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Happy 93rd birthday to artist Jo Baer, born #OnThisDay in 1929, who has remained committed to the practice of painting - from minimalism to maximalism - for more than half a century
Although now widely recognized for being the only woman in legendary photo of Abstract Expressionist group, Hedda Sterne, born #OnThisDay in 1910, was an accomplished artist who produced a wide-ranging body of work over a career that spanned decades. She died in 2011, age 100
The stunning simplicity of Edward Hopper's preparatory sketches for his paintings: Study for Solitude #56, 1944 @whitneymuseum https://t.co/dO6fxXdbp6
Emmet Gowin, Golf Course under Construction, 1993 @MuseumModernArt https://t.co/M0RUbGC1p4
A thread of paintings by artist Pavel Tchelitchew to spice up your weekend: Two Sailors, 1937 @artsmia
Ivan Albright, Self-Portrait (No. 15), 1982 @artinstitutechi https://t.co/zgtUCeZHW2
Winslow Homer @metmuseum a lovely show, but I'm extremely disappointed it includes absolutely none of his many illustrations. These were formative works that illuminate his broader artistic output. Why are art museums still so beholden to these outmoded aesthetic distinctions?
Happy 95th birthday to Alex Katz, born #OnThisDay in 1927, who has devoted his career to crafting a singular painterly vision: Self-Portrait Swimming #2, 1991
"I felt that I have no right to withdraw from the responsibility of being an advocate. It is my duty to voice the sufferings of humanity, the never-ending sufferings heaped mountain-high." -Käthe Kollwitz