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Jean-Michel Basquiat
Andy Warhol, Jean Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Art & Collection
First appearing in Crystal Bridges' 1940s to Now Gallery in 2016,   Untitled, 1981, is a paradigm of the most prolific stage of artmaking in Jean-Michel Basquiat’s unfortunately short career: 1981 to…
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New Acquisition: Elsie Driggs's Blast Furnace
Framed painting of an industrial scene with large cylindrical structures and metal framework.

New Acquisition: Elsie Driggs's Blast Furnace

Art & Collection
    New on view in Crystal Bridges' Early Twentieth-Century Art Gallery is Elsie Drigg's Precisionist painting, Blast Furnaces, created in 1927.     Elsie Driggs was born in 1898…
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Crystal Bridges Celebrates LGBTQ Pride Month by Remembering Artist/Activist Keith Haring
Red abstract metal sculpture of reclining figure with round head and circular eyes on paved area.

Crystal Bridges Celebrates LGBTQ Pride Month by Remembering Artist/Activist Keith Haring

Art & Collection

In remembrance of the 48th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Riots that ignited the flame of the LGBT Civil Rights movement of the seventies and eighties, it seems appropriate to…

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Oh Deer! New Crystal Bridges Acquisition Visits Chicago
Large deer sculpture on grass with palm trees and buildings in the background.

Oh Deer! New Crystal Bridges Acquisition Visits Chicago

Art & Collection

An enormous white tail deer, sculpted of painted fiberglass, recently appeared on the Riverwalk in Chicago, Illinois.  The sculpture, appropriately titled Deer, was created by artist Tony Tasset in 2015,…

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Robert Henri: American Original
Sepia-toned portrait of a man with mustache, wavy hair, wearing a suit with bow tie.

Robert Henri: American Original

Art & Collection
  Instead of ascribing to the traditional norm of using predominantly white, upper-class subjects for painted portraits, Henri instead found inspiration in capturing the energy of everyday individuals. He also…
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May Day: Prints for the People
Workers position a large pipe lifted by crane while a diver observes, at an industrial site.

May Day: Prints for the People

Art & Collection
In honor of May Day: traditionally a celebration of Labor in many European countries, we will take a look at some works on paper in Crystal bridges collection that celebrate…
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The Powerful Influence of Walt Whitman
Elderly man with white beard in side profile, seated indoors near window with filtered light.

The Powerful Influence of Walt Whitman

Art & Collection
Walt Whitman is easily one of America’s most well-known poets. His collection, Leaves of Grass, was published in eight editions during his life, each with revisions and an expanded set…
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Poetry and Art  
Two people standing on a rocky cliff overlooking a forested valley with waterfall and mountains.

Poetry and Art  

Art & Collection
April is National Poetry Month!  In celebration, let me introduce you to a few works in Crystal Bridges’ collection with poetic connections.   Kindred Spirits The two figures in this…
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Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Atkinson, Jr., Reunited for the First Time in Over a Century
Man in brown coat with tricorn hat, embroidered waistcoat, scenic outdoor background with river.

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Atkinson, Jr., Reunited for the First Time in Over a Century

Art & Collection
Beginning this week, the great colonial-era painter John Singleton Copley receives the special recognition he deserves in a spotlight corner of our Colonial to Early-Nineteenth Century Gallery, thanks in part…
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Women's History Month: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
Woman in early 20th-century attire interacting with war sculpture of two soldiers.

Women's History Month: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

Art & Collection
Sculptor and art collector Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942) was born the middle child in the midst of four brothers and was the great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt, known for the railroad…
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Women's History Month: Pam Longobardi's Plastic Oceans
Woman in business attire kneeling among colorful buoys and plastic objects, with more on wall behind.

Women's History Month: Pam Longobardi's Plastic Oceans

Art & Collection Exhibitions
Pam Longobardi’s artwork is framed within a conversation about globalism and conservation, and involves painting, photography, and installation. In 2006, she founded the Drifters Project, an international collaborative artistic research…
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Women's History Month: Ruth Asawa
Suspended abstract black wire mesh sculpture with geometric shapes casting intricate shadows

Women's History Month: Ruth Asawa

Art & Collection
  Ruth Aiko Asawa was born in 1926 in southern California to Japanese immigrants who worked as farmers. On December 7, 1941, Japanese aircraft bombed the US fleet at Pearl…
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Women's History Month: New Works by Remarkable Women
Geometric design with a blue diamond and three converging white triangles at the top.

Women's History Month: New Works by Remarkable Women

Art & Collection
In the month of March, the galleries may look at little different, as several works not before seen at Crystal Bridges are being installed. They add to the diverse voices…
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Women's History Month: Joan Brown
Person with blond hair holds yellow fish, paintbrush, black cat on red-tiled floor, red background.

Women's History Month: Joan Brown

Art & Collection
Self-Portrait with Fish and Cat is one of the largest of Joan Brown’s signature self-portraits and the first self-portrait by a woman to join the Crystal Bridges collection. Considered a…
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Black History Month: Kara Walker, "A Warm Summer Night in 1863,"
Silhouette of a headless figure holding heads and bow over a burning historical scene with crowd.

Black History Month: Kara Walker, "A Warm Summer Night in 1863,"

Art & Collection
Looming large against a chaotic illustrated scene, the caricatured silhouette of a hanged young black woman sets a dark tone for Kara Walker’s tapestry, A Warm Summer Night in 1863.…
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Black History Month: Fred Eversley
Man viewed through large, colorful circular object with a distorted effect, hands on either side.

Black History Month: Fred Eversley

Art & Collection
Fred Eversley is an African American artist born in 1941. His path to becoming an artist, back in the early '60s, is an unusual one. The son of a New…
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Happy Birthday Raphaelle and Rembrandt Peale!
older man in ornate frame; artist with palette, brushes, still life background.

Happy Birthday Raphaelle and Rembrandt Peale!

Art & Collection
This month, we celebrate the birthdays of Raphaelle and Rembrandt Peale, (February 17 and 22, respectively) two brothers from America’s first artist family.   Raphaelle and Rembrandt’s grandfather, Charles Peale…
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Happy Birthday to Leo Villareal!
Person in white shirt with geometric sculpture, red and blue lights, dark sky background.

Happy Birthday to Leo Villareal!

Art & Collection

Happy Birthday to Leo Villareal, the creator of the Buckyball– the spherical sculpture that lights up the path to our front entrance at dusk.   Buckyball consists of two geodesic spheres,…

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Black History Month: Emma Cadwalader Guild's sculpture "Free"
Wooden sculpture of a muscular man bound, head bowed, leaning on a stump with an inscription.

Black History Month: Emma Cadwalader Guild's sculpture "Free"

Art & Collection
One of the works in Crystal Bridges' collection that speaks most movingly about the experience of African Americans during the Restoration period was actually created by a White woman. Today's…
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Of Love and Loss: A Valentine's Story from the Galleries
Seated woman in dark dress, profile view, with roses on table, muted background.

Of Love and Loss: A Valentine's Story from the Galleries

Art & Collection
One of Dennis Miller Bunker’s defining paintings is his 1887 portrait of Anne Page. The painting is low in key, with a dark neutral background devoid of patterns or accessories.…
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