Anthony van Dyck Was Born Today, 427 Years Ago. He Made the Body the Foundation of Everything — Then Dressed It Up.
Anthony van Dyck was born on this day in 1599, in Antwerp. He died at forty-two. In between, he became […]
Hans Hofmann Was Born Today, 146 Years Ago. He Taught America How to See the Body — Then Blew It Apart.
On March 21, 1880, in Weißenburg, Bavaria, a boy was born who would spend his first decades building things: electromagnetic
Edward Poynter Was Born Today, 190 Years Ago. He Made the Nude Respectable — by Making It Precise.
Edward John Poynter was born on this day in 1836 — in Paris, of all places, to English parents who
Albert Pinkham Ryder Was Born Today, 179 Years Ago. His Paintings Are Still Drying.
Albert Pinkham Ryder was born on this day in 1847, in a whaling port on the Massachusetts coast. He would
March 18: The Day Art Disappeared Twice
Two events happened on March 18 — separated by sixteen years and 5,000 miles — that together tell us everything
Mikhail Vrubel Was Born Today, 170 Years Ago. He Made the Body a Cathedral.
One hundred and seventy years ago today — March 17, 1856 — a boy named Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel was born
Rosa Bonheur Was Born Today, 204 Years Ago. She Never Painted a Nude — But She Changed Who Gets to Look at Bodies.
On March 16, 1822, in Bordeaux, France, a girl was born who would become the most commercially successful female painter
Gerda Wegener: The Artist Who Painted Identity Before the World Had Words for It
Born This Day: The Artist Who Painted Identity Before the World Had Words for It On March 15, 1885, in
Ferdinand Hodler: The Swiss Master Who Made Nudity Philosophical
On March 14, 1853, Ferdinand Hodler was born in Bern, Switzerland — a man who would become one of Europe’s
The Photographic Nude Returns: What Ruth Bernhard’s Legacy Means in 2026
# The Photographic Nude Returns: What Ruth Bernhard’s Legacy Means in 2026 When LightBox Photographic Gallery in Astoria, Oregon closed