Fuck Yeah American Art!

A tumblog dedicated to the American arts, focusing on, but not limited to, paintings from the 17th century forward.
joesreport: My Children, Abbott Henderson Thayer, 1897

joesreport:

My Children, Abbott Henderson Thayer, 1897

(Source: joesreport)

hauntedranch: Angelica Singleton Van Buren, 1842, by Henry Imran

hauntedranch:

Angelica Singleton Van Buren, 1842, by Henry Imran

(Source: hauntedcola)

tartnouveau: Gateway at Canterbury, 1889 Childe Hassam

tartnouveau:

Gateway at Canterbury, 1889

Childe Hassam

vagare-nella-foresta:

Benton. Selections from “America Today”. 1930

(Source: vagare-nella-foresta)

blackcontemporaryart: whos-afraid-of-postblack-art: “I feel sometimes constrained by the expectation that the work should be solely political. I try to create a type of work that is at the service of my own set of criteria, which have to do with beauty and a type of utopia that in some ways speaks to the culture I’m located in. But Americans are so overly fixated on racial identity-and on identity in general.” Kehinde Wiley A Dead Soldier 2007 oil and enamel on canvas

blackcontemporaryart:

whos-afraid-of-postblack-art:

“I feel sometimes constrained by the expectation that the work should be solely political. I try to create a type of work that is at the service of my own set of criteria, which have to do with beauty and a type of utopia that in some ways speaks to the culture I’m located in. But Americans are so overly fixated on racial identity-and on identity in general.”

Kehinde Wiley

A Dead Soldier

2007

oil and enamel on canvas

(Source: whos-afraid-of-postblack-art, via blackcontemporaryart)

hauntedranch: Ammi Phillips, Jeannette Woolley, later Mrs. John Vincent Storm, c. 1835-45

hauntedranch:

Ammi Phillips, Jeannette Woolley, later Mrs. John Vincent Storm, c. 1835-45

(Source: hauntedcola)

femalepersuasion: Ros­alyn Drexler, Self Por­trait, 1964 Acrylic and paper col­lage on can­vas In the Pink, Joe Sheftel Gallery, NYC, June 21 - July 31 In the Pink is a group exhi­bi­tion fea­tur­ing paint­ings, draw­ings and pho­tographs that unabashedly explore the plea­sure— and ten­sion— of look­ing at the female body. While some fig­ures twist and turn spas­mod­i­cally, reveal­ing fleshy exposed ori­fices, oth­ers are seem­ingly caught in sta­tic, pri­vate moments. 

femalepersuasion:

Ros­alyn Drexler, Self Por­trait, 1964

Acrylic and paper col­lage on can­vas

In the Pink, Joe Sheftel Gallery, NYC, June 21 - July 31

In the Pink is a group exhi­bi­tion fea­tur­ing paint­ings, draw­ings and pho­tographs that unabashedly explore the plea­sure— and ten­sion— of look­ing at the female body. While some fig­ures twist and turn spas­mod­i­cally, reveal­ing fleshy exposed ori­fices, oth­ers are seem­ingly caught in sta­tic, pri­vate moments. 

(Source: femalepersuasion, via riley-ferretboy-konor)

drawpaintprint: Marsden Hartley: Mountain Lake (c. 1910)

drawpaintprint:

Marsden Hartley: Mountain Lake (c. 1910)

(Source: drawpaintprint)

mmex: John Singer Sargent: The Birthday Party, 1887 This image was treasured by the Besnard family it portrays. The son, their only child, died tragically young, and this image served as a valuable memory. The father in this image is painted intentionally blurry to convey the relationship between mother and child.

mmex:

John Singer Sargent: The Birthday Party, 1887

This image was treasured by the Besnard family it portrays. The son, their only child, died tragically young, and this image served as a valuable memory. The father in this image is painted intentionally blurry to convey the relationship between mother and child.

hauntedranch: Frederic Remington, Indians Simulating Buffalo, 1908

hauntedranch:

Frederic Remington, Indians Simulating Buffalo, 1908

(Source: hauntedcola)

labelleotero: “The Venetian Blind” (1898) by Edmund Tarbell

labelleotero:

“The Venetian Blind” (1898) by Edmund Tarbell

(via labelleotero)

sonjabarbaric: Anemones / Milton Avery - 1945

sonjabarbaric:

Anemones / Milton Avery - 1945

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misskrysta02: Jasper Johns Untitled (2012)

misskrysta02:

Jasper Johns Untitled (2012)

(Source: misskrysta02)

drawpaintprint: Winslow Homer: On a Lee Shore (1900)

drawpaintprint:

Winslow Homer: On a Lee Shore (1900)

(Source: drawpaintprint)