An artist could sit in a studio all day, trying to capture nature on his canvas. But that experience can’t compare to being in the open air and seeing the scene before your eyes. “Plein-air ...

Last week Edward G. Robinson, cinema tough guy, told a distinguished audience at the Philadelphia Museum of Art how he got started as a great collector of modern French paintings. It all went back ...

nearly 10,000 artists were out of work. Over the next decade, a series of programs known as the New Deal Art Projects was developed. Under the WPA and other programs, thousands of artists were ...