Flaming June

Artist Lord Frederic Leighton created “Flaming June” in oil paints in 1895. In the 1960’s the painting failed to find a bidder at an auction at the small price of $140. Luis A Ferre, an Industrialist from Puerto Rico , bought the painting for the  Ponce Museum of Art...

Nina Allender

The above poster is titled, “Call to Women Voters:Stand by your Disenfranchised Sisters.” Nina Allender created this and other original drawings for the newpaper “The Suffragist.” She worked mainly from 1914-1927, creating hundreds of cartoons . One can view this work...

Arcimboldo, 1526–1593: Nature and Fantasy

Come see this show at the National Gallery of Art, in Washington , Dc. The exhibition runs till January 9,2011.If you enjoy portraits made of flowers , fruit, and other objects, this is the show for you. The National Gallery of Art describes the work this way, on...