Category: Favorite

Thanks to our follower Hannah J. for requesting John Dixon Batten’s The Garden of Adonis–Amoretta and Time.

Thanks to our Instagram follower, Andrew, for requesting L’esprit de famille by iconic Surrealist René Magritte.

We’re so glad it’s Favorite Friday! Thanks to our Instagram follower, Love Ethic for requesting a work by Giacomo Balla, a key member of the Futurism movement in the early 20th Century. We’re featuring his charcoal drawing from our collection titled Automobile Dynamics.

We’re thrilled to feature this week’s Favorite Friday: Untitled #25 (Lake Erie and Sky) by Dawoud Bey. Thanks to our Instagram follower, Anna M. for this request!

Thanks to our Instagram follower Kate S. for requesting this week’s Friday Favorite: Untitled (Gibbet Island) by Cy Gavin.

Thanks to follower Emmett D. on Instagram for requesting this week’s Favorite Friday feature: By the River by American impressionist Edward Willis Redfield.

Our Multimedia Producer, Tom Fisher, selected today’s Favorite Friday–the murals of John White Alexander located on our beautiful Grand Staircase!

For Favorite Friday we are celebrating artist Alex Katz’s birthday! Katz is known for his paintings of portraits, landscapes, and flowers. Reflecting on growing older, Katz’s once said:

Happy Friday! Today, we’re highlighting a staff favorite from our collection.

This week’s Friday Favorite is a deep cut from our collection, selected by our Assistant Registrar, Gabi DiDonna.