The Hudson River School: Kindred Spirits in Life and Art
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Michelle Plastrik

The Hudson River School: Kindred Spirits in Life and Art

Asher Brown Durand’s idealized painting encapsulates the principles of the art movement while paying tribute to friends Thomas Cole and William Cullen Bryant.
The Naturalist-Artists of the Victorian Era
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Walker Larson

The Naturalist-Artists of the Victorian Era

The Victorian era was known for its proliferation of naturalists, observational science, and creative writing.
Competition Winners: The Best Western Art
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Lorraine Ferrier

Competition Winners: The Best Western Art

The award-winning works of ‘Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition & Sale’ are in.
‘Testament’: The Early Church in Another World
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Joe Bendel

‘Testament’: The Early Church in Another World

‘The Acts of the Apostles’ is reprised in a dystopian setting with all the familiar biblical figures.
Frans Hals’s ‘The Laughing Cavalier’
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Michelle Plastrik

Frans Hals’s ‘The Laughing Cavalier’

The life-size sitter has been called the ’most handsome man in art history.’

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The Hudson River School: Kindred Spirits in Life and Art
Fine Arts| By
Michelle Plastrik

The Hudson River School: Kindred Spirits in Life and Art

Asher Brown Durand’s idealized painting encapsulates the principles of the art movement while paying tribute to friends Thomas Cole and William Cullen Bryant.
The Naturalist-Artists of the Victorian Era
Arts & Culture| By
Walker Larson

The Naturalist-Artists of the Victorian Era

The Victorian era was known for its proliferation of naturalists, observational science, and creative writing.
Competition Winners: The Best Western Art
Fine Arts| By
Lorraine Ferrier

Competition Winners: The Best Western Art

The award-winning works of ‘Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition & Sale’ are in.
‘Testament’: The Early Church in Another World
Film Review| By
Joe Bendel

‘Testament’: The Early Church in Another World

‘The Acts of the Apostles’ is reprised in a dystopian setting with all the familiar biblical figures.
Frans Hals’s ‘The Laughing Cavalier’
Fine Arts| By
Michelle Plastrik

Frans Hals’s ‘The Laughing Cavalier’

The life-size sitter has been called the ’most handsome man in art history.’
The Bennett Prize: Celebrating Great Women Painters
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Brett Holverstott

The Bennett Prize: Celebrating Great Women Painters

The winner of the 2025 women figurative realist painters competition was announced in May at the Muskegon Museum of Art.
Collecting the Nation’s Cowboy and Western Heritage Art
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Lorraine Ferrier

Collecting the Nation’s Cowboy and Western Heritage Art

The Prix de West Purchase Award will be announced at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum on June 21, 2025.
A Joint Museum Acquisition of a Rare British Self-Portrait
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Michelle Plastrik

A Joint Museum Acquisition of a Rare British Self-Portrait

The nearly forgotten Baroque artist has garnered worldwide attention after four centuries.
Fire and Glass: The Art and Craft of Milon Townsend
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Jeff Minick

Fire and Glass: The Art and Craft of Milon Townsend

Artisan Milon Townsend crafted a delightful series of glass sculptures based on ‘Aesop’s Fables.’
‘Sargent and Paris’ at the Met
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Michelle Plastrik

‘Sargent and Paris’ at the Met

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s special exhibition explores the foundations of John Singer Sargent’s artistic practice.