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In this article the author discusses the art of U.S. artist Dorothea Tanning. Beginning with her first gallery show in New York in 1944 the article traces Tanning's progress as an artist including the creation of "Birthday," her most famous painting. Among other issues the article examines Tanning's marriage to Max Ernst, an artist.

The 'Matisse Picasso' exhibition has now arrived at the United States Museum of Modern Art after packing in the crowds at Tate Modern in London, England and the Grand Palais in Paris, France. You can see that John Elderfield and Kirk Varnedoe, curators with the Museum of Modern Art, and the four other curators from England and France who collaborated on 'Matisse Picasso' were delighted with their vision of psychodrama among artistic giants. Six curators in search of two artists, a multinational curatorial entity that was in some sense pre-empted by the art historian Yve-Alain Bois, who organized 'Matisse and Picasso,' a show with a very similar theme that made a sour impression at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas in 1999.

Presents an interview with abstract painter Philip Guston based in the U.S. Comment on the style of painting of Guston which reflects representational imagery of visceral nature; Description of the use objects for inspiration in painting by Guston; Reasons behind adopting the style of abstract expressionism for painting by Guston; Views of Guston about the criticism of his artwork.

Focuses on the paintings of U.S. realist artist Gregory Gillespie. Evaluation of the talent of Gillespie; Contribution of Gillespie to realistic painting tradition; Assessment of the quality of Gillespie's portrait paintings; Artistic style; Influences and inspirations; Accomplishments and achievements of Gillespie; Notable works of Gillespie.

The article discusses the trend towards see-through sculptures and features several see-through sculptors in the U.S. It explains that clarity and purity have been ideals forming the concept of perfection and that sculptors begun creating works that are literally as clear and pure as air or water in the past years. It also features sculptors such as Hans Breder from Iowa, Larry Bell of Los Angeles, California, and Bruce Beasley from San Francisco, California.

The article features Shirley Tattersfield Associates Inc. based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There are eight full-time artists at the studio managed by former book illustrator Shirley Tattersfield. Among the hotels, restaurants and other buildings decorated with murals from the studio are the American Hotel in New York City and the Edgewater Beach in Chicago, Illinois. Majority of Tattersfield painting and murals are prefabricated in Philadelphia.

Discusses the subject of sex in the works of American artist Eric Fischl. Focus on Fischl's realist paintings of middle-class people in sexually revealing poses; View that Fischl's narrative style evokes the camera; Discussion on the moral stature of Fischl's paintings; Statement that his insight into contemporary voyeurism is captivating; Reproduction of the voyeuristic feel of modern American society is what wires his art into broader cultural meanings.

The article provides information on the life and work of painter Arshille Gorky. It informs that Gorky's real name was Vosdanik Adoian. His father was a carpenter in Armenia and his mother the descendant of minor nobility and priests. It further informs that an exhibition titled "Arshile Gorky, 1904-1948: A Retrospective," organized at Guggenheim Museum in New York City contains about 250 paintings and drawings.

Presents several letters to the editor. Information about the art of painting; Political situation of the U.S. in 1959; Information about American painters.

Focuses on several exhibitions that are scheduled from October 1965 to March 1966, which feature the works of U.S. artist John Singleton Copley. Theme of his paintings in the 19 50s; Career background; Popular subjects of Copley's earliest portraits.

The article throws light on the painting exhibition which consist of the most considerable group of Cézannes that has ever been exhibited in the U.S.. It consists only of seven oil paintings and twenty-nine water-colors expresses the rarity of a master who has become famous, so to speak, without becoming known. Yet the display is sufficiently representative of the maturity of the painter who is widely hailed as the greatest of modern masters. There is one of his most remarkable portraits, five landscapes, one of those tiny fruit pieces in which he is incomparably strong and delicate, and a more elaborate composition of objects of art seen oddly in bird's eye view.

The article focuses on several developments in the U.S. and around the world, as of December 17, 1891. U.S. President Benjamin Harrison informs Congress that Germany has opened her ports to inspected American pork products. Harrison adds that the removal of these restrictions in every instance was given solely upon the ground that the U.S. had now provided a meat inspection that should be accepted as adequate. It seems that a committee composed of the most prominent French artists has decided to organize at Paris, in the spring of 1892, an exhibition of the works of French painter Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier and that American owners of pictures by that painter are to be approached for the purpose of requesting loans to the exhibition.

The article offers the information on the painting named as Abaporu a distorted human figure sits next to a cactus under a bright yellow sun. The article mentions about the Abaporu, painted 90 years ago by Tarsila do Amaral, an artist in Brazil; and the United States were familiar with it until recently, when an exhibition of Amaral's work was shown for the first time in North America, at the Art Institute of Chicago, then the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

The article profiles U.S. artist Richard Baker. It states that Baker's work were released starting in the late part of the 1980s which feature still-life paintings of things such as tables piled with out-of-print art books. According to the author, Baker made a painting that depicts used copies of several books including "Howl," by Allen Ginsberg and "Paroles," by Jacques Prévert. The article also mentions that one of the works of Baker features Greek colors and motif with a blue-and-white take-out cup of coffee.

The article features American artist Steven Assael and his work. Assael is preparing for his solo exhibition "Steven Assael: Illusions of Reality" at the Naples Museum of Art in Florida. His paintings are described including "Preparation of the Bride," "Passengers," and an untitled work in progress. He provides his views on working from a live model. His painting technique is also discussed.

The article focuses on the work of Ben Fenske, an American artist who grew up in Minnesota and has lived in Florence, Italy. One of the author relates the first time he saw Fenske's paintings through online reproductions of his work on the website of Grenning Gallery. He relates reasons Fenske can display the extremely difficult style of technical accuracy, uninhibited brushwork, and emotive subject matter. Another author relates that Fenske's work spans a range of genres such as landscape, figures, interiors, and still life.

