Jewel Box, c. 1900 by Archibald Knox.
Knox used Celtic designs as influence for the line of precious metal products he designed for the famous Liberty & Co. department store in London. His line was introduced in 1903.
An Old Favorite
Christina's World, 1948 by Andrew Wyeth, Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Wyeth's painting of a young woman who, unable to walk, often crawled around the house in Maine where she lived and where Wyeth stayed and which he painted many times.
Flag
Flag, 1954-55 by Jasper Johns, The Museum of Modern Art, New York /VAGA.
Johns representative artwork was a contrast to the work of the Abstract Expressionists before him. His re-worked images of everyday objects led the way for Pop Art.
Same Name
Starry Night, c. 1893, by Edvard Munch, The J. Paul Getty Museum.
Munch is the Symbolist painter best known for The Scream. He was from Norway but traveled and studied in Paris and admired van Gogh.
Starry Night, 1899 by Vincent van Gogh, MOMA, NYNY
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Puppies and Pears
Still Life with Three Puppies, 1888 by Paul Gauguin, the Museum of Modern Art, NYC.
This was painted by Gauguin the same year he lived with van Gogh.
Honoring Power
Blossom by Polly Apfelbaum, 2000, MoMA, NYC.
This piece is part of a series of installations Apfelbaum did that were named for, and dedicated to The Powerpuff Girls characters from the animated series. Apfelbaum liked the juxtaposition of the young girl characters possessed of super powers and fighting for good. The artist created each "petal" separately and then installed them piece by piece.