An interesting site that contains paintings, sculptures, and photographs by African American artists. Each piece has a short paragraph below it describing the artwork, and the message the artist was trying to convey.

The artwork of Lia Cook, textile painter is profiled. Cook has a unique way of "weaving paintings" by dying silk cords, painting linen threads, and weaving them together to create figures and motifs.

A survey of fifty-seven landscapes and portraits that reveal visions of early America and its birth as a new nation as rendered by early American artists.

A stunning array of art from the Smithsonian American Art Museum depicting everyday life and work in America from American masters such as Edward Hopper, Jacob Lawrence, and Paul Cadmus. Use the right navigation to click through over 60...

The Smithsonian American Art Museum offers this introduction to American artist Abbott Handerson Thayer, who is known for his idealized and other-worldly depictions of women, angels, and nature. Read a brief biography of the artist, then...

An exhibit from the Smithsonian includes 70 paintings and sculptures by famous American Western artists such as Catlin, Baker, Bierstadt, and Remington.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Edwin Howland Blashfield is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his murals which decorate the Library of Congress.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Robert Frederick Blum is described here along with information on his contributions to art through work with Impressionist paintings.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Wendell Castle is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his furniture design. The biographical data presented is fairly detailed with...

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Art Chantry is described here along with information on his contributions to art through through his famous posters.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Howard Cook is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his work with various mediums, including oil, pastel, and watercolors.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Lia Cook is described here along with information on his contributions to art through her work with weaving, textiles, and draped fabric.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Eanger Irving Couse is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his depictions and paintings of Native Americans.

The Smithsonian American Art Museum has an image of a sculpture titled "Mask" by Sargent Johnson. Famous for his sculptures based on African examples, Johnson explains his intent in sculpting these in a brief paragraph accompanying the...

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Garry Knox Bennett is described here along with information on his contributions to art through sculptures combing wood with various materials (metals, aluminum, and glass).

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Curtis Benzle is described here along with information on his contributions to art through porcelain.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Theresa Bernstein is described here along with information on her contributions to art through her work with Abstract Expressionism.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Harry Bertoia is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his range of sculptures.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, George Biddle is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his murals and famous frescos (designed for the Department of Justice Building).

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Charles Bierstadt is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his work with his family (Albert Bierstadt) and work with photography.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Robert Birmelin is described here along with information on his contributions to art through with work with realist social scenes and his famous paintings of New York crowd...

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Albert Bisbee is described here along with information on his contributions to art as a daguerreotypist with his work, "History and Practice of Daguerreotyping."

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Calvin Black is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his work with his wife, Ruby Black, in doll making.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Ruby Black is described here along with information on her contributions to art through her work with husband Calvin black in doll making procedures.