Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935) was born in Dorchester, MA. His father owned a cutlery business and a collection of antiques and art. Hassam took his
Gilbert Stuart, John Trumbull, Joseph Siffred Duplessis and the Founding Fathers of the USA We will celebrate this year on July 4th the 250th anniversary
William Merritt Chase (1849-1918) was the American painter whose work is most closely associated with the French Impressionists. He was encouraged to pursue his interest
Robin J. Miller was born and raised in New York City. She is a unique artist who describes her art as “not a quilt, but
Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) was born in Moravia, now a region in the Czech Republic. His talent for drawing and music was recognized when he was
Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema (1836-1912) was born in the Netherlands and studied at the Royal Academy of Antwerp in Belgium. His mentor Jan de Taeye
American artist Pat Steir was born in 1938 in Newark, New Jersey, and she died on March 25th of this year in Manhattan. An abstract
Marie Louise Elizabeth Vigee-Lebrun (1755-1842) was an extremely popular artist. Her father was Louis Vigee (1715-1767), a Parisian portrait artist and member of the Academie
The daffodils have bloomed, and now it is the azaleas’ turn. Of the genus rhododendron, the plant was appreciated by the ancient Chinese, Japanese, and
The almond has held symbolic meaning since ancient times. Almond trees blossom as early as January in Israel. The Hebrew words for almond and watching