna for patrons including Pope Paul V and Italy’s top royalty.
This 20th Century artist would work for as long as it took to realize his vision, sculpting without looking at the clock and saying, “I’m in no hurry. It’ll take a year if need be.”
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