Artists
The 19th century would be rocked artistically by the Impressionist movement, which marked a radical departure from the realism of the past. In America, Winslow Homer worked as a magazine illustrator covering the Civil War before creating brilliant paintings. And in the new world of commercial art, Currier & Ives labored to produce images ordinary people could hang on their walls.
George Catlin Lived With and Painted American Indians in the Early 1800s
The American artist George Catlin became fascinated with American Indians in the early 1800s and traveled extensively to live among them and paint them. He published a classic book on his travels and his paintings and writings are among the most detailed description of Indian life we have.
The American artist George Catlin became fascinated with American Indians in the early 1800s and traveled extensively to live among them and paint them. He published a classic book on his travels and his paintings and writings are among the most detailed description of Indian life we have.
William Henry Jackson's Photographs Helped Create the National Parks
Photographer William Henry Jackson carried his camera along on official government surveys in the west, and his stunning photography of the Yellowstone area in Wyoming helped inspire the movement to create National Parks.
Photographer William Henry Jackson carried his camera along on official government surveys in the west, and his stunning photography of the Yellowstone area in Wyoming helped inspire the movement to create National Parks.
Winslow Homer at the National Gallery
A highly informative online exhibition devoted to Winslow Homer at the National Gallery of Art.
A highly informative online exhibition devoted to Winslow Homer at the National Gallery of Art.
The Van Gogh Museum
The museum in Amsterdam devoted to the brilliant painter provides information about his life as well as examples of his work, which can often be explored in stunning detail.
The museum in Amsterdam devoted to the brilliant painter provides information about his life as well as examples of his work, which can often be explored in stunning detail.