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The purest of poetic forms, the haiku must contain in its 17 syllables a reference to a season as well as a distinct pause or interruption. The poe...

For over 30 years, Motawi Tileworks has been handcrafting tiles inspired by art and nature. Motawi artisans combine bold colors and refined line ar...

Molly Hashimoto responds to her ventures into America’s wild spaces by creating works of art that convey those moments when a rambling river, a lus...

In 1920, a small community of Canadian artists officially became the Group of Seven. As the group extended its membership and influence, a national...

With Minimal Realism and maximal style, Charley Harper distilled the essence of each bird he painted, from cardinals to roadrunners, grosbeaks to w...

In his life, Edward Gorey had up to six cats at a time living with him as companions in his New York apartment and his home on Cape Cod. His illust...

For more than half a century, a multigenerational Inuit community of artists in Kinngait, Nunavut, have been making limited-edition prints, produci...

With wry humor and unconcealed sentiment, Norman Rockwell’s illustrations speak volumes about the human condition and the country he loved. Rockwel...

Women have fought for their liberties for centuries. They’ve marched for a more equal society as part of countless intersecting social movements ov...

Billy Hassell’s paintings are studies in stylized naturalism, rooted in a deep sense of place. An artist and conservationist since childhood, he ro...

Daniel Merriam’s surrealist art reveals a world of wonder, fantastic creatures, and Victorian architecture. Houses built in trees, abodes adorned w...

Ever curious about what lay beyond the horizon, explorers, merchants, and military forces have for centuries relied upon maps to help them describe...

From magnificent Alpine vistas to ancient monuments and vibrant cities—Italy seems to hold endless excitement for tourists. Through its vintage tra...

Before coast-to-coast highways and affordable airlines, trains were the long-distance transit of choice. Nearly every American town boasted a train...

High-style vintage travel posters encouraged visits to England’s historic landmarks, rolling hills, and tranquil waterways while enjoying the comfo...

Mycological marvels! Whether edible or poisonous, all mushrooms can be appreciated for their astonishing variety of form, texture, and color. Mushr...

Using mouthwatering texture and a warm, luminous palette, Wayne Thiebaud created the images of cakes, pies, and other delectables that brought him ...

Historically, quilts were often created to celebrate special occasions such as weddings and births and as tokens of remembrance for friends and lov...

“Colour is a power which directly influences the soul,” artist Wassily Kandinsky asserts. He experimented with color and form to excite emotions an...

Mark Rothko, a titan among modern painters, said that the subject matter of his paintings was the extremes of human emotion. His extraordinary achi...

Robert Bissell’s bears stand upright, sit in meditation, pose for family portraits, and look upward, deep in thought. They seem to have connections...

Beloved for the boundless imagination and sharp humor exhibited in his more than 100 published works, Edward Gorey has left an undeniable stamp on ...

Animals and plants go Midcentury Modern in Charley Harper’s clever conservationist paintings. Inspired by backyard biodiversity and the wonders of ...

From a lively scene of summertime crayfishing to quiet indoor settings for sewing and letter writing, Carl Larsson captures the peaceful joys of hi...

Bold in color and composition but with a remarkable, sensual sensitivity, Georgia O’Keeffe’s flower paintings stunned critics and the public alike....

The natural world is a source of wonder and delight, and Molly Hashimoto’s vivid portrayals of birds remind us to pause and enjoy. Be still and eng...

Schooled in French Impressionism and filled with national pride, a small community of artists came together in 1920 to form the Group of Seven, who...

Emily Carr was a painter and writer whose lifelong inspiration was the coastal environment of British Columbia. Her later paintings of the vast Can...

Kenojuak Ashevak is widely considered a Canadian national treasure. She was a groundbreaking artist for Kinngait Studios, in the Arctic territory o...

About 1,200 miles north of Toronto, the hamlet of Kinngait, Nunavut, is home to a multigenerational Inuit community of graphic artists. Their coope...

Step into the crystalline light and rich, warm colors of the American Southwest in each of Gustave Baumann’s landscape prints. Often dominated by b...

African American artists have made monumental contributions to the world of art, producing an influential body of work informed by the Black experi...

Rosalind Wise takes inspiration from nature, painting scenes of flower gardens and meadows on canvases typically four to five feet across. “When I ...

As a trailblazing artist, storyteller, educator, and feminist activist, Faith Ringgold used her art to reflect on overarching change while preservi...

An artist both of her time and well ahead of it, Hilma af Klint was a rare original. Years before such Modernist pioneers as Piet Mondrian and Vasi...

With intuition, compassion, prowess, or just plain smarts and determination, the exemplary individuals showcased here have enhanced the human exper...

In Kazuyuki Ohtsu’s perfectly balanced compositions, we find tranquil scenes of natural beauty, where autumn leaves erupt in a riot of color and fa...

Like smoke curling from a magic lamp, the clouds in Phyllis Shafer’s artful skies cue the viewer that these are no ordinary landscapes. Here is nat...

Lean in and appreciate the details of every petal, leaf, and delicate wing. Erin E. Hunter’s Look Closer, featured on the front cover, is abuzz wit...