Artist: Joshua Johnson (1763 - 1824)
Nationality: African-American
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Artworks in Museum Collections: (100)
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Sir Joshua Reynolds Dr. Samuel Johnson oil on canvas 18th century
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Samuel William Reynolds, Senior Mrs. Johnson, sister to Sir Joshua Reynolds 18th - 19th century
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Joshua Johnson Letitia Grace McCurdy oil on canvas circa 1800 - 1802
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Joshua Johnson - Mr. Baylor c. 1805 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Joshua Johnson - Adelina Morton c. 1810 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Joshua Johnson - Family Group c.1800 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Abram Ross Stanley - Joshua Lamb 1842 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Gilbert Stuart - Sir Joshua Reynolds 1784 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Joshua Johnson - Sarah Ogden Gustin c. 1805 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Gilbert Stuart - Mrs. Aaron Lopez and Her Son Joshua 1772-73 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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Thomas Gainsborough - John Joshua Kirby n.d. oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum British
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Plaques with Scenes from the Story of Joshua, 10th century; Middle Byzantine Byzantine; Made in
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Joshua Johnson - Mrs. Abraham White and Daughter Rose c. 1808-1809 oil on canvas Chrysler Museum of Art American
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The Messenger of God Appearing to Joshua
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Jakob Steinhardt Joshua Stopping the Sun Color Woodcut 1959
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Daniel Joshua Goldstein Rocks III (triptych) color woodcut 1978
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Joshua Shaw Classical Landscape oil on canvas circa 1830
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Daniel Joshua Goldstein Rocks III (triptych) color woodcut 1978
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Daniel Joshua Goldstein Rocks III (triptych) color woodcut 1978
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Sir Joshua Reynolds The Rev. William Turner oil on canvas 18th century
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Charles Joshua Chaplin La Peche Etching 1877
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Charles Joshua Chaplin Roses de Mai Etching 1877
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John Singleton Copley Joshua Henshaw oil on canvas circa 1770
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Charles Joshua Chaplin Girl with Letter oil on canvas 19th century
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Charles Joshua Chaplin Les Colombes Etching 19th century
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Charles Joshua Chaplin Avant le bain Etching 1876
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Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) Style of William Grimaldi (1773 or later)Ivory; Oval, 1 7/8 x
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Artist: Sir Joshua Reynolds Title: The Child Baptist in the Wilderness Date: about 1776 Medium:
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Sir Joshua Reynolds Miss Maria Elizabeth Boothby oil on canvas 1758
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Sir Joshua Reynolds Anne, Viscountess, Afterwards Marchioness of Townsend oil on canvas circa 1780
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John Barker (1707-1787), 1786 Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, 1723-1792)Oil on canvas; 68 1/4 x 47
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Sir Joshua Reynolds The Duchess of Argyll and Hamilton (sketch for painting) oil on canvas 18th century
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Johann Heinrich Fuseli Poems by William Cowper (London: J. Johnson , 1808), vol. 1 Book with 5 engravings 1808
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Johann Heinrich Fuseli Poems by William Cowper (London: J. Johnson , 1808), vol. 2 Book with 3 engravings 1808
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James Fittler Joshua Brookes Etching-Engraving 1822
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Daniel Joshua Goldstein Water Garden/ Homage to Bachelad color woodcut diptych 1978
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Robert White Portrait of Joshua Barnes, S.T.B. Engraving 17th - 18th century
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Joshua JOhnson - Grace Allison McCurdy (Mrs. Hugh McCurdy) and Her Daughters, Mary Jane and Letitia Grace c. 1806 oil on canvas Corcoran Gallery of Art American
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Joshua H. Peirce James Evrard, Comedien lithograph 19th century
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Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), 1786-91 Archibald Robertson (Scottish, 1765-1835)Ivory; Oval, 3 x 2 3/8 in.
