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Flag (1954–55)
The ancient history of encaustic painting
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Color pastels, colored chalk, colorful chalk. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, history and society
Ultimate Art Quiz
Close-up of a palette held by a man. Mixing paint, painting, color mixing.
Artists, Painters, & Architects
Tate Modern extension Switch House, London, England. (Tavatnik, museums). Photo dated 2017.
Can You Match These Lesser-Known Paintings to Their Artists?
"The Birth of Venus," tempera on canvas by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1485; in the Uffizi, Florence.
Who Painted the Most Expensive Paintings in the World?
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Aerial view of Florence (Firenze), Italy from the campanile of the Duomo, with the gigantic dome (designed by Filippo Brunelleschi) in the foreground. Unidentifiable tourists are visible on top of the dome, which provide a measure of the building s scale.
25 Famous Paintings to See the Next Time You’re in Florence
Painting palette with oil paints and brushes. Rainbow colored paints, arts and entertainment
Art History: The Origins of 7 of Your Favorite Art Supplies
National Museum of Fine Arts. National museum building located on peninsula Blasieholmen in city centre with near Lake Malaren channel view from old town quarter Gamla Stan, Stockholm, Sweden
14 Significant Paintings at Nationalmuseum in Sweden
Colorful abstract painting. Contemporary painting. Not a Jackson Pollock. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, history and society
7 Tongue-Twisting Painting Techniques
Blank canvas in an artist's studio. Art; oil paints; brushes; artists' tools
6 Contemporary Artists Who Redefined Their Mediums
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Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.
Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?
Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"
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Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd
Causes of the Great Depression
African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
Easter Procession of Maria Santisima del Sacromonte in Granada, Spain. This statue is known as Virgen de los Gitanos or The Virgin of the Gypsies.
What is Holy Week?
Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England
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Jasper Johns: Facts & Related Content

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Facts

Born May 15, 1930 (age 94) • Augusta • Georgia
Awards And Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom (2011) • Praemium Imperiale (1993)
Notable Works “Diver” • “Flag (1954-55)” • “Painted Bronze (Ale Cans)”
Movement / Style Abstract Expressionism • Pop art • ready-made

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Flag (1954–55)
The ancient history of encaustic painting
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Sam Francis
American artist
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
American artist
Larry Rivers, photograph by Hans Namuth, 1965
Larry Rivers
American painter
Robert Rauschenberg: Monogram
Robert Rauschenberg
American artist
James Rosenquist, 1988.
James Rosenquist
American artist
Jim Dine
Jim Dine
American artist
Elaine and Willem de Kooning
Willem de Kooning
American artist
David Hockney
David Hockney
British artist
Georg Baselitz: Armalamor
Georg Baselitz
German artist
Bridget Riley: Fall
Bridget Riley
British artist
James McNeill Whistler
James McNeill Whistler
American artist
Dow, Arthur Wesley: Lily
Arthur Wesley Dow
American artist and educator
Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama
Japanese artist
Mary Cassatt
Mary Cassatt
American painter
Wayne Thiebaud
American painter and printmaker
Alex Katz
American artist
Kerry James Marshall
Kerry James Marshall
American artist
George Grosz.
George Grosz
German artist
Paul Cadmus
American artist
Hear Brice Marden expressing his views on the creative process of painting
Brice Marden
American artist

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