Julia Margaret Cameron Was Born 211 Years Ago Today. She Photographed the Nude Body When the Camera Was Still Learning to See.
Julia Margaret Cameron was 48 years old when she received her first camera. It was 1863 — a gift from […]
Art History
André Derain Was Born 146 Years Ago Today. How Fauvism Freed the Nude Body.
On June 10, 1880, André Derain was born in Chatou, France. By the time he was twenty-five, he had helped
Diego Velázquez Was Born 427 Years Ago Today. The Rokeby Venus and the Suffragette Who Slashed It.
On June 6, 1599, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was born in Seville, Spain. Four centuries later, he is
Jules Pascin Died 96 Years Ago Today. The Prince of Montparnasse Who Painted Nudes Like Confessions.
Jules Pascin Died 96 Years Ago Today. The Prince of Montparnasse Who Painted Nudes Like Confessions. \n\n On June 5,
The Origin of the World: Gustave Courbet\’s 1866 Masterpiece and the 160-Year War Against Looking at Naked Bodies
\n The Origin of the World: Gustave Courbet’s 1866 Masterpiece and the 160-Year War Against Looking at Naked Bodies \n\n\n\n
The Mapplethorpe Obscenity Trial: The Day the Art World Went to Court
The Mapplethorpe Obscenity Trial: The Day the Art World Went to Court \n\n In the spring of 1990, a museum
Sally Mann Was Born 75 Years Ago Today. Her Photographs Made the Nude a Question — Not an Answer.
Sally Mann (born May 26, 1951) turned the camera on her children, her dying husband, and herself — and forced the world to decide what belongs in a frame.