Pool (1968) by Ed Ruscha

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Among Ed Ruscha’s inventive, witty series are his sensuous Romance with Liquids paintings and drawings of the mid-late 1960s. Look…

National World War II Memorial (2004) by Friedrich St. Florian

Whimsical graffiti is not what you'd expect to find within this grandiose Washington memorial, but a small engraved doodle of…

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Landscapes
by Herri met de Bles

We know very little about Herri met de Bles. He was one of the earliest landscape painters in the southern…

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Philpot Lane Mice
(c. 1862)

This miniature sculpture may be a memorial to a tragic fall from a construction site. Evidence to support this story…

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Flower Still Life (1669)
by Maria van Oosterwyck

17th century Dutch painter Maria van Oosterwyck sold her floral still lifes to royal patrons throughout the world. Her signature…

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Radiator Building, Night, New York (1927)
by Georgia O’Keeffe

Georgia O’Keeffe painted this view of the Radiator Building in 1927, as her marriage to Alfred Stieglitz was beginning to…

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St. Augustine of Hippo (1955-57) by John Skeaping

A statue of St. Augustine adorns the wall of a London office building. Near the base of the statue sits…

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St. Sebastian (1457-59) by Andrea Mantegna

Andrea Mantegna depicted St. Sebastian at least three times, and each painting is different. In this version, a horse and…

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Autumn Leaves (1856)
by John Everett Millais

Four girls have been gathering autumn leaves for burning. The sun has set, and their task is almost over for…

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Marilyn (Vanitas) (1977)
by Audrey Flack

This groundbreaking photorealist painting by Audrey Flack, despite its festive candy colors, is actually a meditation on the inevitability of…

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