Artists A to Z
This is the place to visit for information on individual male and female artists. In addition to those who created art, you'll also find people who influenced, collected, forged, restored and taught or wrote about art and art history, made art possible through their patronage and learn the stories of some key museum curators and founders.
Art Historian and Critic Leo Steinberg
World-renowned and celebrated art historian and critic Leo Steinberg passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2011. His extraordinary scholarship included publications on Leonardo, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Borromini, Picasso, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. His most controversial book was The Sexuality of...
Artists' Quotes: Helen Frankenthaler
Quotes on art, artists, painting, taboo subjects, and more from the inventor of Color Field Painting, Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011).
Artists' Quotes: René Magritte
René Magritte (1898-1967) dressed like a banker, painted at his dining room table, and had little to say about himself; he preferred to let his work take center stage without commentary. We, however, crave to hear him speak -- we seek glimpses into his mind -- in an attempt to understand his paintings. What precious gems did Magritte drop when...