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.” ...

The makers of the Oscar-nominated documentary "Porcelain War" discuss the fragility of life — and the strength of resistance ...

Nearly 125 years after Pablo Picasso painted one portrait, high-tech imaging tools have revealed a secret — another, earlier ...

Everything deteriorates,” former Public Art Fund director Tom Eccles told Observer. “The question is, what do you want to ...

Galleries and art museums can be intimidating and alienating even for adults. Imagine it from a child's point of view. Stern ...

Artist Caroline Kent poses for a portrait at her studio in Humboldt Park. Kent is the talent behind a large, site-specific mural in Union Station and forthcoming exhibitions at the Smart Museum and ...

The Cornell Art Museum has launched its latest exhibition, featuring an impressive collection of 30 handcrafted mosaic portraits of renowned cultural icons.

In 1565, the paintings would have been startling and avant-garde, Mr. Fine said. “Up until then, most of what you would have seen in wealthy people or aristocrats’ houses would be portraits or ...

His years illustrating pulp novels honed his sense of pictorial drama, and his meticulous research ensured historical accuracy, notably in his Civil War paintings. By Corey Kilgannon Mort ...

Generations have passed without leaving a mark. It’s time to change that and create something that can resonate with both the ...

“I don't really mind if people mishear lyrics or misunderstand what the story is. I think that's what you have to let go of when you send it out in the world. I'm sure with a lot of paintings, people ...