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Norman Rockwell’s Eventful Trip To The White House

23 October 2026

Norman Rockwell’s Eventful Trip To The White House

Rockwell's 1943 White House paintings sold for $7.25 million in 2025 and now hang a block from the real thing.

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Lee Krasner: Not Just the Woman in Pollock’s Shadow

21 October 2026

Lee Krasner: Not Just the Woman in Pollock’s Shadow

Born in Brooklyn in 1908, Krasner studied at Cooper Union and painted murals for the WPA.

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Art Doesn’t Have to Last Forever to Leave a Lasting Impression

19 October 2026

Art Doesn’t Have to Last Forever to Leave a Lasting Impression

A doctor on the Navajo Nation started pasting giant black-and-white photos onto abandoned buildings in 2009.

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Devon Rodriguez and the Path Not Taken

16 October 2026

Devon Rodriguez and the Path Not Taken

From a graffiti arrest in the South Bronx to portraits of presidents, one artist traded spray cans for subway sketches and never looked back.

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A Family Affair: Klimt’s Close and Personal Connection to a Wealthy Brood

14 October 2026

A Family Affair: Klimt’s Close and Personal Connection to a Wealthy Brood

The Lederers were the second-richest family in Vienna, and Klimt painted three generations of them.

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From Nazi Germany to Flower Power: The Life and Times of Peter Max

12 October 2026

From Nazi Germany to Flower Power: The Life and Times of Peter Max

Max shut down his 70-product-line business in the early 70s because he was no longer painting.

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He Made Art for Nearly 50 Years – Behind Bars

1 October 2026

He Made Art for Nearly 50 Years – Behind Bars

Now 82 and home in North Dakota, he still hopes to pick up a brush again.

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Love Van Gogh? Thank His Sister-in-Law

29 September 2026

Love Van Gogh? Thank His Sister-in-Law

Over 650 letters, a boarding house hung with his paintings, and a show that tripled his prices.

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Was Rembrandt a Dog Thief?

27 September 2026

Was Rembrandt a Dog Thief?

X-rays show Rembrandt first painted the pup even closer to the original than the version on the wall.

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Salvador Dalí and His (Really) Odd Connection to the Old Masters

25 September 2026

Salvador Dalí and His (Really) Odd Connection to the Old Masters

Plus the dogs playing poker that sold at Sotheby's for $658,000.

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Tired of the Pretentiousness Surrounding Art? We are Too.

23 September 2026

Tired of the Pretentiousness Surrounding Art? We are Too.

A rhino named François, a crust of bread worn on his head, and the Leonardo sketches hiding inside his work.

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Dots, Pumpkins, and an Indecent Proposal to Richard Nixon

21 September 2026

Dots, Pumpkins, and an Indecent Proposal to Richard Nixon

She sewed parachutes as a girl in wartime Japan and later wrote a very forward letter to Richard Nixon.

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