The article focuses on the life and works of Robert De Niro Sr. in the U.S. Robert De Niro Jr. recounts the story about his unconventional father and his art studio shrine that De Niro Jr. has maintained as time capsule from the 1950s. Moreover, it highlights the art works such as paintings produced by Robert De Niro Sr., which were being collected by his son.

This article focuses on the efforts of U.S. artist Cy Twombly to paint the ceiling of the Salle des Bronzes gallery of the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. According to the author, the artist agreed to do the project along with other foreigners who will decorate the place with sculptures and paintings, such as German artist Anselm Kiefer. He states that the task of Twombly encompasses the entire width as well as length of the surface of the gallery's ceiling. He adds that this task opens a great opportunity to Twombly because it is the first time that a U.S. artist was recruited to design the gallery.

The article discusses the art collections of Kent and wife Vicki Logan, top collectors of contemporary art in the U.S. It discusses some of the couple's collections of paintings and sculptures made by different contemporary artists. Some of the paintings and art collections situated in the couple's home and gallery in Vail, Colorado are described.

The article features U.S. artist Christopher Pugliese. He encourages students to deal separately with all the component issues of painting so they can better understand each one of them. He stresses the need to confront one's weaknesses because he went through the process himself. When he was profiled in the December 2003 issue of "American Artist", he mentioned that he had recently started using digital photographs and computer-enhanced images to create large paintings of nude figures.

The article features the art works of Claude Monet in the U.S. It notes that several of the artist's paintings have been featured throughout the exhibitions in Europe and Asia. Moreover, the painting entitled the Unknown Monet, is the most dramatic revelation found in the exhibition catalogue in Clark's galleries. In addition, the excerpts included in the catalogue offers absorbing insights into the Monet's formative years and much of it odds with the version of life given by the mature painter.

This article profiles painter Bill Dunlap of the United States. Dunlap was born in Webster County, Mississippi in 1944. His southern roots have provided his primary subject, although he has branched out to blend the local and the global. Dunlap's work has appeared in various newspapers and periodicals, and dozens of museums, universities and galleries.

The article presents a calendar of events related to exhibitions in the U.S. The "Pissarro: Creating the Impressionist Landscape" will be held at the Baltimore Museum of Art in Baltimore, Maryland from February 11 to May 13, 2007. The "Transparent Reflections: Richard Pousette-Dart, Works on Paper, 1940-1992" will be held at the Cincinnati Art Museum in Ohio from February 3 to April 29, 2007. The"Matisse: Painter as Sculptor" will be held at the Dallas Art Museum in Texas through April 29, 2007.

The article presents information on the paintings depicting the scenes of the American Civil War drawn by the soldiers fighting in the war. Soldier artists contributed greatly to the post-war chronicles by their illustrations prepared at their free time. Soldiers without formal artistic training, vividly portrayed their experiences and their surroundings in envelopes, notebooks or writing paper.

This article features Brooklyn, New York-based artist David Opdyke and his work. Opdyke, who was born in 1969 in Schenectady, New York, first studied industrial design at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio but he decided to give it up for painting. Eventually he also gave up painting because, according to him, painting was too open-ended. Some of his works include "The One," a blowup of U.S. President George Washington's iconic face and "Greenback," the massively rendered corner of a dollar bill.

The article features Truro, Massachusetts-based artist Oren Sherman. His views on the nature of the ocean are cited, as well as his reasons for depicting water and historic houses in his paintings. Information is provided on U.S. postage stamps and posters designed by Sherman. Photographs of several paintings by Sherman are also presented.

The article presents information related to various artists and on how Indian paintings are entertaining the U.S. market. An artist Atul Dodiya is one of the famous Indian painter whose work can be considered mainstream. According to an artist, contemporary Indian artists are concerned with what is relevant to them and interested in issues in which they convey their work.

The article presents information on the art work of Winslow Homer, an artist. It also presents information on an exhibition on the work of Homer at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Over the course of a career spanning more than half a century, Winslow Homer created some of the greatest and best known works in the history of American art. Trained as an illustrator, he worked early on for the leading illustrated magazines of his day, including Harper's Weekly, and became a masterful painter in oils and water-colors. Acclaimed at his death for his extraordinary achievements, Winslow Homer remains among the most respected and admired figures in all of American art.

Profiles Francis Martin Drexel, an artist and banker in the U.S. Educational background of Francis Martin Drexel; Several artworks created by Drexel; Travel experiences and its role on the success of businesses founded by Drexel.

Profiles Charles Caryl Coleman, an American artist. Educational background of Charles Caryl Coleman; Work experiences and travels of Coleman; Description on several artworks of Charles Coleman.

Profiles Oscar Bluemner, creator of Suns and Moons series of paintings in the U.S. Educational background of Oscar Bluemner; Several artworks of Bluemner; Significant role of Suns and Moons series of paintings on Bluemner's career.

This article focuses on how inaugural emerging artist '05 brings collectors and new artists together. The magazine "Art & Antiques," brought together dozens of the nation's top galleries for Emerging Artist '05, an inaugural juried show in Scottsdale, Arizona, that highlighted paintings, prints, sculpture, photography and drawings by artists on the cusp of national recognition. Recently relocated to the renovated Southern Saddlery Building on South Broad Street in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Angela Usrey Gallery offers more than 4,000 square feet of exhibition space and participates in numerous national art fairs in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Santa Fe.

Presents an interview with feminist artist Miriam Schapiro on painting in the U.S. Invention of the fabric collage that combined materials from traditional women's handicraft with paint on canvas to challenge the boundary between art and craft; Educational background; Presence of the artist during the exhibition of her work at Scarfone/Hartley Gallery's grand opening.