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Happy #NationalComicBookDay! Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein emulated the look of comic book panels in part by painting exaggerated versions of Ben Day dots, a hallmark of the printing process used in the comic books of the 1950s and 1960s. https://t.co/O67U9Z0MGw
“I found that I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say in any other way.” —Georgia O’Keeffe https://t.co/Hm1PXCwAuI
Rufino Tamayo carved a rough depiction of a woodchopper, accentuating the uneven look of the boxwood block to create an image that evokes the strikes of the axe just as much as those of his woodcutting tools. https://t.co/Rcp8WtAIpK
“My drawings are the key to my work. I began with drawing: I have never stopped drawing.” —Auguste Rodin https://t.co/ZqLhh7rEPV
Gerardo Murillo (whose pseudonym, Dr. Atl, comes from an Aztec term for water) started making prints of the mountains of Mexico during a stay in Paris in 1911–14. This work is a meditation on the beauty of the volcano as a bridge between earth & cosmos. https://t.co/BNJmLIgSXM
Charles White decided to become an artist after his mother bought him a painting kit at the age of 7. His artistic break came when he was awarded a scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago, where he learned printmaking as well as drawing and painting. https://t.co/3Oc0nsbBZV
Wishing all the dads out there a very Happy Father’s Day. https://t.co/hgA7JutL8d
The sun is out (for now), and summer is officially here. Happy first day of summer! https://t.co/eqRceznAVy
The playing cards, hummingbird, and lotus blossoms in this painting, may recall a dream of Valentine Hugo’s. But they may also symbolize more generally the unexpected associations generated by the dreaming mind. #dreamsMW #MuseumWeek https://t.co/9l8vTECd86