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Tag Archives: Robert Henri

#8 William Glackens – The Lake

by , in 50 Favorites

Oct

25

A native of Philadelphia, William Glackens began his artistic career as a newspaper illustrator. In 1891, he enrolled in evening classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and met Robert Henri (1865-1929), who encouraged Glackens to paint. After the National Academy of Design rejected Glackens’s work in 1907, he joined Henri and six [...]

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Robert Henri painting to Participate in Exhibition

by , Registrar in Art, Behind the Scenes

Aug

19

In general, museums “loan” artwork from their permanent collection to other similar institutions for a variety of reasons. The most common type of loan request is for an exhibition. Although “loaning” artwork to another museum sounds easy, it is a complicated process that should be made with great care.

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The Cummer Wants to Inspire You

by , Director of Art Education in Artists, Education, Exhibitions

Mar

07

The artist John Singer Sargent once said, “Every time I paint a portrait, I lose a friend”.  What he meant was that his friends thought he painted them too realistically – blemishes and all! Before photography was invented important and wealthy people paid artists to paint their portraits.  These portraits provided important clues about lives [...]

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