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Johann Heinrich Fuseli Kate, frontispiece in the book, Poems by William Cowper (London: J. Johnson , 1808), vol. 2 Engraving 1807
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Johann Heinrich Fuseli The Poet*s Vision, frontispiece in the book, Poems by William Cowper (London: J. Johnson , 1808), vol. 1 Engraving 1807
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Daniel Joshua Goldstein Three color woodcut sets (one of): Canyon/Passages; portfolio Color woodcut 1978
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Daniel Joshua Goldstein Three color woodcut sets (one of): Canyon/Passages; portfolio Color woodcut 1978
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Daniel Joshua Goldstein Three color woodcut sets (one of): Canyon/Passages; portfolio Color woodcut 1978
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Daniel Joshua Goldstein Three color woodcut sets (one of): Canyon/Passages; portfolio Color woodcut 1978
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Johann Heinrich Fuseli The Prison., plate opposite p. 223 in the book, Poems by William Cowper (London: J. Johnson , 1808), vol. 2 Engraving 1807
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Johann Heinrich Fuseli The Newspaper in the Country, plate opposite p. 141 in the book, Poems by William Cowper (London: J. Johnson , 1808), vol. 2 Engraving 1807
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Johann Heinrich Fuseli The Negro revenged., plate opposite page 375, in the book, Poems by William Cowper (London: J. Johnson , 1808), vol. 1 Engraving 1807
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Johann Heinrich Fuseli A Dressing room., plate opposite page 51, in the book, Poems by William Cowper (London: J. Johnson , 1808), vol. 1 Engraving 1807
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Johann Heinrich Fuseli Virtue reclaiming Youth, &c., plate opposite page 44, in the book, Poems by William Cowper (London: J. Johnson , 1808), vol. 1 Engraving 1807
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Mrs. George Baldwin (1763-1839) Attributed to Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, 1723-1792)Oil on canvas; 36 1/8
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Johann Heinrich Fuseli A. Mother and her Family in the Country, plate opposite page 276, in the book, Poems by William Cowper (London: J. Johnson , 1808), vol. 1 Engraving 1807
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Sir Joshua Reynolds Nude female with back view and head turned sideways Etching 18th century
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Pierre Paul Prud'hon - David Johnson 1808 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art French
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Anonymous Joshua Defeating Amalek: Battle in Rephedim (from Moses and Aaron series) wool, cotton, silk (?) early 16th century
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Giralamo Ferroni Joshua arresting the Sun ENG 17th - 18th century
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Johann Heinrich Fuseli The Temple of Nature: or , the Origin of Society (London: J. Johnson, 1803) book with engravings 1803
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Johann Heinrich Fuseli Frontispiece to the book, The Temple of Nature: or , the Origin of Society (London: J. Johnson, 1803) engraving 1803
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Captain George K. H. Coussmaker (1759-1801), 1782 Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, 1723-1792)Oil on canvas; 93
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Alice Neel - Portrait of Ellen Johnson 1976 oil on canvas Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College American
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Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), 1792 Thomas Peat (British, active about 1791-1831)Enamel; Oval, 4 x 3
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Lady Smith (Charlotte Delaval) and Her Children (George Henry, Louisa, and Charlotte), 1787 Sir Joshua
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Eastman Johnson What the Shell Says (What the Sea Says) oil on paperboard 1875
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Eastman Johnson A Day Dream oil on paperboard 1877
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The Honorable Mrs. Lewis Thomas Watson (Mary Elizabeth Milles, 1767-1818), 1789 Sir Joshua Reynolds (British,
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Thomas Edwards, 1701-02–1755 Cup United States, Massachusetts, (Boston), about 1723 Silver Buhler, 1972, No. 138
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Eastman Johnson The Eavesdropper oil on paperboard circa 1865
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Eastman Johnson The Brown Family oil on canvas 1869
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Eastman Johnson The Mother oil on paperboard circa 1870
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Eastman Johnson A Different Sugaring Off oil on canvas circa 1865
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Jan Luyken Joshua V: 13-15 on page 153, 79th illustration in the book De Shriftuurlyke Geschiedenissen en Gelykenissen (Amsterdam: Pieter Arentz, 1712) etching and engraving 1712
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Jan Luyken Joshua VI: 15-17 on page 155, 80th illustration in the book De Shriftuurlyke Geschiedenissen en Gelykenissen (Amsterdam: Pieter Arentz, 1712) etching and engraving 1712
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Jan Luyken Joshua VII: 19-25 on page 157, 81st illustration in the book De Shriftuurlyke Geschiedenissen en Gelykenissen (Amsterdam: Pieter Arentz, 1712) etching and engraving 1712
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Jan Luyken Joshua III: 14-17 on page 151, 78th illustration in the book De Shriftuurlyke Geschiedenissen en Gelykenissen (Amsterdam: Pieter Arentz, 1712) etching and engraving 1712
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Jan Luyken Joshua X: 10-14 on page 159, 82nd illustration in the book De Shriftuurlyke Geschiedenissen en Gelykenissen (Amsterdam: Pieter Arentz, 1712) etching and engraving 1712
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Sir Joshua Reynolds - Boy in Red with a Lamb c. 1775 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art English
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Antonio Tempesta Joshua Ordering the Sun to Stand Still, from the series Biblical Battles Etching 1613
