American Art

African American artists have contributed to this nation’s cultural landscape throughout its history. From colonial to modern times, realistic portraiture to striking abstractions, here we highlight …

Acclaimed American sculptor, activist, and arts educator Augusta Savage (1892—1962) was a central figure in the 

In 2010, the U.S. Post Office released a sheet of commemorative 44-cent stamps honoring 10 

Wherever you go in the United States of America, you aren't very far away from art. From intimate…

Thomas Cole is remembered as one of America's earliest and most significant landscape painters.
At 95 years old, Alex Katz certainly makes painting look easy. The 140 or so pieces comprising this Guggenheim survey of Katz’s nearly eight-decade career fill the museum’s rotunda effortlessly.

New York City has often served as the canvas on which American dreams are painted…

On October 12, 1492, Spanish ships waded into the Caribbean after a three-month-long journey. Led by Italian…