Tag Archives: Sculpture

February 4~ African-American visual artists

Posted in #BlackHistoryMonth in Visual Arts, African American Visual Artists, Black American Visual Artists by

Edmonia Lewis (1844-1907)
Neoclassical African-American and Native American sculptor
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edmonia-Lewis

Hiawatha / 1868 / Marble / 13 3/4”x7 3/4”x5 1/2”

 

 

Bill Traylor (1853/54-1949)
African-American self-taught artist
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/bill-traylor-4852

Untitled (Radio) / 1939–42 / Opaque watercolor & pencil on printed advertising cardboard / 32 1/2”x24 1/2”

Artist Birthday Quiz for 1/31~

Posted in Artist Birthday Quiz by

What artist is perhaps best known for the two bronze lions that mark the entrance to the Art Institute of Chicago Building?

In 2000, the AIA recognized one of which architect’s buildings as the fourth most significant structure of the twentieth century?

Answers here~ https://schristywolfe.com/2015/01/31/january-31/

Artist Birthday Quiz for 1/26~

Posted in Artist Birthday Quiz by

What 18th century French artist made his reputation with his acclaimed marble sculpture of Mercury, now in the Louvre?

What Pulitzer Prize-winning Village Voice satirical cartoonist went on to author books, plays, revues, and screenplays?

Answers here~ https://schristywolfe.com/2015/01/26/january-26/

Artist Birthday Quiz for 1/21~

Posted in Artist Birthday Quiz by

What artist progressed from a freelance illustrator of ornithological books to establishing wildlife art as a genre?

What artist created a tall topiary sculpture of a West Highland White Terrier puppy comprised of soil and living flowers?

Answers here~ https://schristywolfe.com/2015/01/21/january-21/

Artist Birthday Quiz for 1/15~

Posted in Artist Birthday Quiz by

This youngest member of De Stijl worked in numerous mediums, but three-dimensional relief — which he developed into a high art form — came to dominate his output.

This American sculptor, printmaker, and draftswoman is a pioneer with her use of unconventional materials, including scavenging and repurposing objects.

Answers here~ https://schristywolfe.com/2016/01/15/january-15/

Artist Birthday Quiz for 1/10~

Posted in Artist Birthday Quiz by

This prominent late 19th/early 20th century illustrator’s most famous poster was a young woman dressed in a Navy uniform with the caption, “If I were a man, I would join the Navy”.

This American artist’s images depicted the flapper era in a way that both satirized and influenced the styles of the time, and have continued to define the jazz age for subsequent generations.

Answers here~ https://schristywolfe.com/2016/01/10/january-10/