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Homer’s Summer Night

August 2, 2021
by Amalia Spiliakou 19th century ArtAmerican ArtTeaching Resources

Homer’s Summer Night conjures sound, spray, and cool moonlit breeze — ghostly dancing silhouettes and crashing waves evoking a distinctly American lyricism that transcends mere painted observation into pure poetic mystery.

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Lansdowne Portrait of George Washington

July 3, 2021
by Amalia Spiliakou 18th century ArtAmerican ArtTeaching Resources

Grand and imposing, the Lansdowne Portrait presents George Washington as a dignified symbol of the new American democracy, inviting viewers to explore its meaning through symbolic, biographic, and artistic lenses.

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White Ships by John Singer Sargent

June 26, 2021
by Amalia Spiliakou 19th century ArtAmerican ArtTeaching Resources

John Singer Sargent, master of Gilded Age portraiture, pursued artistic freedom through luminous watercolours, capturing Mediterranean light, movement, and the vitality of summer.

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Archival  Photographs of the Shinnecock Summer School on Long Island

Idle Hours by William Merritt Chase

June 19, 2021
by Amalia Spiliakou 19th century ArtAmerican ArtTeaching Resources

William Merritt Chase embraced European influences yet shaped American art, capturing refined leisure and luminous summer scenes, as seen in Idle Hours’ tranquil seaside elegance.

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Constantino Brumidi

January 19, 2021
by Amalia Spiliakou 19th century ArtAmerican ArtTeaching Resources

Constantino Brumidi — Greek-Italian immigrant, Vatican fresco master, and political exile — spent decades beautifying the U.S. Capitol, yet died in an unmarked grave, his genius long forgotten by America.

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Eastman Johnson, Christmas-Time, The Blodgett Family

Christmas-Time

December 23, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou 19th century ArtAmerican ArtTeaching Resources

Eastman Johnson — Longfellow’s portraitist, Dutch Masters admirer, and chronicler of American life — captured slavery, family, and freedom on canvas with quiet humanity and extraordinary skill.

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Grant Wood, Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

Grant Wood and the Revolutionary Spirit

July 24, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment 20th century ArtAmerican ArtTeaching Resources

Grant Wood’s Grant Wood transforms American history into a dreamlike vision in The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, blending folk simplicity and national memory into a poetic, childlike landscape of Revolutionary imagination.

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Childe Hassam,  Manhattan's Misty Sunset

New York Virtual Destination

April 22, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment American ArtTeaching Resources

During COVID-19, Art nurtures our quest for happiness — join us for a virtual New York weekend tour, from the comfort of your home.

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Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company,  Design Drawing and Glass Bowl

A Tiffany Drawing and the final product!

February 25, 2020
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment 19th century ArtAmerican ArtArt Nouveau

Tiffany’s luminous enamel-on-copper bowl, crafted by Julia Munson’s all-women workshop, dazzles with three-dimensional plums among leaves — a rare, shimmering masterpiece of extraordinary craftsmanship and organic beauty.

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Tiffany Hair Ornament

Reverence for Nature and Tiffany

November 13, 2019
by Amalia Spiliakou with No Comment American ArtArt NouveauTeaching Resources

Inspired by nature’s fleeting beauty, Louis Comfort Tiffany’s dragonfly hair ornament captures fragility, luminosity, and exquisite craftsmanship—an Art Nouveau jewel where delicate forms celebrate life’s ephemeral grace.

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