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Nymphea 'Bagdad,' 2006 by Leslie Berge, for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
A Florilegium is a collection of flora, most often garden flowers. The earliest known examples date to about the 15th century, but as you can see from this example, they continue to be produced in the present day. The Victorians were very fond of gardening and many Florilegia were produced in the 19th century.
The Florist and Pomologist. London: Journal of Horticulture Office, Bryn Mawr College Library Special Collections.
Cook’s Barn, 1939 by Marvin Cone.
A friend and fellow teacher of Grant Wood, when you look at Cone's work you can tell the two artists were working together and sharing techniques. He and Wood collaborated at the Stone City Art Colony.
String of Puppies, 1988 by Jeff Koons, various collections.
Koons took this image off a card licensed by the photographer and reproduced it. He was sued and the court found that it was copyright infringement. Koons claimed it was an image of everyday life that he reproduced. More "fair use" info.
Sunlight and Shadow, 1884 by William Merrit Chase, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE
This work by another American artist who studied and had great success in Europe as well as in the US, was originally entitled The Tiff by the artist. That title gives us a little more insight into what is going on between the man and the woman peeking over the edge of the hammock.
Jack Be Nimble by Andrew Wyeth, 1976, Andrew Wyeth Office.
Radiator Building - Night, New York, 1927 by Georgia O'Keeffe.
O'Keeffe's skyscrapers come from her time in New York. She was an artist whose environment was her inspiration and drove her work.
The Jazz Bowl, 1931 by Viktor Schreckengost, The Cowan Pottery Museum, Rocky River, OH.
According to many sources the Jazz Bowl is considered one of the earliest examples of the Art Deco style made in America. It was produced by Cowan Pottery as a punch bowl for a client who turned out to be Eleanor Roosevelt.
Devil Dog, 1990 by William Wegman, various collections.
Wegman has been collaborating with his dogs for over thirty years to create videos, photographs, movies for adults and children. His children's books cast his dogs as the main characters and re-tell such famous stories as Cinderella, Red Riding Hood, and he creates original characters for them, as well.
Cake Counter by Wayne Thiebaud.
Thiebaud came to prominence during the Pop Art years of the 1950's & 1960's. His work has remained an important force in American art.
Stone City Iowa by Grant Wood, Joslyn Art Museum
Stone City is near Wood's childhood home Anamosa. They hold an art festival in Stone City every summer in honor of one of the state's favorite sons. Wood helped to found the Stone City Art Colony there in 1932.
A Lilac Year, 1951 by Gustav Baumann, color woodblock print, assorted collections.
Baumann arrived from Germany to the US in 1891 when he was 10 and eventually did his art training at the Art institute of Chicago. He eventually settled in New Mexico and worked primarily in woodblock prints which show a strong Japanese influence.
Nonchaloir ,1911 by John Singer Sargent, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
After 1907 Sargent grew tired of painting so many society portraits for money. he chose to concentrate instead on outdoor scenes and more casual poses like this one of his niece.
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Habitat Group for a Shooting Gallery by Joseph Cornell, Des Moines Art Center
Cornell assembled fascinating groups of found objects. He liked to juxtapose different objects and his love of surrealism comes through in these groupings.
Hummingbirds and Orchids, c. 1880 by Martin Johnson Heade, The Detroit Institute of Art.
Heade's renderings of orchids and hummingbirds (he did quite a few) make the flowers and the birds look more like jewels then natural living things. His colors jump off the canvas and demand your attention.
Gee's Bend Quilters Collective, Gee's Bend Alabama
The ladies of Gee's Bend have been making quilts for more than six generations. Largely using scraps of old material, they have created some of the most original and beautiful piecework ever done.
Nighthawks, 1942 by Edward Hopper, The Art Institute of Chicago.
One of the most popular paintings in the AIC's collection people are intrigued by the familiar scene and the loneliness Hopper captures.
Roseate Spoonbill by John James Audubon from Birds of America.
Audubon was trained with famous Neo-Classicist Jacques-Louis David and used his skills to capture the and document the birds of America a scientific and artistic masterpiece. It remains one of the most important works on ornithology.
Mr. Hulings' Picture Rack, 1888 by William Harnett, Private Collection.
Harnett was a master of the Trompe L'Oeil (trick the eye) painting. The Greeks and Romans painted in this style but the term was coined in the Baroque period.
Captain Kidd, 1907 by Howard Pyle.
Pyle was better known as an illustrator and this comes from the Book of Pirates, which he also wrote.