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Ashcan Artists and Their New York     Work of six dynamic American artists who depicted New York City and its inhabitants at the turn of the century. From SAAM: Metropolitan Lives http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/collections/exhibits/metlives/index.html

Inside out: new Chinese art     Companion to museum exhibit. More than 20 images; a full checklist of every work in the show; information on two specially commissioned pieces by Cai Guo-qiang and Wenda Gu; a work in progress by the artist Xu Bing; a chronology of the development of contemporary Chinese art in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan; biographies of the artists; and a selected bibliography. From Asia Society: New Chinese Art - Inside Out http://www.asiasociety.org/arts/insideout/

Prints of Robert Cottingham     A pop artist. Robert Cottingham, a painter and master printmaker, is best known for his vivid renderings of signs, storefronts, and marquees. Employing photographic images in his art-making process, Cottingham transforms mundane scenes into monumental urban images. Come on a tour with Robert Cottingham as he takes you across the country to places he used as inspiration for Eyeing America. From Robert Cottingham - Eyeing America http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/collections/exhibits/cottingham/index.html

American Kaleidoscope     Themes and Perspectives in Recent Art. Paintings, sculpture, and installations reflecting a variety of currents in contemporary American culture. From SAAM: Kaleidoscope http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/collections/exhibits/kscope/index.html

Abbott Handerson Thayer     Paintings, watercolors, drawings, and studies from this Gilded Age artist. Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849-1921), is recognized today for his ethereal angels, portraits of women and children, landscapes, and delicate flower paintings. Thayer's art combines Renaissance idealism with a modern concern for science. He shows us how America in the Gilded Age was poised between a reverence for past traditions and a new empirical approach. From Smithsonian American Art Museum: Abbott Thayer http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/collections/exhibits/thayer/index.html

Tale of Three Cities     Examine details of a painting by René Milot that compares ancient Egypt, medieval Spain, and modern New York to see how life has changed - and hasn't. From Tale of Three Cities @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/3cities/

Edward Hopper Scrapbook     Edward Hopper (1882-1967) is one of America's most revered artists. Broad but intimate view of Hopper's life and work. Browse letters written by Hopper, his friends, and his wife, Jo; read original clippings related to his many artistic achievements; view photographs of Hopper and reproductions of his artwork; and hear audio clips of him discussing his paintings. From SAAM: An Edward Hopper Scrapbook http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/collections/exhibits/hopper/index.html

Thomas Moran     Thomas Moran (1837-1926) produced a remarkably varied body of work during a career that spanned more than sixty years. Although best known for his monumental views of Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon, Moran also painted the Pennsylvania countryside, the landscape of Long Island, industrial complexes in Mexico and America, views of Venice, Italy, and numerous seascapes. From Thomas Moran http://www.nga.gov/feature/moran/

Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist)     Died. Jackson Pollock, 44, bearded shock trooper of modern painting, who spread his canvases on the floor, dribbled paint, sand and broken glass on them, smeared and scratched them, named them with numbers...; at the wheel of his convertible in a side road crack-up near East Hampton, N.Y. - Time Magazine August 20, 1956 From NGA:Jackson Pollock web feature http://www.nga.gov/feature/pollock/pollockhome.html

Mark Rothko: His Life and Works     One of the preeminent artists of his generation, Mark Rothko is closely identified with the New York School, a circle of painters that emerged during the 1940s as a new collective voice in American art. During a career that spanned five decades, he created a new and impassioned form of abstract painting. Rothko's work is characterized by rigorous attention to formal elements such as color, shape, balance, depth, composition, and scale; yet, he refused to consider his paintings solely in these terms. From NGA | Mark Rothko http://www.nga.gov/feature/rothko/rothkosplash.html

Artcyclopedia     Looking for a specific artist? Search these extensive archives (over 6,000 artists) for links to paintings - and often detailed information - directly within museum web sites. In partnership with WebExhibits. From Artcyclopedia - WebExhibits http://artcyclopedia.com/webexhibits-search.html

Oliphant's Anthem: Pat Oliphant at the Library of Congress     Pat Oliphant, a Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist who has caricatured seven US presidents, from Lyndon Johnson to Bill Clinton. View his cartoons. From Oliphant's Anthem (Library of Congress Exhibition) http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/oliphant/