Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps
What makes Kehinde Wiley’s painting Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps a masterpiece?
– Strategic opposition in casting
– War bleeds – Africa glitters gold
– The field of power reframed
American Painter
From Slavery Through Reconstruction – Aaron Douglas
What makes the Aaron Douglas painting From Slavery Through Reconstruction significant?
– Harlem Renaissance revival murals
– The watermarks of yesteryear teach us today
– Racism and Outcry in From Slavery Through Reconstruction
Hartley on the Rocking Horse by Alice Neel
Table of contents for Hartley on the Rocking Horse by Alice Neel.
– Home is where the work is
– Time portrayed in Hartley on the Rocking Horse
– Feminism and the many penises of Joe Gould
The Three Youngest Daughters of George III by John Singleton Copley
Table of contents for this post on The Three Youngest Daughters of George III.
– Whoah. King George had how many kids?
– The Three Youngest Daughters of George III – anything but posers
– Copley’s red connections
I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold by Charles Demuth
Why is Charles Demuth’s I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold one the top 100 NYC paintings?
– Artistic friendship on a poster portrait
– I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold‘s vibrant electricity
– William Carlos Williams named 3 times
Rosy Fingered Dawn at Louse Point by Willem de Kooning
What does Willem de Kooning evoke in the painting Rosy Fingered Dawn at Louse Point?
• Homeric phrases and Long Island
• De Kooning’s gestural impact
• Landscape ladies