{"id":35221,"date":"2024-08-25T20:29:55","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T01:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=35221"},"modified":"2024-08-30T23:22:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T04:22:37","slug":"american-artist-appreciation-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=35221","title":{"rendered":"American Artist Appreciation Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_35222\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Christinas-World.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35222\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Christinas-World.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Christinas-World.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Christinas-World-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Christinas-World-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Christinas-World-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Christinas-World-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Christinas-World-448x300.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-35222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrew Wyeth, &#8220;Christina&#8217;s World&#8221;, 1948<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I love all kinds of art, including paintings, sculpture, photography and music.\u00a0 Since August is American Artist Appreciation Month, I am sharing some of the most famous paintings by American artists. Do not be surprised if you recognize many or most of these paintings. Click on any of these images to see a larger version. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_35223\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/American-Gothic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35223\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35223\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/American-Gothic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/American-Gothic.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/American-Gothic-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/American-Gothic-849x1024.jpg 849w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/American-Gothic-768x927.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/American-Gothic-1273x1536.jpg 1273w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/American-Gothic-1697x2048.jpg 1697w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-35223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grant Wood, &#8220;American Gothic&#8221;, 1930.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_35224\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nighthawks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35224\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nighthawks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nighthawks.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nighthawks-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nighthawks-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nighthawks-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nighthawks-1536x839.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nighthawks-500x273.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-35224\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edward Hopper, &#8220;Nighthawks&#8221;, 1942.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_35225\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Campbells-Soup-Cans.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35225\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Campbells-Soup-Cans.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Campbells-Soup-Cans.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Campbells-Soup-Cans-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Campbells-Soup-Cans-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Campbells-Soup-Cans-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Campbells-Soup-Cans-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Campbells-Soup-Cans-500x300.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-35225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andy Warhol, &#8220;Campbell\u2019s Soup Cans&#8221;, 1962.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_35226\" style=\"width: 809px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/freedom_from_want-large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35226\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/freedom_from_want-large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/freedom_from_want-large.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/freedom_from_want-large-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/freedom_from_want-large-768x961.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-35226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Norman Rockwell, &#8220;Freedom from Want&#8221;, 1943.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_35227\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jimson-Weed-White-Flower-No-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35227\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jimson-Weed-White-Flower-No-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jimson-Weed-White-Flower-No-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jimson-Weed-White-Flower-No-1-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jimson-Weed-White-Flower-No-1-849x1024.jpg 849w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jimson-Weed-White-Flower-No-1-768x927.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jimson-Weed-White-Flower-No-1-1273x1536.jpg 1273w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jimson-Weed-White-Flower-No-1-1697x2048.jpg 1697w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-35227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Georgia O\u2019Keeffe, &#8220;Jimson Weed\/White Flower No. 1&#8221;, 1932.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_35228\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Among-the-Sierra-Nevada-Mountains.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35228\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Among-the-Sierra-Nevada-Mountains.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Among-the-Sierra-Nevada-Mountains.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Among-the-Sierra-Nevada-Mountains-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Among-the-Sierra-Nevada-Mountains-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Among-the-Sierra-Nevada-Mountains-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Among-the-Sierra-Nevada-Mountains-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Among-the-Sierra-Nevada-Mountains-500x300.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-35228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Albert Bierstadt, &#8220;Among the Sierra Nevada, California&#8221;, 1868.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_35229\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jasper-Johns-Flag-1954.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35229\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jasper-Johns-Flag-1954.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jasper-Johns-Flag-1954.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jasper-Johns-Flag-1954-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jasper-Johns-Flag-1954-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jasper-Johns-Flag-1954-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jasper-Johns-Flag-1954-1536x1062.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jasper-Johns-Flag-1954-434x300.jpg 434w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-35229\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jasper Johns, &#8220;Flag&#8221;, 1954.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_35230\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Winslow-Homer-Snap-the-Whip-1872.