Norman Rockwell Museum Presents “J.C. Leyendecker and The Saturday Evening Post” Exhibition Looks at Career of Influential Illustrator and Hero to Norman Rockwell Stockbridge, MA, March 4, 2015—Admired by Norman Rockwell and acknowledged as one of America’s preeminent twentieth century illustration masters, J.C. Leyendecker (1894-1951) rose to fame as the […]
Russian-born American Abstract Expressionist Sculptor Louise Nevelson (1899-1988), was a towering figure in postwar American art, exerting great influence with her monumental installations, sculptures of assembled found wood objects, and celebrated public art. Some of Nevelson’s creations memorialized the Holocaust. She usually worked in shallow-relief, often monochromatically. Her work has […]
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Niki de Saint Phalle (1930−2000) is one of the most influential artists of the second half of the 19th century. The French-American artist was educated according to the social codes of upper-class New York society. However, her peculiar world view, rebelliousness and creativity joined forces to derail the path she […]
As ice floes drift down the Hudson and East Rivers, New York looks forward to Spring with The New York Botanical Garden’s 13th Annual Orchid Show featuring “Living” Chandeliers. The Orchid Show: Chandeliers dramatically transforms The New York Botanical Garden’s landmark Enid A. Haupt Conservatory into the country’s largest curated […]