The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco Style skyscraper located on the East Side of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Manhattan. At 1,046 feet … Continue reading
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The Rorschach Test The Rorschach Test also known as the Rorschach inkblot test, the Rorschach technique, or simply the inkblot test is a psychological test in which subjects’ perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using psychological interpretation, complex … Continue reading
Creating a New Narrative for Place with Paint: Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn at TEDxPhilly Haas and Hahn is the working title of artistic duo Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn, who bring art to unexpected places, from the hillside favelas … Continue reading
Hu Zhengyan, Chinese artist, printmaker and publisher Hu Zhengyan (1584 – 1674) was a Chinese artist, printmaker and publisher. He worked in calligraphy, traditional Chinese painting, and seal-carving, but was primarily a publisher, producing academic texts as well as records … Continue reading
Painting Class Party for Fundraising Painting with a Twist® will host a painting class for non-profits and share the proceeds with your organization. With 259 franchise locations are open all over the country there is one near you! Painting with … Continue reading
Let It Bee Dimensions Jiffy Let It Bee Mini Counted Cross Stitch Kit 5ins x 7ins 14 Count $9.39 Cross-stitch is a popular form of counted-thread embroidery in which X-shaped stitches in a tiled, raster-like pattern are used to form … Continue reading
Audrey Munson “American Venus” Audrey Marie Munson was an American artist’s model and film actress, known variously as “Miss Manhattan,” “The Exposition Girl,” and “American Venus.” She was the model or inspiration for more than fifteen statues in New York … Continue reading
Experts May Have Found ‘Nude Mona Lisa’ Sketched By Leonardo Da Vinci Before His Famous Painting If you have ever seen Leonardo da Vinci’s works, you know just how breathtaking they are. The Renaissance man was a jack-of-all-trades, and when … Continue reading
Pierre-Auguste Renoir An innovative artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born on February 25, 1841, in Limoges, France. He started out as an apprentice to a porcelain painter and studied drawing in his free time. After years as a struggling painter, Renoir … Continue reading
Images in Text V Vincent van Gogh Almond blossom I Wheat Field with Cypresses, 1889 N Irises van Gogh C Cafe Terrace at Night E Starry Night Over the Rhone N The Night Cafe T Van Gogh Self Portrait … Continue reading
Oscar Claude Monet – November 14, 1840 – December 5, 1926) was a founder of French Impressionist painting, and the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement’s philosophy of expressing one’s perceptions before nature. The term “Impressionism” is derived … Continue reading
Image of Three Rebel Prisoners In one of the most famous photographs of the Civil War, three captured Confederate soldiers, likely from Louisiana, pose for Mathew Brady on Seminary Ridge on or about July 15, 1863, following the Battle of … Continue reading
Takanori Aiba, Bonsai Tree Houses Takanori Aiba was born in 1953 in Yokohama, Japan. He creates the most beautiful and intricate Bonsai Tree Houses ever. Takanori Aiba’s Flickr page has many more examples. The Japanese art of raising bonsai trees … Continue reading
Profile of Pop Illustrator and writer Roy Lichtenstein Roy Fox Lichtenstein was an American pop artist. During the 1960s, along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and James Rosenquist, he became a leading figure in the new art movement. His work … Continue reading
World’s Oldest Comic Book ‘The Glasgow Looking Glass’ The Glasgow Looking Glass was the world’s first comic book, first printed 188 years ago. The original first edition had been under lock and key in the Glasgow offices of the venerable … Continue reading