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Sketch for “White House with Chickens”

Study of a Dredger

Study for mural of Saint Geneviève

Untitled, Study for mural

Known for his memorable abstract paintings and collages, Romare Bearden expressed on canvas the complexities and distinctiveness of being an African American in American society. Bearden often drew inspiration from his experience of city life and portrayed his subjects in vibrant, energetic colors in contrast to the city’s grit. This sketch for the now destroyed […]

Study for the “Lesson”

Study for Williamsport, PA Mural

Highly regarded by critics throughout his career, George McNeil complemented his artistic accomplishments with a life-long commitment to teaching. Like many of his contemporaries during the Great Depression, McNeil worked for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a program that gave unemployed artists an opportunity to provide artwork for non-federal buildings […]

Study for The Quaker

Artists throughout time have been inspired by the past. Andrew Wyeth filled his compositions with hidden metaphors and symbols that explore common themes of memory, nostalgia, and loss. Here, two antique coats hang in the artist’s studio, seemingly in silent conversation. The work evokes a haunted past and an elusive present full of […]

Sheet of Studies

Quick, skillful sketches cover this sheet, showing fashionable young women, a formidable middle-aged woman, and a few male figures. Although Henry Somm was also a painter, his reputation largely rests on his work as a graphic and decorative artist. These figures are delightful variations on a formula, perched on the knife edge that separates the […]

Study for a Portrait