Television painting icon Bob Ross famously said, “It’s the imperfections that make something beautiful.” In “Ugly Pretty,” leading artists, art professionals, and creatives delve into the idea of ...

When the painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware" was first revealed to the public in the early 1850s, it was a smash hit. It toured major cities, drawing crowds and gold medals. A poet wrote an ...

One of America's most famous images, a painting of George Washington crossing the Delaware River, got much of the story wrong: The American commander wouldn't have stood triumphantly on a rowboat in ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1959, Alex Katz began painting ...

The Book of the Exhibition. Eleventh Annual Exhibition of the Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts. Baltimore, 1858. Baltimore: Printed by Samuel S. Mills, "Steam Press," corner ...