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Take a closer look at the Italian master painter Bronzino’s iconic portrait of the celebrated poet Laura Battiferri (1523–1589).
Keith Christiansen
August 28, 2021
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Tavernier’s Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California chronicles an exceptional cultural interaction between California Indians in their homelands and outsiders.
August 12, 2021
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The New Woman was a global ideal of female empowerment based on real women making revolutionary changes in life and art.
Mia Fineman
July 8, 2021
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This stunning exhibition features over 90 works portraying Medicean Florence’s elite painted by the period’s most celebrated artists, from Raphael to Agnolo Bronzino.
Keith Christiansen and Carlo Falciani
July 1, 2021
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Explore Dream Catcher by Marie Watt (Seneca Nation), featured in the exhibition Art of Native America.
Cristina Balloffet Carr, Sylvia Yount, Marie Watt, and Alexandra Barlow
June 25, 2021
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Join Growing Thunder Collective, three generations of traditional beadwork and quillwork artists, for a glimpse into their collaborative practice and the relevance of Swiss-born artist Karl Bodmer’s portraits of Indigenous peoples to the work they create today.
Joyce Growing Thunder, Juanita Growing Thunder, Jessa Rae Growing Thunder, and Thayer Tolles
June 23, 2021
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This conversation focuses on Bodmer’s exceptionally detailed portraits of Omaha, Mandan, Hidatsa, Blackfoot, and other Plains nations peoples and the impact of the portraits on their communities.
Gerard Baker, Annika Johnson, Patricia Marroquin Norby, and Scott Manning Stevens
June 16, 2021
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Explore Alice Neel’s relationship with queer culture and her vivid portraits of LGBTQIA+ subjects, including artist Jackie Curtis and poet Adrienne Rich.
Randall Griffey
June 12, 2021
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Da Corte shares the inspiration and making of his 2021 Roof Garden Commission, As Long as the Sun Lasts.
Alex Da Corte and Shanay Jhaveri
May 14, 2021
Neel’s painting of an Indian mother clothed in a resplendent sari sparks memories of childhood and emigration.
Savita Monie
May 4, 2021