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Katsushika Hokusai | The Great Wave off Kanagawa
Season 9
Katsushika Hokusai is best known for The Great Wave off Kanagawa, part of his series of 36 Views of Mount Fuji. His family was in the mirror business…
1 year, 11 months ago
Wassily Kandinsky
Season 9
Wassily Kandinsky was an artist, teacher and art theorist in the early 20th century. His work was very influential in the development of modern, abst…
1 year, 11 months ago
Benin Bronzes | Equestrian Oba and Attendants
Season 9
The Benin Bronzes, a collection of exquisite brass and bronze sculptures originating from the Kingdom of Benin (present-day Nigeria), stand as a test…
1 year, 11 months ago
Marcel Duchamp | Fountain
Season 9
Marcel Duchamp liked to portray himself as a rebel and an outsider courting controversy. While he was bold and pushing boundaries, he also came from …
1 year, 11 months ago
Meret Oppenheim | Object (Luncheon in Fur)
Season 9
In 1936, Meret Oppenheim sat down in a cafe with Pablo Picasso and Dora Maar. Picasso took note of Oppenheim's bracelet and commented that anything c…
1 year, 11 months ago
Henri Matisse | Goldfish
Season 9
Henri Matisse was born in Northern France on December 31, 1869. His father was a successful grain merchant. In 1887, Henri was well on his way to a s…
1 year, 11 months ago
Yayoi Kusama | Narcissus Garden
Season 9
Yayoi Kusama is one of the most popular contemporary artists with her infinity rooms drawing massive crowds wherever they are installed. In the infin…
1 year, 11 months ago
Claude Monet | The Gare Saint-Lazare
Season 9
Claude Monet loved his garden and made about 250 paintings of water lilies. He and his Impressionist contemporaries were focused on color, light, and…
1 year, 11 months ago
Edvard Munch | The Scream
Season 9
As a young adult, Edvard Munch studied art. He was influenced early on by the Impressionists, but he really came into his own when he began using pai…
1 year, 11 months ago
Alfred Stieglitz | The Steerage
Season 9
Alfred Stieglitz is considered by many to be the father of modern photography. He looked at the camera as not simply a tool to document the world, bu…
1 year, 11 months ago