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Eastman Johnson The Pension Claim Agent oil on canvas 1867
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Giovanni Lanfranco (Giovanni di Stefano) Joshua Commanding the Sun and the Moon to Stand Still, from the series of etchings Biblical Scenes, after the frescoes by Raphael in the Vatican Loggia Etching 1607
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Beth Van Hoesen Joshua drypoint etching 20th century
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Anne Dashwood (1743-1830), Later Countess of Galloway, 1764 Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, 1723-1792)Oil on canvas;
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Eastman Johnson Woman in White Dress oil on paperboard circa 1875
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James Sharples Catherine Livingston Thorn Johnson (Mrs. Horace Johnson) Pastel on gray-brown wove paper mounted on cardboard circa 1796
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Cathy Johnson Subterranian Reverie 1971
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George, Viscount Malden (1757-1839), and His Sister, Lady Elizabeth Capel (1755-1834), 1768 Sir Joshua Reynolds
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Portrait of a Woman Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, 1723-1792)Oil on canvas; 29 5/8 x 24
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Sir Joshua Reynolds - John Musters 1777-1780 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art British
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Joshua Reynolds - Henry Vansittart c. 1751-1754 oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum British
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Sir Joshua Reynolds - Portrait of the Artist n.d. oil on canvs Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester British
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Sir Joshua Reynolds - Lady Cornewall c. 1785-1786 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art British
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Joshua Reynolds - Crying Forfeits c. 1770 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art English
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Sir Joshua Reynolds - Lady Skipwith 1787 oil on canvas The Frick Collection British
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Joshua Reynolds - The Braddyll family 1789 oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum British
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Benjamin West - Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill) 1776 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Jacobus Houbraken (Ben Johnson) 1738
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Richard Earlom Moses and Joshua Etching 1787
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Martin Johnson Heade Allen Clapp oil on canvas 1854
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Martin Johnson Heade The Great Swamp oil on canvas 1868
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Georgiana Augusta Frederica Seymour (1782-1813), Later Lady Charles Bentick, 1784 Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, 1723-1792)Oil

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (30)
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I. Wolk Gallery: Mitchell Johnson: New Paintings
This show will feature more than 25 new pieces ranging from painterly figure compositions reminiscent of David Park and the Bay Area Figurative Tradition to bucolic scenes of Italy and California. Johnson’s particular use of color and gesture sho...
Artists by the Sea: Images: Photography by Ed and Stacia Johnson
Ed and Stacia Johnson are featured in the International Library of Photography in several upcoming editions, and have their work featured on several web sites. IMAGE:
To L...
Frick Collection: Mantegna's Descent into Limbo, from the Barbara Piasecka Johnson Collection
Because it was so highly regarded, several other versions were made, including this smaller one, which was probably done for Ferdinando Carlo, the last Duke of Mantua, around 1470–75.Lent through the generosity of the Barbara Pia...
Wexner Center for the Arts: Ray Johnson: Correspondences
A progenitor of pop art and a major force in the development of mail art, especially through the activities of his New York Correspondence School, Johnson was a potent and influential presence in the art world from the 1950s through the 1990s. The...
Triton Museum of Art: New Works by California Artists: Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell Johnson is an artist who is above all, a colorist. He paints both directly on site and by memory in the studio. His oil on linen paintings are sensitive celebrations of nature, color, place and time. Johnson, who moved to Palo Al...
Oakland Museum of California, at Latham Square: Essence of Place: Work by Mitchell Johnson
Essence of Place, at the Latham Square Building, is an exhibit of seven large- scale paintings by Menlo Park-based artist Mitchell Johnson. The exhibit includes landscapes and figurative work painted on site in Italy, France, New Mexico and N...
Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University: Meiji Photography
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Detroit Institute of Art: A Cultural Heritage: Selected Works of African American Art from the DIA's Collection
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Montclair Art Museum: HE PEOPLE'S CHOICE: FAVORITES FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION
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Brooklyn Museum of Art: Eastman Johnson: Painting America
Organization: This exhibition was organized by Teresa A. Carbone, Associate Curator of American Painting and Sculpture at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and Patricia Hills, noted Johnson scholar and faculty member of Boston University's Art Hi...
Canberra Contemporary Art Space: Changing Space: John and Jessica Johnson
This work and others in the exhibition are a commentaty on changes and events we have witnssed and experienced over a twelve month period. The works are these personal tragedies and a celebration of li...
Joao Ferreira Fine Art: Change no Sorry
Featured works in the exhibition are by Sue Williamson, Mark Hipper, Bridgit Baker (currently in residence at Stellenbosch University), Helen Johnson, Kim Stern, Steven Cohen, William Kentridge, Nicola Jackson, Eris Silke Ro...
