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 I remember seeing this painting from either from an art appreciation class or  community college from my an American Art and Architecture. Either way, this artwork stood out to me. The painting depicts late nightlife in 1940s Chicago. From the outside, the streets look deserted in spite of four people in a diner. It also depicts how empty and lonely urban city life can be.Even the couple don't look like they are together. It reminds me of the phrase, "together all alone." Artwork Facts Artist: Edward Hooper Year:  1942 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 33.1 in x 60.0 in Movement: American Realism

 Now, I know I'm late with this post. I'm wanted to release this post on Halloween but I got really busy.  Whenever I think of the slasher film series, Scream, Ghost Face's mask reminds me of Norwegian artist Edvard Munch's The Scream. I remember seeing this painting for the first time on an episode of a Nicktoon called Rugrats. A character named Chuckie Finster said that he saw himself in the painting, While I was researching this artwork, I learned some things about I did not know.  1. Munch made different interpretations of this artwork. The first two versions were made up of paint and pastels. Another version commanded a very high price in auction. 2. It was stolen twice. The first time it was stolen was on February 12 1994. It just happened to the same of the 1994 Winter Olympics. Two men broke in the National Gallery and the version the gallery had.  The second time was on August 22, 2004. Another artwork of Munch's, Madonna, was stolen as well. The artwork al

 I'm back! Today, I am going to The Potato Eaters  ( De Aardapppeleters )   by Dutch Post-Impressionist  artist Vincent Willem Van Gogh. Usually when I think about Van Gogh, I think of colorful artworks like Starry Night ( I might do a post about that painting). I was caught by surprise when I observed this artwork in university. The dark tones of this painting really depicted the harshness of rural life. The color scheme depicts the humble life that the figures lived. Especially with their dark clothes, the meal potatoes and black coffee.   Artwork Facts Title: The Potato Eaters Artist: Vincent Willem Van Gogh Year: 1885 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 32.3 in x 44.9 in Movement: Between Realism and Expressionism

 First of all, I would like to wish you all a belated Happy Black History Month, a current Happy Women's Month and a belated International Women's Day. I would like to discuss American (active in Mexico) printmaker and sculptor Elizabeth Catlett's Sharecropper (1915-2012).  I remember first seeing this artwork in one of my textbooks either in community college or university. The lines and detail of this artwork gives off a pain that is so deep.   The deep pain I'm talking about is the pain of the sharecropping system.  Catlett wanted to show the world what sharecroppers went in the American South. My African American Studies professor described the sharecropping system as "a system meant for failure." The female figure's aged skin, clothing, facial expression and white hair depicts her tough life as a sharecropper. But yet, it gives off a quiet dignity and strength. Artist Facts Artist: Elizabeth Catlett Title : Sharecropper Medium: Color Linocut on Japa

 I was looking a painting to post for this Thanksgiving holiday. Whenever I think about Thanksgiving, the painting that comes to mind for me is Norman Rockwell's Freedom From Want . One painting in particular stood out to me the most was African American painter, Henry Ossawa Tanner's,  Thankful Poor . When I first saw this painting, it reminds me of the shortages that have been going on lately. It has not been the first time in history where a Thanksgiving had to face shortages. There arew people who are lucky to have food to eat at all. Even though the grandfather and the grandson do not have much, they are thankful for what they have. As we should be. Artwork Facts Artist: Henry Ossawa Tanner Title: Thankful Poor Year: 1894 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 35.5 in x 44.25 in Movement: American Realism

 Believe it or not there are two artworks called American Gothic. While on is a painting by Grant Wood, the other is a photograph by Gordon Parks . They both have different meanings as well. I would to cover both these artworks on this post. So, this is a two for one post today.  I do not know when I was the very first time I saw this painting. To me, I first thought it was just rural scene with a farmer and his wife. More details about this painting came to me as I got older. It turned out the models were the artist's sister, Nan Wood Graham and the artist's dentist, Dr. Byron McKeeby. This artwork has been often parodied over the years.                                                                         Artwork Facts Artist: Grant Wood Title: American Gothic Year: 1930 Media:  Oil on beaverboard Dimensions: 30 3/4" x 25 3/4" Movement: Modernism, Regionalism Gordon Parks' American Gothic told a whole different story. It told a story of the American, black wor