After covering famous still-life paintings, it was almost natural for us to write about the medium often utilized in the still-life genre. With watercolors, one may create nearly any genre of art ...
“Ulysses and the Sirens,” John William Waterhouse, 1891. Credit: Public Domain Greek mythology came to life on canvas through numerous vibrant artworks, many of which have transcended into ...
Since we’ve already listed some of the best songs that we mistakingly thought were sung by Black people, it’s time to list songs that were originally sung by White people, but Black people ...
A small painting bought for $10 at a thrift store in Glenside, a small suburban town outside of Philadelphia, has turned out to be a one-of-a-kind treasure representing the height of Black wealth ...
A painting from a thrift store in Glenside is by William H. Dorsey, of Philadelphia’s elite Black society circa 1864. This watercolor, purchased for $10 at a thrift shop in Glenside, Pa., may be the ...
Vermeer’s oeuvre may be slim—only 35 surviving works are widely attributed to the Dutch painter—but it casts a long shadow. Little is known of the artist himself, so much so he was dubbed ...
“Worked with Billy Wilder, who paces constantly, has over-extravagant ideas, but is stimulating. He has humor – a kind of humor that sparks with mine.” - excerpt from Charles Brackett’s diary (1936) ...
A pharmacist who rediscovered an iconic image of the Loch Ness Monster has died aged 85. Bill McEwen, who previously owned Wm Ogston’s chemists in Inverness, died at his home in Westhill just before ...