Susan Stamberg
Stories
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If You Have To Wear A Mask, It Might As Well Be A Masterpiece
Many museums are still closed, but their gift shops are doing lively face mask business. You can mask up with a Monet, a van Gogh or, perhaps best suited to These Times: Edvard Munch's The Scream.
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Tiny Little Jars Contain Big, Bold Colors In The Forbes Pigment Collection
Conservators, preservationists, artists, art historians and serious art fans can consult the Harvard Art Museums' collection to analyze and imitate the colors that painters used many centuries ago.
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These Artists Will Change Your Mind About Winter
If you'd prefer to experience the charms of winter from a safe (and warm) distance, Boston's Museum of Fine Art has some beautiful snowy scenes for you to admire.
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X-Rays And Infrared Reveal The Story Of The 1st Internationally Known Black Painter
Born in Pittsburgh in 1859, Henry Ossawa Tanner moved to Paris where he found "Nobody knows or cares what was the complexion of my forebears." Recent conservation work explores his artistic process.
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Faceoff: Gainsborough's 'Blue Boy' and Wiley's 'Portrait of a Young Gentleman'
Thomas Gainsborough's 18th century painting Blue Boy inspired 21st century painter Kehinde Wiley, and they're being shown across from each other at the Huntington Art Museum near Los Angeles.
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A U.S. Thanksgiving tradition is lost on 2 former members of The Cranberries
It's time for another Thanksgiving with the zesty side that's served Pepto-Bismol pink: Mama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish. This year, we share the recipe with some legends of Irish rock.
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Since the '70s, artist Jeff Wall has been influencing generations of photographers
Glenstone Museum in Potomac, Md., is hosting five decades worth of art by Canadian Jeff Wall, a photographer who begins a work "by not photographing."
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Artist Milton Avery created many amazing works before his death in 1965
Although he died nearly 60 year ago, Milton Avery is very much a man for our times. He drew and painted things he knew, and helped viewers see them his way — works with colors and shapes.
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Two painters, two women, two portraits — one fascinating story of artistic influence
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and Pablo Picasso painted these portraits more than 75 years apart. But there's a clear connection between the two — and you can now see them on display together.
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Since candy is popular on Valentine's Day, let's find out where chocolate comes from
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, a museum in Los Angeles, is honoring the Latin American roots of chocolate. The exhibition is called: The Legacy of Cacao.
