Curated Video
How to Take a Headshot
Howcast - Learn how to take headshots from professional photographer Chris Ryan in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
How to Pick a Photography Studio Kit
Howcast - Learn how to pick a photography studio kit from professional photographer Chris Ryan in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
What Is Studio Photography?
Howcast - Learn about studio photography from professional photographer Chris Ryan in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
How to Create a Makeshift Photography Studio
Howcast - Learn how to create a makeshift photo studio from professional photographer Chris Ryan in this Howcast video.
Curated Video
What did People from the Past REALLY look like? Portraits are the Original Photo Filters
This video uncovers the hidden secrets in historical portraits, like the altered image of Isabella de Medici, and explores how art has long been used to manipulate appearances. We dive into the symbolism, cultural beauty standards, and...
Curated Video
Charles Willson Peale: Artist of the Revolution
Charles Willson Peale was not just a painter; he was also a soldier, politician, and educator. His life and work offer us a vivid snapshot of Revolutionary America and its heroes.
Amor Sciendi
Portrait of Paul Revere: Moral Consumerism
John Singleton Copley portrait of Paul Revere illustrates the ethical nature of creating luxury goods in pre-revolution America and how it lead to revolt.
The Art Assignment
Photo a Friend Highlights | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
Happy Participant Appreciation Month!! We're taking the next 4 weeks to show off all the hard work you've put into making responses for The Art Assignment, and recognize the many ways in which you support and contribute to this community...
Weird History
Who Nobody Smiles In Old Photos
Why didn't people smile in old photos? For one, early cameras sometimes required a 15-minute exposure time, and holding a smile for that long was no small feat. But that's not the only reason Victorians donned dour expressions in...
Amor Sciendi
Kehinde Wiley and the Obama Portrait Explained
A history and analysis of Kehinde Wiley's presidential portrait of Barak Obama
The Art Assignment
Art Cooking: Frida Kahlo | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
We explore the recipes of artist Frida Kahlo, whose work celebrated Mexico's history, vivid colors, and it's FOOD. On the menu: 1) Chiles Stuffed with Cheese aka Chiles Rellenos 2) White Rice with Plantains 3) Nopales Salad 4) Tequila.
The Art Assignment
The Art History of the Selfie | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
Artists have been taking selfies since the dawn of photography. Cameras allowed people to capture their own image in a way that had never been possible in all of human history, and today most of us carry these magical devices in our...
The Art Assignment
Draw a shape that represents you. | Tschabalala Self | The Art Assignment
This week we meet with Tschabalala Self, whose work explores ideas surrounding the black female body; and her assignment asks you to consider your own body as a symbol too.
The Art Assignment
Art That Was Never Finished
Artists have abandoned artworks for many reasons throughout history. Guest host John Green shares some of his favorite unfinished artworks and explains why they resonate with him so deeply. Featuring work by Michelangelo, Leonardo da...
Curated Video
Digital portraits at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra
At the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra, artists are challenging the traditional concept of portraits as paintings or photographs. They are embracing the digital world instead. Seven artists made it to the final of the 2016 Digital...
Press Association
Colonial-era racial justice pioneer to stand tall on London’s Fourth Plinth
The Fourth Plinth Commissioning Group announced two winning artworks which have been chosen by the public to stand in Trafalgar Square in 2022 and 2024. The 2022 commission is Samson Kambalu’s work, Antelope, which depicts a 1914...
Curated Video
Hundreds photographed nude in Miami
HEADLINE: Hundreds photographed nude in Miami
CAPTION: International artist Spencer Tunick photographed about 500 people in the nude on trendy South Beach. He chose the Sagamore Hotel as the backdrop for his latest photograph, which he...
Curated Video
Holographic portraits take on traditional art
Thiruvananthapuram, India, 8-9 Sep, 2010
1. Wide of a portrait class
2. Close of model's face
3. Mid of student painting a portrait
4. Close of portrait
5. Close of palette
6. Wide of model sitting; canvas in foreground
7. Wide of model;...
Curated Video
Faces of the Renaissance exhibition opens
Berlin - 24 August 2011
1. Mid of Leonardo da Vinci painting "Lady with an Ermine"
2. Tilt up Leonardo da Vinci painting "Lady with an Ermine"
3. Wide of exhibition, zoom in Leonardo da Vinci painting "Lady with an Ermine"
4. Woman...
Curated Video
Art review of 2011
AP Television
Hong Kong - May 25, 2011
1. Mid of artwork of heads nodding, "Fermentation of Nose", 2011, by Heri Dono
2. Various of 2 paintings of Chairman Mao by Andy Warhol, Mao, 1973
3. Various of visitors to the Hong Kong Art...
Bridgeman Arts
Portrait of a Young Girl - Raphael
A detailed view of Raphael's painting ""Portrait of a Young Girl"".
Curated Video
Classic celebrity portaits find their place in the modern art world
++No re-use/re-sale of photographs without clearance++
AP - Los Angeles, March 11, 2008
1. Photo Marilyn Monroe
2. Photo James Dean
3. Photo Brigitte Bardot
4. Photo Frank Sinatra
5. Photo The Beatles
6. Photo The Rolling Stones...