Ruth Asawa: The Artist Behind the Stamps
You may have noticed the U.S.P.S.’s stamps featuring Ruth Asawa’s sculptures. But just who is the artist behind the stamp?
Artist Spotlight: Yayoi Kusama
At 91, artist Yayoi Kusama has been creating artwork for several decades, and it’s about time everybody knew her name.
Another 8 Artists You’ll Want to Celebrate on International Women’s Day
In honor of International Women’s Day, the Art Docent Program once again spotlights eight female artists who deserve more time in the spotlight.
Wayne Thiebaud and the Everyday Joys of Pie
Get to know more about Wayne Thiebaud’s sweet artwork in honor of the artist’s 99th birthday!
Artist Spotlight: Cornelia Konrads
Cornelia Konrads’ site-specific installations are always unexpected, which is why we’ve featured her work in our new 5th-grade Environmental Art unit.
Discover Mary Blair’s Magical Concept Art
If we name a classic Disney film, odds are that a particular image from that film will come to mind. Alice and Wonderland might bring to mind a girl glancing up at a caterpillar smoking on a toadstool, while Peter Pan conjures up images of Peter flying through the sky, clashing swords with Captain Hook. […]
Artist Spotlight: Annie Leibovitz
Over the past two months, you’ve gotten to hear about a few of the artists included in our new units for the 2020 school year. (Robert Smithson and Constantin Brancusi, to be exact.) In the next installment of our summer series, we’re going to introduce you to an artist we’re sure you’ve heard of. Or, […]
Artist Spotlight: Constantin Brancusi
If you’ve been following our blog, you’ll know that over the summer we’re doing a series of Artist Spotlights in honor of our three new units (which will be available starting with the 2019-2020 school year). Our last Artist Spotlight looked at Robert Smithson, an artist featured in our new fifth-grade Environmental Art unit. This […]
Roberto Benavidez’s Art-Historical Piñatas Are Beyond Cool
What could possibly make piñatas even more fun? According to artist Roberto Benavidez, creating piñatas that reference art historical works. Benavidez, a Los-Angeles-based artist, started work on his Piñatas of Earthly Delights series in 2013. Each piñata in the series references a creature found in 16th-century Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch’s tour de force of weirdness, The Garden of Earthly […]
Artist Spotlight: Robert Smithson & Spiral Jetty
As you might have read a few weeks ago, the Art Docent Program is introducing three new units, which will be ready in time for the 2019-2020 school year. In honor of these new units, we’ll be spotlighting a different artist from each unit throughout the summer. As we introduce our new 5th-grade Environmental Art […]