American food was bland until Edward McIlhenny mashed peppers with vinegar and salt. And an American icon was served.
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When the horror surfaced, Winfred Rembert carved his stories into leather. And a survivor became an artist.
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It took years of detective work, to “find” Vivian Maier. What we found was the eye of a master. (As seen in “Finding Vivian Maier.”)
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B.C. (Before Calder) sculpture was set in stone. Then “Sandy” began to have fun.
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John Cage heard music in everyday sounds. His 4’33” taught audiences to hear that music, too.
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Fresh from the Hudson River School, Frederic Church stunned America with “Niagara,” then set his vision in stone.
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Fast cameras caught split second action but “Doc” Edgerton’s strobe captured magic.
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Roaming the West for three decades, Edward Curtis caught more than shadows. He caught the soul of proud nations.
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When Pop Art flared in the 1960s, Sister Mary Corita saw the light. Her brilliant colors soon preached love, peace, and hope.
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Light dazzled the ancients but it took James Turrell to use everyday radiance as a paint brush.
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Before Elvis, before Chuck Berry, Sister Rosetta Tharpe preached the gospel of rock n’ roll. Never heard of her? Hear her now.
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Boxed in by life, Joseph Cornell sent his imagination soaring beyond Utopia Parkway
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America needed a Vietnam memorial. The contest drew 1,421 entries. The winner was denounced as “egg roll” and “a gook.” But Maya Lin’s “wall” still touches the nation’s heart.
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It took courage to build skyscrapers, and courage to photograph the ones who “built America.”
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The history was black. The colors were Harlem. Jacob Lawrence interwove them and lit up the past.
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One man. A vision. Thirty years working in his backyard. The Watts Towers are "as pure a work of art as this country can rightly call its own."
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