Artists have long been inspired to capture the heroism, tragedy, ideals, suffering, and destruction of war. Whether through painting and sculpture, or television and film, their images have a lasting impact on how people understand and remember war....

Although their contributions might not seem as obvious as those of war industry workers, nurses, and servicemen and -women, American painters, sculptors, graphic designers, illustrators, and photographers lent their talents to the war effort in...

During World War I, the visual arts in America were an important part of the war effort. Both the government and the private sector used cartoons, poster art, film, and even individual artists as part of this orchestrated effort. In 1917, less than a...

The visual arts are art forms that focus on the creation of works which are primarily visual in nature, such as painting, photography, printmaking, and filmmaking. Those that involve three-dimensional objects, such as sculpture and architecture, are...

GREAT MILWAUKEE SUMMER VISUAL ARTS Sunday, May 19, 2002 Highlights of Milwaukee-area events and museum exhibitions: To May 26: Man Ray on Paper, Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University. To June 2: Sculpture, design, George W. Kubiayk, Alfons Gallery,...

Twelve students were honored with trophies and prize money Saturday for their short films at the 34th annual Student Academy Awards.Actress Zooey Deschanel, director John Landis and Academy President Sid Ganis presented the awards at a ceremony at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater.The Academy of Motion...

What is it like to glimpse into the mind of moviemaker David Lynch? A new exhibition in Paris shows that it is every bit as twisted as a true fan could imagine.The exhibition, "The Air Is on Fire," is the most comprehensive showing of Lynch's...

Fisk University must delay its planned sale of a painting by Georgia O'Keeffe and one by Marsden Hartley for 30 days to see if money can be raised to keep the two works at the financially strapped historically black university.Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper said...