En Plein Air: Monet 2000 Excursion
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California Historical Society: At Work: The Art Of California Labor
The first overview of labor themes in California art over the last century, AT WORK includes work by photographers Dorothea Lange, Tina Modotti, Pirkle Jones, and Otto Hagel, painters Hung Liu and Diego Rivera, printmakers Rupert Garcia and ...
SpecialtyArts.Com: Awards Program 2000 Launched
If youve ever wanted to get an advance look at emerging talent and trends in the visual arts, you can now view SpecialtyArt.Coms Awards 2000 Program online. The Awards 2000 Program reflects SpecialtyArts.Coms corporate mission to educate and incr...
Vermont Studio Center: Call for Artists: Artists' and Writers' Residencies
Applications and more information are available on our Website at www.vermontstudiocenter.org, or phone us at 802-635-2727. To download the full brochure, please see
Crafts Council Gallery: Textile Innovation in Jerwood Applied Arts Prize 2002
An exciting range of textiles will be represented in this year's exhibition, held at the Crafts Council Gallery between 19 September and 3 November 2002. None of the artists has been shortlisted for the Jerwood Prize before. The shortl...
Municipal Art Society of New York: The Long View
The title The Long View refers to Mr. Johnson’s unique perspective among observers of contemporary architecture. Since organizing MoMA’s first architecture exhibition in 1932––Modern Architecture–International Exhibition––and...
LaTrobe Street Gallery: The Arch Rival of Verbal Communication
Created with media ranging from texta to traditional oils to latch-hook rugs, two-dimensional images conspire to form a plethora of emotional signifiers. Imagery for the work is sourced from the discarded photographs of strangers, family ph...
Addison Gallery of American Art: To Conserve a Legacy American Art from Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Additional support has been generously provided by The Henry Luce Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the LEF Foundation, the Greentree Foundation, the Joseph Harrison Jackson Fo...
Carnegie Museum of Art: The Pritzker Architecture Prize 1979-1999
The Pritzker Architecture Prize 1979-1999 is organized by The Art Institute of Chicago and is made possible by The Hyatt Foundation. ...
Vermont Studio Center: Call for Artists: Artists' and Writers' Residencies
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis. Full Fellowship Application Deadlines: February 15, June 15, and October 1. Applications and more information are available on the VSC Website at www.vermontstud...
Addison Gallery of American Art: Inside and Out: Scenes of American Life from the Addison Collection
These genre works, ranging from formal family portraits, to informal scenes of workers in the landscape, to popular prints produced for publications and mass distribution, represent artists such as Eastman Johnson, Winslow Homer, Enoch W...
Oakland Museum of California: Capturing Light: Masterpieces of California Photography, 1850-2000
Much of what we think of as Great American Photography is in fact Californian, said Drew Heath Johnson, Curator of Photography at OMCA. Names such as Weston, Watkins, Ansel Adams or Dorothea Lange are among the first that occur to us when we consi...
Visual Arts League at Johnson Med. School-Univ. of Med. and Dent.: 3 Americas! Brings Together Works from the Western Hemisphere
We will get a fresh concept of America by looking at these faces and figures from all over the great strip of ...
Jan van der Donk: Hazel Larsen Archer: Trimming of this Photo is Forbidden
This show indeed documents the faces of the young Cunningham, the young Cage, de Kooning, Ruth Asawa, Dorothea Rockburne, Su san Weil,  Robert Rauschenberg and Ray Johnson. On view are also portraits of Josef and Annie Albers, Charles Olson and ...
New Museum of Contemporary Art: Killer Instinct in the Zenith Media Lounge
The time-based nature of Johnson's game software allows these two characters to interact dynamically without a proscribed outcome. In Heaven @ 711, Anne-Marie Schleiner turns the DJ aspects of hip hop music into a stunning, formalist arcade-style...
Price Tower Art Center: Robert Indiana 66: Paintings and Sculpture
Frank Lloyd Wright ’s Price Tower was his pioneering experiment in the multi-use skyscraper: a slim, tall, richly detailed structure, originally designed to combine business offices, shops and apartments. The non-profit Price Tower Arts Center ret...
Metropolitan Museum of Art: American Folk Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The more than 125 works from the Metropolitan Museum’s distinguished collection of American folk art cover the full range of subject matter delineated by these artists -- portraiture, land...
NEA, NEH: House Narrowly Defeats Move to Increase NEA/NEH Funds
While the NEA/NEH amendment was defeated, the close vote was a positive development moving Congress away from debating the agencies' survival to restoring them to more healthy levels of funding (historic highs for the agencies were $179.5 million ...

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