New York City has hundreds of iconic landmarks, parks, monuments, streets, and buildings. During the early 20th century it was a bustling city, full of excitement, investment, and room for expansion and it quickly became a destination for travelers, immigrants, and artists. Art societies and academics became widely accepted and popular, and popped up all over [...]
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Washington Square Park: Artistically Inspiring
Posted in Appropriation & Inspiration, Collection Highlights, Illustration, tagged Art Students League of New York, Bennington College, Childe Hassam, Clancy made her way south across Washington Square, Dean Cornwell, George Washington, Georgia O’Keeffe, Lee Krasner, Manhattan, Milton Avery, New York City, Norman Rockwell, NYC, Phillips Collection, Sanford B. D. Low Illustration Collection, Thomas Hart Benton, Washington Arch Spring, Washington Square, Washington Square Park, William Glackens on March 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Winslow Homer and the Civil War
Posted in Collection Highlights, Exhibitions, Illustration, tagged 150th anniversary of the Civil War, New Britain Museum of American Art, Prisoners From the Front, Skirmish in the Wilderness, Smithsonian American Art Museum, upcoming Civil War exhibition, Winslow Homer on March 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
150 years ago this month, the American Civil War began four years of battle that claimed almost a million lives and led to the abolition of slavery. Not surprisingly, the war impacted artists and photographers, who produced shocking images that revealed scenes that were far from romanticized. Many people disapprove of remembering such a horrible [...]
Minimalist George Washington & Benedict Arnold
Posted in Appropriation & Inspiration, Collection Highlights, Contemporary Art, Illustration, tagged American Independance, Benedict Arnold, David Blossom, Foeiqua, George Washington, Revolutionary War, Sanford B. D. Low Illustration Collection, WomanArtists@NewBritain on February 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Revolutionary War took place after the thirteen American colonies declared their independence from Britain in 1776. Each side partook in a war that lasted until 1783. George Washington was commander-in-chief of the American forces, and Benedict Arnold was also on the confederate side of the Americans. Both of these important Generals are famous to [...]
Exhibition Tour: American Pulp Art
Posted in Collection Highlights, Current Exhibitions, Exhibition Tours, Exhibitions, Illustration, tagged American Pulp Art, Blood on My Doorstep, New Detective Magazine, Pulp Art, Rafael de Soto, Revolt of the Underworld, Robert Lesser, Robert Lesser Collection, The Spider on September 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
From the depths of the Great Depression through the era of World War II, Americans turned to inexpensive novels as a form of entertainment and a way to escape their woes. These gripping stories, written before the age of television, were charged with adventure and mystery. Buyers were immediately attracted to their covers. The situations [...]
Norman Rockwell: The Vision Behind The Illustrator
Posted in Collection Highlights, Illustration, tagged Illustration, Life Magazine, N.C. Wyeth, New Britain Museum of American Art, Norman Rockwell, The Norman Rockwell Museum of Stockbridge, The Saturday Evening Post on June 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Illustration art has not beeen consistently deemed a true art form in America. There are a number of reasons that surface which create doubt in people’s minds about illustration’s status as “true art.” For instance, illustrators must abide by the wants and needs of their clients and audiences, possibly restricting their own artistic freedom. In addition, illustration [...]
Pulp Art and Comic Books
Posted in Collection Highlights, Current Exhibitions, Illustration on April 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Pulp Fiction (no, not the movie) was termed from the cheap paper on which these publications were printed. Often, they were illustrated with vivid depictions of the story at hand. Each and every cover and illustration of the books and dime novels was done by hand, typically in a large scale with great attention to [...]
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