James Abbott McNeill Whistler was a famous American painter and portrait artist associated with the Tonalism art movement. He is best known for his portraits and landscapes that looked to music for inspiration. Famous James McNeill Whistler artworks include “Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl", “Nocturne: Blue and Gold - Old Battersea Bridge", "Arrangement in Grey and … [Read more...] about James Abbott McNeill Whistler Quotes about Art
American Artists
Browse our list of famous American artists and creatives who were born or spent much of their life living in the United States of America. Includes painters, photographers, sculptors, print makers, and more. See the Art in America section for a more specific type of artist.
- Jean-Michel Basquiat - - Art Quotes
Famous African American artist known for his bold expressionist works. - Alexander Calder - - Sculpture Quotes
Popular American sculptor known for abstract mobiles, wire portraits, and monumental public sculpture. - Mary Cassatt - - Art Quotes
Popular American female painter and printmaker of domestic scenes and portraits of women. - Chuck Close - - Art Quotes
Famous American painter, printmaker and photographer known for his large portrait paintings. - Elaine de Kooning - - Art Quotes
Notable abstract expressionist American female painter known for her portraits and abstract works. - Willem de Kooning - - Art Quotes
Famous Dutch-born American Abstract Expressionist painter known for his Woman series of paintings. - Jim Dine - - Art Quotes
Notable American painter, draftsman and printmaker known for his hearts, bathrobes and tools. - Thomas Eakins - - Art Quotes
Notable American realist painter, sculptor and photographer of the nude and portraits. - Ron English - - Art Quotes
Popular American artist, illustrator, activist, designer and political artist of the Popaganda business. - Shepard Fairey - - Art Quotes
Famous American street artist, printmaker, illustrator, activist, and political artist known for his OBEY and HOPE posters. - Helen Frankenthaler - - Art Quotes
American abstract expressionist female artist known for her large fluid abstractions. - Keith Haring - - Art Quotes
Famous American LGBT artist and muralist influenced by the pop art movement and graffiti. - Edward Hopper - - Art Quotes
Notable American realist painter, draftsman, printmaker and watercolorist depicting modern life in America. - Jasper Johns - - Art Quotes
Notable American pop artist, painter and printmaker known for his US flag paintings. - Franz Kline - - Art Quotes
American abstract expressionist artist known for his large black and white gestural paintings. - Jeff Koons - - Art Quotes
Famous American pop kitsch painter and sculptor known for his large shiny works that sell for record prices at auction. - Lee Krasner - - Art Quotes
Famous American abstract expressionist painter who was married to Jackson Pollock. - Jacob Lawrence - - Art Quotes
Notable black artist depicting the struggles of African-Americans in the 20th century. - Roy Lichtenstein - - Art Quotes
American painter, sculptor and printmaker best known for his comic book style pop art paintings. - Joan Mitchell - - Art Quotes
Notable American female abstract artist associated with abstract expressionism. - Robert Motherwell - - Art Quotes
20th century American abstract expressionist painter and printmaker. - Alice Neel - - Art Quotes
Famous American feminist artist and portrait painter. - Barnett Newman - - Art Quotes
American abstract expressionist and color field painter known for his minimalist abstract paintings. - Isamu Noguchi - - Art Quotes
Famous American sculptor, furniture designer and landscape architect. - Georgia O'Keefe - - Art Quotes
Notable American female artist famous for her erotic flower paintings and landscapes. - Claus Oldenburg - - Art Quotes
Swedish American sculptor and artist known for his soft sculptures and monumental outdoor sculptures. - Jackson Pollock - - Art Quotes
Famous American abstract expressionist painter known for his large drip paintings. - Robert Rauschenberg - - Art Quotes
Famous American painter, printmaker and collagist known for his pop art inspired combine paintings. - James Rosenquist - - Art Quotes
Famous American painter known for his large scale billboard influenced pop art paintings. - Susan Rothenberg - - Art Quotes
Notable American contemporary painter and printmaker famous for her depictions of horses. - Mark Rothko - - Art Quotes
Latvian born American abstract expressionist painter known for his large color field paintings. - Robert Ryman - - Art Quotes
American abstract painter known for his minimalist white square abstract paintings. - Frank Stella - - Art Quotes
Famous American abstract painter, printmaker and sculptor. - Wayne Thiebaud - - Art Quotes
Popular American painter, draftsman and printmaker known for his colorful images of popular culture. - Cy Twombly - - Art Quotes
Famous American artist who also lived in Italy. Created expressive childlike drawings and paintings. - Andy Warhol - - Art Quotes
Famous 20th century artist and leading proponent of the pop art movement in the United States. - James McNeill Whistler - - Art Quotes
Notable American portrait painter of the iconic "Whistler's Mother" painting. - Grant Wood - - Art Quotes
Famous American realist or regionalist who created the iconic American Gothic painting. - Christopher Wool - - Art Quotes
Popular American abstract painter and sculptor known for his text paintings, gray abstract works and wire sculptures. - Andrew Wyeth - - Art Quotes
Famous American realist artist of portraits, interiors and the landscapes of Pennsylvania.
