Sir Thomas Lawrence was a child prodigy who became the leading British portrait painter of his generation. He entered the Royal Academy Schools aged eighteen, and in 1820 was elected President of the ...
Notwithstanding the suggestion of the title, Vanessa Severo’s self-penned solo show at Writers Theatre about the iconic 20th century Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is not so much a self-portrait of the ...
The 18th-century painting by Charles Willson Peale had previously been the subject of mismanaged restoration attempts. Now, experts in Versailles are bringing it back in line with the artist's origina ...
The Art Institute of Chicago’s Project a Black Planet ... One that resonates with me a great deal is a self-portrait by the African American artist Buford Delaney. It’s called “Self-Portrait ...