American Art

Museum Confidential: Season 7, Episode 10.

Museum Confidential: Season 7, Episode 8.

Museum Confidential: Season 7, Episode 7.

Sprung is the Brooklyn-based artist who was commissioned to paint the official White House portrait of Michelle Obama.

"Joan Didion: What She Means" is an art exhibition now on view at UCLA's Hammer Museum; it renders the great writer's life and work through the creations of nearly 50 artists, including Betye Saar, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Maren Hassinger, and Ed Ruscha.

The late, great American artist -- and former head of the University of Tulsa's School of Art -- will be the focus of two different exhibitions, both happening in the gallery that was named after him.

An artist, designer, and writer, Vernon is perhaps best known for her erotic jewelry.

Museum Confidential: Season 7, Episode 3.

Detailed reproductions of certain paintings from the magnificent collection of the Gilcrease Museum are starting to pop up citywide. Here's the backstory.

Museum Confidential: Season 7, Episode 2.