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Frank Bowling’s Americas
New York, 1966–75
When the British Guiana–born artist Frank Bowling relocated from London to New York in 1966, he found an art scene in flux, with abstract painting…
Unique among his peers at the vanguard of postwar American art, Cy Twombly (1928–2011) sought inspiration from ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian…
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Acquires Caves Collection of Modern and Contemporary Prints
BOSTON (July 21, 2022)—The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), has acquired the entire collection of more than 2,000 modern and contemporary prints…
MFA Boston Presents Landmark Exhibition Highlighting Black Potters from the 19th-Century American South
On view March 4–July 9, 2023 BOSTON (February 16, 2023)—Opening at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), on March 4, Hear Me Now: The Black Potters…
Simply defined, a miniature is an object smaller than its parent object—compare a chair made for a dolls’ house at two inches tall with a normal-sized…
Who creates your image? In portraits by John Singer Sargent (1856–1925), sitters assume elegant stances, the fabric of their dress richly depicted in…
Tintypes—or ferrotypes—were first introduced in the US in the 1850s. Made by printing photographic images onto sheets of thin metal, they were…
On the northern tip of Cape Cod, Provincetown has long been regarded as a refuge for artists and a vibrant hub of experimentation and innovation. In…
MFA Boston Celebrates Return of Spring with Annual Art in Bloom Celebration of Art and Flowers
2023 Lineup Includes 45 Art-Inspired Arrangements, Guided Tours, and Special Guest Speaker Jimmy Guzman BOSTON (March 3, 2023)—The Museum of Fine Arts…
MFA Boston Debuts Major Exhibition Exploring Hokusai’s Influence on Artists Across Time and Cultures
On view March 26–July 16, 2023 BOSTON (March 8, 2023)—Thanks to the popularity of the instantly recognizable Great Wave —cited everywhere from book…