In this bright, 16th Street Plaza District shop, the smells of natural oils, earthy incense and homemade candles spice the air. Simple shelves display chic products like organic balms, modern jewelry and woven sandals. A stately black-and-white photograph of the artist Georgia O’Keeffe hangs on one wall. Solare, 1757 NW 16th St., hopes to emulate […]
Georgia O’Keeffe
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From the Golden Age to the Moving Image: The Changing Face of the Permanent Collection through Dec. 31, 2020 Oklahoma City Museum of Art 415 Couch Drive okcmoa.com 405-236-3100 Free-$12 Known for painting Barack Obama’s official presidential portrait, artist Kehinde Wiley’s neoclassical work typically features people of color — subjects not fully represented in art […]
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Cover Story: Fred Jones Museum’s Visage exhibit explores unspoken meaning in portraiture
Photographic portraiture comes hand in hand with a deceptive sense of reality. It is easy to understand how a painted portrait could be interpreted, how a commissioned artist might depict a wealthy dignitary without his double chin or with an enhanced, confident gleam in his eye. The truth is many photographic portraits are no more […]