Russian artist Yuri Kuper immigrated to Israel in 1972, and soon moved to England. He is particularly known for his still lifes, which often feature found objects from his studio. He has exhibited in the United States, Europe, and Japan, and his work is found at the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He lives in France and has a studio in New York.
My Mother Posing for Me is one of a series of photographs that Sultan made of his parents, Irving and Jean, from 1983 to 1992. They were published in his book, Pictures from Home, which explored the…
Bronze bowl with musicians, Cyprus, late 9th or early 8th century BCE. The engraved scene shows musicians and dancers. In this bronze bowl, five inches in diameter, three female musicians are playing…
In the nineteenth century, especially in the era before photography, it was common for artists to travel to exotic or picturesque locations in Europe, North Africa, and the Near East, and to produce…