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35230\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Winslow-Homer-Snap-the-Whip-1872.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Winslow-Homer-Snap-the-Whip-1872.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Winslow-Homer-Snap-the-Whip-1872-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Winslow-Homer-Snap-the-Whip-1872-1024x624.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Winslow-Homer-Snap-the-Whip-1872-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Winslow-Homer-Snap-the-Whip-1872-1536x936.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Winslow-Homer-Snap-the-Whip-1872-492x300.jpg 492w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-35230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Winslow Homer, &#8220;Snap the Whip&#8221;, 1872.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_35239\" style=\"width: 537px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sargent-Madame-X-1883-84.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35239\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35239\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sargent-Madame-X-1883-84.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"527\" height=\"1023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sargent-Madame-X-1883-84.jpg 527w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sargent-Madame-X-1883-84-155x300.jpg 155w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-35239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Singer Sargent, &#8220;Madame X&#8221;, 1883\u201384.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_35231\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Washington_Crossing_the_Delaware_by_Emanuel_Leutze_MMA-NYC_1851-scaled-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35231\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Washington_Crossing_the_Delaware_by_Emanuel_Leutze_MMA-NYC_1851-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Washington_Crossing_the_Delaware_by_Emanuel_Leutze_MMA-NYC_1851-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Washington_Crossing_the_Delaware_by_Emanuel_Leutze_MMA-NYC_1851-scaled-1-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Washington_Crossing_the_Delaware_by_Emanuel_Leutze_MMA-NYC_1851-scaled-1-1024x656.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Washington_Crossing_the_Delaware_by_Emanuel_Leutze_MMA-NYC_1851-scaled-1-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Washington_Crossing_the_Delaware_by_Emanuel_Leutze_MMA-NYC_1851-scaled-1-1536x984.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Washington_Crossing_the_Delaware_by_Emanuel_Leutze_MMA-NYC_1851-scaled-1-2048x1312.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Washington_Crossing_the_Delaware_by_Emanuel_Leutze_MMA-NYC_1851-scaled-1-468x300.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-35231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emanual Leutze, &#8220;Washington Crossing the Delaware&#8221;, 1851.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_35232\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Whistlers-Mother.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35232\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Whistlers-Mother.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Whistlers-Mother.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Whistlers-Mother-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Whistlers-Mother-1024x911.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Whistlers-Mother-768x683.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Whistlers-Mother-1536x1366.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Whistlers-Mother-337x300.jpg 337w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-35232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Abbott McNeill Whistler, &#8220;Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1&#8221; (commonly known as &#8220;Whistler\u2019s Mother&#8221;), 1871.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_35233\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Skull.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35233\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Skull.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Skull.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Skull-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Skull-963x1024.jpg 963w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Untitled-Skull-768x817.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-35233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jean-Michel Basquiat, Untitled (skull painting), 1982.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_35234\" style=\"width: 1352px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mary-Cassatt-The-Childs-Bath-1893.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35234\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mary-Cassatt-The-Childs-Bath-1893.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1342\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mary-Cassatt-The-Childs-Bath-1893.jpg 1342w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mary-Cassatt-The-Childs-Bath-1893-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mary-Cassatt-The-Childs-Bath-1893-671x1024.jpg 671w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mary-Cassatt-The-Childs-Bath-1893-768x1172.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mary-Cassatt-The-Childs-Bath-1893-1007x1536.jpg 1007w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1342px) 100vw, 1342px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-35234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary Cassatt, &#8220;The Child\u2019s Bath&#8221;, 1893.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_35235\" style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Number-5-1948-Jackson-Pollock.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35235\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Number-5-1948-Jackson-Pollock.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Number-5-1948-Jackson-Pollock.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Number-5-1948-Jackson-Pollock-147x300.jpeg 147w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-35235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jackson Pollock, &#8220;Number 5&#8221;, 1948.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_35242\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Church-Heart-of-the-Andes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35242\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35242\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Church-Heart-of-the-Andes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Church-Heart-of-the-Andes.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Church-Heart-of-the-Andes-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Church-Heart-of-the-Andes-1024x564.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Church-Heart-of-the-Andes-768x423.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Church-Heart-of-the-Andes-1536x846.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Church-Heart-of-the-Andes-500x275.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-35242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frederic Edwin Church, &#8220;Heart of the Andes&#8221;, 1859.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love all kinds of art, including paintings, sculpture, photography and music.\u00a0 Since August is American Artist Appreciation Month, I am sharing some of the most famous paintings by American artists. Do not be surprised if you recognize many or &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=35221\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35221"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35244,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35221\/revisions\/35244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}