‘The people’s painter’ left mark in Black art internationally — but shined in NC hometown
Langston Hughes is known as the people’s poet. I would say Biggers is the people’s painter. The man and the work are one.” ...
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Photos of man who painted the Big Bat donated to Slugger Museum
Nearly three decades later, the “local artist” has a name. Up until the wife of the man who painted the Big Bat reached out to the Slugger Museum, John Yates’s identity was a mystery.
A Young Painter Puts Black Nudes Among Old Masters
Somaya Critchlow, 31, is showing her provocative paintings alongside a storied collection that includes work by Rubens, van ...
Rare John Deere art collection unveiled at Figge Art Museum
The John Deere Art Collection, established in 1965 by the company's then-CEO William Hewitt, consists of hundreds of works, many focusing on agricultural themes. One standout piece in the collection ...
The Loewe designer and fashion visionary embraces the unfamiliar
A designer who seeks inspiration from other forms of media and embraces the unfamiliar, shaking up the fashion world in the ...
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John Craxton: The British Painter with a Greek Soul
British painter John Craxton, who lived from 1922 until 2009, is known for his iconic depiction of his beloved second ...