December 5
Boy with Squirrel (Henry Pelham)John Singleton Copley 1765The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, USA American portrait artist John Singleton Copley showcased this piece at the exhibition of the Incorporated Society of Artists in 1766, making it the first American painting to be shown abroad. Born in Boston, Copley’s mother remarried Peter Pelham after Copley’s father died, which proved beneficial to the artist in that Pelham was both an engraver and friends with many local painters. The subject in the above painting is of Copley’s half-brother, Henry Pelham.

Boy with Squirrel (Henry Pelham)
John Singleton Copley
1765
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, USA

American portrait artist John Singleton Copley showcased this piece at the exhibition of the Incorporated Society of Artists in 1766, making it the first American painting to be shown abroad. Born in Boston, Copley’s mother remarried Peter Pelham after Copley’s father died, which proved beneficial to the artist in that Pelham was both an engraver and friends with many local painters. The subject in the above painting is of Copley’s half-brother, Henry Pelham.

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September 29
The RunawayNorman Rockwell1958The Norman Rockwell Museum of Stockbridge, Stockbridge, MA, USA American illustrator Normal Rockwell produced this piece for the cover of the September 20, 1958 issue of The Saturday Evening Post.  To create his iconic images, Rockwell used photographs of the people and places in the small towns of Arlington, VA and Stockbridge, MA. NPR’s website has an interesting article, along with a gallery, on his artistic method and background on the models for his work.

The Runaway
Norman Rockwell
1958
The Norman Rockwell Museum of Stockbridge, Stockbridge, MA, USA

American illustrator Normal Rockwell produced this piece for the cover of the September 20, 1958 issue of The Saturday Evening Post.  To create his iconic images, Rockwell used photographs of the people and places in the small towns of Arlington, VA and Stockbridge, MA. NPR’s website has an interesting article, along with a gallery, on his artistic method and background on the models for his work.

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September 1
The Heart of the AndesFrederic Edwin Church1859Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY, USA The Hudson River School was an American art movement in the mid-19th century, wherein artists took a romantic approach to untouched landscapes, most prominently the Hudson River Valley, the Catskills, the Adirondacks and the Berkshires. As the movement gained in popularity among art collectors, and combined with literary artists such as Thoreau and Emerson, the idea of conservation began to take form. Eventually, partially due to these artists and their depiction of America’s breathtaking landscapes, the National Park Service came to be, and preservation of land became a national goal.  Along with Church, other prominent painters of this movement included Thomas Cole, Asher B. Durand, and Albert Bierstadt.

The Heart of the Andes
Frederic Edwin Church
1859
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY, USA

The Hudson River School was an American art movement in the mid-19th century, wherein artists took a romantic approach to untouched landscapes, most prominently the Hudson River Valley, the Catskills, the Adirondacks and the Berkshires. As the movement gained in popularity among art collectors, and combined with literary artists such as Thoreau and Emerson, the idea of conservation began to take form. Eventually, partially due to these artists and their depiction of America’s breathtaking landscapes, the National Park Service came to be, and preservation of land became a national goal. 

Along with Church, other prominent painters of this movement included Thomas Cole, Asher B. Durand, and Albert Bierstadt.

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August 23
Mary Cassatt Maternité 1890 Oil on canvas Currently in private collections

Mary Cassatt

Maternité

1890

Oil on canvas

Currently in private collections

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August 14
Edward HopperEarly Sunday Morning1930oil on canvasWhitney Museum of American Art, New York

Edward Hopper
Early Sunday Morning
1930
oil on canvas
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

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February 20
Robert Mapplethorpe Self Portrait with Gun 1983 Photograph

Robert Mapplethorpe

Self Portrait with Gun

1983

Photograph

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Toni Frissell Weeki Wachee Springs, Florida 1947 Photograph

Toni Frissell

Weeki Wachee Springs, Florida

1947

Photograph

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Dorothea Lange Mississippi Delta, on Mississippi Highway No. 1 1938 Photograph

Dorothea Lange

Mississippi Delta, on Mississippi Highway No. 1

1938

Photograph

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December 30
Yoko Ono Cut Piece Performance 1964 Performed in 1965 at Carnegie Recital Hall, New York

Yoko Ono

Cut Piece

Performance

1964

Performed in 1965 at Carnegie Recital Hall, New York

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Kara Walker (if anyone has more information on this particular piece, please let me know)

Kara Walker

(if anyone has more information on this particular piece, please let me know)

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