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Mary Cassatt Quotes about Art
Mary Cassatt was a famous American born female painter and printmaker associated with the Impressionism art movement. She is best known for her paintings of domestic scenes and portraits of women and children. Famous Mary Cassatt artworks include “Maternité", “Lady at the Tea Table”, "Children on the Beach", "Portrait of Madame Sisley", "In the Box", "Woman with a Pearl … [Read more...] about Mary Cassatt Quotes about Art
Elaine de Kooning Quotes about Art
Elaine de Kooning was a famous American female painter associated with the Abstract Expressionism art movement. She is best known for her abstract paintings and portraits of men. Famous Elaine de Kooning artworks include “John F. Kennedy", “Pele No. 1”, "Thomas B. Hess", "Harold Rosenberg", "Standing Bull", "Al Lazar (Man in a Hotel Room)", "Bacchus", "Italian Summer", … [Read more...] about Elaine de Kooning Quotes about Art
Joan Mitchell Quotes about Art
Joan Mitchell was a famous American born female painter associated with the Abstract Expressionism art movement. She is best known for her painterly abstract paintings and pastels. Famous Joan Mitchell artworks include “Parasol", “Bracket”, "Rock Bottom", "Ste. Hilaire", "12 Hawks at 3 O’Clock", "Hemlock", "Sunflowers", "No Rain", "George Went Swimming at Barnes Hole, but It … [Read more...] about Joan Mitchell Quotes about Art
Helen Frankenthaler Quotes about Art
Helen Frankenthaler was a famous American abstract painter and printmaker associated with the Abstraction Expressionism art movement. She is best known for her large abstract paintings which were fluid and spontaneous in nature. Famous Helen Frankenthaler artworks include “Mountains and Sea", “Floe IV", "Hotel Cro-Magnon", "Small's Paradise", "Persian Garden", "Tutti-Fruitti" … [Read more...] about Helen Frankenthaler Quotes about Art
Robert Motherwell Quotes about Art
Robert Motherwell was a famous American abstract painter and printmaker associated with the Abstraction Expressionism art movement. He is best known for his bold, gestural works using a limited palette with black being the lead. Famous Robert Motherwell artworks include “Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 110", “The Little Spanish Prison", "The Homely Protestant", "Open No. 122 … [Read more...] about Robert Motherwell Quotes about Art
Barnett Newman Quotes about Art
Barnett Newman was a famous American abstract painter associated with the Abstraction Expressionism and Color Field art movements. He is best known for his minimal abstract paintings. Famous Barnett Newman artworks include “Onement I", “Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue III", "Vir Heroicus Sublimis", "Cathedra", "Black Fire I", "Anna's Light", "The Station of the Cross - … [Read more...] about Barnett Newman Quotes about Art
Roy Lichtenstein Quotes about Art
Roy Lichtenstein was a famous American painter, sculptor and printmaker. He is best known for his comic book styled artworks depicting images of popular culture. Famous Roy Lichtenstein artworks include “Drowning Girl", “Whaam!”, "In the Car", "Masterpiece", "Crying Girl", "Girl with Ball", "Blam", "Hopeless", "Girl with Hair Ribbon", "Takka Takka" and "Little Big … [Read more...] about Roy Lichtenstein Quotes about Art
Grant Wood Quotes about Art
Grant Wood was a famous American realist or regionalist artist. He is best known for his depictions of the Midwest of the United States. Famous Grant Wood artworks include “American Gothic", “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere”, "Daughters of Revolution", "Fall Plowing", "Arnold Comes of Age", "Boy Milking Cow", "Young Corn", "The Birthplace of Herbert Hoover", "Stone City, Iowa" … [Read more...] about Grant Wood Quotes about Art
Robert Rauschenberg Quotes on Art
Robert Rauschenberg was a famous American pop artist, painter, sculptor, printmaker and photographer. He is best known for his Neo-Dadaist or pop art paintings, collages, prints and combines which combined painting and sculpture. Famous Robert Rauschenberg paintings include “Canyon", “Bed”, "Retroactive II", "Studio Painting", "Buffalo II", "Monogram", "Erased de Kooning … [Read more...] about Robert Rauschenberg Quotes on Art