This artist was known for his bold depictions of urban life in New York City as well as boxing matches.
George Bellows
Artist connected with Iowa who painted American Gothic.
Grant Wood
Best known for his illustrations for Playboy, and for his association with Duran Duran for whom he designed the cover of the best selling album Rio.
Patrick Nagel (1945-1984)
Beloved artist who started painting very late in life; a collector discovered her paintings in a drugstore in Hoosick Falls, New York.
Grandma Moses (1860-1961)
Lived in the period 1856-1925 and painted the portraits of socially prominent people. His Portrait of Madame X was scandalous for its time.
John Singer Sargent
Was a close friend of Benjamin Franklin and painted his portrait. His best known work The Death of General Wolfe commemorates the 1759 Battle of Quebec/ Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
Benjamin West (1738-1820)
Notable for the mass marketing of his work as printed reproductions; characterizes himself as "___, Painter of Light."
Thomas Kinkade
His most famous painting Nighthawks (1942) was inspired by a diner in his home neighborhood in Manhattan.
Edward Hopper (1882-1967)
Best known for Flag (1954-55) which he painted after having dreamt about it.
Jasper Johns
Missouri artist known for murals; along with Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry, he was at the forefront of the Regionalist art movement.
Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
Saturday Evening Post; best-known of his works are the Willie Gillis series, Rosie the Riveter, Saying Grace (1951), Triple Self-Portrait and the Four Freedoms series.
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Referred to as the "Painter of the People" due to his popularity with the American public; he depicted his neighbor Helga in over 240 of his works and is often referenced by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, a longtime admirer, in Peanuts.
Andrew Wyeth
American artist known for sports art.
Leroy Neiman
Haitian American artist known for graffiti.
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Famous for his historical paintings including his Declaration of Independence that can be seen on the $2 note.
John Trumbull (1756-1843)
This artist was married to the photographer Alfred Stieglitz.
Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986)
His most famous image, now at Tate Modern, is Whaam! (1963) adapted from a comic-book panel.
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
Best-known for his painting Washington Crossing the Delaware.
Emanuel Leutze (1816-1868)
Drip period (1947-50); In 2006, his No. 5, 1948 became the world's most expensive painting of that time when it was bought for $140 million.
Jackson Pollack (1912-1956)
Best remembered for his propaganda poster I Want You For US Army.
James Montgomery Flagg
Watson and the Shark, Paul Revere.
John Singleton Copley (1738-1815)
Artist who was based in Maine known for his seascapes.
Winslow Homer
The Agnew Clinic, The Gross Clinic, Max Schmitt in a Single Scull.
Thomas Eakins (1844-1916)
Now located at Marblehead in Massachusetts, The Spirit of '76 by this artist shows two Revolutionary War drummers and a fife player.
Archibald Willard
Lived much of her adult life in France, where she first befriended Edgar Degas and later exhibited among the Impressionists; 'Mother And Child' was a constant theme in her works.
Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)
He achieved fame with his Toussaint L'ouverture Series depicting the slave rebellion in Haiti; also known for Migration Series.
Jacob Lawrence
Regarded as the founder of the Hudson River School, his best known paintings are The Voyage of Life and The Course of Empire.
Thomas Cole (1801-1848)
Known for his portrait of George Washington that appears on the $1 bill.
Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828)
Thomas Moran (1837-1926) was an artist of the Hudson River School and his works of western landscapes were influential in the creation of this first US National Park.
Yellowstone