Francesca Woodman was an American photographer whose work mainly focused on self-portraiture and possessed a haunting, ethereal quality. She was born in Denver, Colorado in 1958 to George and Betty…
MONDAY MUSE | Ophelia: Poetic Vision
The Pre-Raphaelites often painted scenes from books, especially concentrating on the Bible and Shakespeare. Ophelia, a famous painting by John Everett Millais, shows the death of Ophelia from Shakespeare’s play,…
MONDAY MUSE | Andy Warhol & His Soup Cans
Andy Warhol is famous for his break into ‘60s Pop Art. The inspiration for this came from a minor dealer in New York City, Muriel Latow. Muriel was a flamboyant decorator,…
MONDAY MUSE | American Gothic
For this week on Monday Muse, we are going to look at one of the most iconic pieces of art in American history. American Gothic was painted in 1930 by…
MONDAY MUSE | Han van Meegeren
At the end of World War Two, a Dutch art dealer named Han van Meegeren was put on trial for collaborating with the Nazis for the crime of selling them…
MONDAY MUSE | Theft of the Mona Lisa
One of the ideas I have for the Garrett Museum of Art is to engage our community of supporters in ways that go beyond physically visiting the museum. We are…