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American Iconography

Back on the market after more than a decade, Rockwell’s A Scout is Loyal is expected to fetch big bucks

Meeting Demands

Heritage Auctions hosts its American art sale featuring important works highlighting a variety of art movements

A Regional Retrospective

Mint Museum Uptown showcases artists working in the American South during the first half of the 20th century

A Remarkable Legacy

The Brandywine Museum showcases Maine coastal works by Andrew Wyeth

Real Resilience

The Smithsonian showcases the work of three Japanese-American women artists whose careers were derailed by racial persecution during World War Tivo

World Fairs - As Art Basel prepares for its annual shows in Paris and Miami, CEO Noah Horowitz discusses the cultural and financial impact of the globe's premier contemporary art event

Art basel ceo Noah Horowitz isn’t used to doing things the old-fashioned way. Before stepping up to lead the largest, most prestigious art fair operator in the world, he was Basel’s director of the Americas, in charge of the company’s most contemporary-leaning show in Miami Beach. Now he turns his attention from one of the youngest major art cities in the world to one of the oldest: Paris.

Alicia Brown Cultural impact

My work is representational with the main focus on the figure. As a classically trained artist, the style and techniques utilized in the art-making process is a more traditional approach, which includes painting and drawing.

Dynamic Harmonies

Artist and educator Ken Goshen explores the concept of balancing oppositional qualities in composition

BE YOURSELF

Harley Brown's fascinating things no one else will tell you

Points of Precision

A strong focal point and attention to detail make Nicola Jane's artwork jump off the page

Wild Spirit

Alternating between broad glazes and fine details, Claire Milligan captures the intricacies of the animal kingdom

Adam Clague Incandescence

Adam Clague’s masterful understanding of contrast allows him to paint subjects that seem to glow from within

JEFFREY T. LARSON

Expertly Putting the Pieces Together

Hot-Blooded

Blending elements of realism and surrealism, figurative artist Anna Wypych’'s paintings are dominated by vivid reds

Fresh Eyes

Anna Rose Bain discusses the passions of being an artist and helping students transform their own work

The Bridge Between

Watercolorist Thomas Wells Schaller delves into the nuances of observation and imagination

The Color Continuum

Catherine Hearding demonstrates how she utilizes color to enhance the mood of her landscapes

The Next Level

Jacob Dhein uses a wet-into-wet technique to create painterly depictions of a variety of subjects

All Aboard -An exhibition explores the impact of the railroad on American life through the lens of the country's most prominent painters

Many would argue that no single technological advancement had such a profound impact on the cultural geography or social topography of the United States as the advent of the railroad. In an exploration of how the arrival of trains impacted the visual culture during the rapid industrialization and expansion of the 19th and 20th centuries, the Shelburne Museum presents All Aboard: The Railroad in American Art, 1840-1955.

Landscapes for Learning - The Arnot Museum uses its Hudson River School collection to anchor its educational programming

Continuing the mission of its founder, education remains major focus of the Arnot Art a Museum in Elmira, New York. The museum's founding donor, Matthias H. Arnot (1833-1910) was a wealthy banker who believed everyone should have access to fine art and arts learning opportunities. Each weekend, he would open his home to share his collection with the local community. Arnot also emphasized the importance of building an art library, which became part of the museum when it opened in 1913, and now contains nearly 1,000 volumes.

American Beauty - The impressive Osher Collection of American Art is unveiled at the de Young Museum

The promised substantial gift of paintings, works on paper and sculpture by Bernard and Barbro Osher are on display at the de Young museum in San Francisco. The well-known philanthropists helped fund the construction of the de Young, and their generosity is commemorated through the named Bernard and Barbro Osher Wing and the Barbro Osher Sculpture Garden.American Beauty: The Osher Collection of American Art, featuring the works of 39 prominent artists, continues at the de Young through October 20.

Economic Engines - The following is excerpted from "Museums as Economic Engines," conducted by the AAM & Oxford Economics in 2017 with post-pandemic data from the "2023 Annual National Snapshot of United States Museums," conducted by AAM and Wilkening Consulting For more information visit www.aam-us.org

The following is excerpted from "Museums as Economic Engines," conducted by the AAM & Oxford Economics in 2017 with post-pandemic data from the "2023 Annual National Snapshot of United States Museums," conducted by AAM and Wilkening Consulting For more information visit www.aam-us.orgMuseums play an essential role in cultural and social life across the United States by collecting. preserving, researching and interpreting objects, living specimens and historical records. In doing so, museums enrich our lives, providing forums for learning and support, as well as a variety of services to our communities. Museums preserve and protect more than a billion objects and help the public better understand and appreciate cultural diversity.

Urban Reflections - An exhibition showcases works by urban realist Everett Shinn and his contemporaries

An exhibition showcases works by urban realist Everett Shinn and his contemporaries. Ashcan painter Everett Shinn’s fascination with the stage was a focus throughout his career. His ability to capture movement and drama in theatrical and urban settings distinguishes his work.

Beauty in the Commonplace - CW American Modernism explores the history of precisionism through an exhibition of 30 artworks.

CW American Modernism explores the history of precisionism through an exhibition of 30 artworks. Bringing together nine artists and 30 bodies of work, CW American Modernism, based in Los Angeles, presents the special exhibition, The Neo Immaculates. The title, coined by the gallery, encapsulates a unique style that’s clean and minimalistic, “with clearly defined lines and smooth—almost machinelike—surfaces,” describes gallery owner, Chris Walther.

Norman Rockwell - The most recently acquired piece, "Whig and Tory", executed in 1938 by the famous American painter and illustrator, Norman Rockwell, was hosted at the Norman Rockwell Museum

Recently hosted at the Norman Rockwell Museum, closing in June, was the exhibition Mystery and Wonder: Highlights from the Illustration Collection. Within the collection was the museum’s highlight, and the most recently acquired piece, Whig and Tory, executed in 1938 by the famous American painter and illustrator, Norman Rockwell (18941978). This oil on canvas illustration is quite significant in that it remained unpublished in any magazines the artist was known for working with—most famously The Saturday Evening Post.

Through Her Eyes

Lincoln Glenn shines a spotlight on artist Georgina Klitgaard's contributions to American modernism

Historic and Contemporary

DuMouchelles brings works by Tiffany and Frank Stella under the umbrella of one sale

American Atmosphere

Louis Ritman’s Hollyhocks leads Christie’s online-only auction of important 19\" and 20\" century works

Works of Prominence

Bonhams Skinner presents important 19thand 20th-century American art in its upcoming September sale

Poignant Pieces

Several watercolors by prominent American artists are among the highlights in Swann Auction Galleries’ American Art sale