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2. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - Wikipedia

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   The Museum of Fine Arts(often abbreviated as MFA Bostonor MFA) is an art museumin Boston, Massachusetts. It is the 20th-largestart museum in the world, measured by public gallery area. It contains 8,161 paintings and more than 450,000 works of art, making it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Americas.

3. Visual art of the United States - Wikipedia

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   Gilbert Stuart, George Washington,also known as The Athenaeumand The Unfinished Portrait,1796, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is his most celebrated and famous work. [1] Visual art of the United Statesor American artis visual artmade in the United Statesor by U.S. artists. Before colonization, there were many flourishing traditions of Native ...

4. National Academy of Design - Wikipedia

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   The National Academy of Design is an honorary association of American artists, founded in New York City in 1825 by Samuel Morse, Asher Durand, Thomas Cole, Martin E. Thompson, Charles Cushing Wright, Ithiel Town, and others "to promote the fine arts in America through instruction and exhibition." [1] Membership is limited to 450 American ...

5. Fine art - Wikipedia

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   Fine art photography is created primarily as an expression of the artist's vision, but has also been important in advancing certain causes. Depiction of nudity has been one of the dominating themes in fine-art photography. Alfred Stieglitz nude, circa 1916. Man Ray, Lampshade, reproduced in 391, n. 13, July 1920.

6. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts - Wikipedia

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   Website. pafa.org. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ( PAFA) is a museum and private art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [ 4] It was founded in 1805 and is the first and oldest art museum and art school in the United States. [ 4] The academy's museum is internationally known for its collections of 19th- and 20th-century American ...

7. List of most expensive artworks by living artists - Wikipedia

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   The highest known price paid for an artwork by a living artist was for Jasper Johns's 1958 painting Flag. Its 2010 private sale price was estimated to be about US$110 million ($154 million in 2023 dollars). All-time This is a list of highest prices ever paid—at auction or private sale—for an artwork by an artist living at time of sale. Adjusted price (in millions of USD) Original price (in ...