Michael Lobel
@mlobelart.bsky.social
Professor of Art History, Hunter College & CUNY Graduate Center. I look at things and then write about them.
Author of Van Gogh and the End of Nature, from Yale University Press: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300274363/van-g
Author of Van Gogh and the End of Nature, from Yale University Press: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300274363/van-g
See also: Roy Lichtenstein, Baked Potato, 1962 @darthbluesky.bsky.social www.moma.org/collection/w...
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
See also: Roy Lichtenstein, Baked Potato, 1962 @darthbluesky.bsky.social www.moma.org/collection/w...
It just came to mind, and I was like- yep, that pretty much encapsulates things right now
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
It just came to mind, and I was like- yep, that pretty much encapsulates things right now
I'm just a lowly art historian, but in moments like these I always think back to one early sign of Trump's wanton, pointless destructiveness: his demolition of the priceless & irreplaceable Art Deco relief sculptures on facade of the Bonwit Teller building, which he tore down to build Trump Tower
November 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Organizers of effort to save the historic Wilbur J. Cohen building in DC—dubbed “the Sistine Chapel of the New Deal”—have made available social media graphics for spreading the word. Please post & share accordingly
November 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Organizers of effort to save the historic Wilbur J. Cohen building in DC—dubbed “the Sistine Chapel of the New Deal”—have made available social media graphics for spreading the word. Please post & share accordingly
Jacob Lawrence in his Coast Guard uniform (with USCG Capt. Joseph S. Rosenthal & photographer Carl Van Vechten) at wartime exhibition of his work at Museum of Modern Art, New York, October 1944
November 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Jacob Lawrence in his Coast Guard uniform (with USCG Capt. Joseph S. Rosenthal & photographer Carl Van Vechten) at wartime exhibition of his work at Museum of Modern Art, New York, October 1944
Jacob Lawrence, "War Series: Another Patrol," 1946 whitney.org/collection/w...
November 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Jacob Lawrence, "War Series: Another Patrol," 1946 whitney.org/collection/w...
If you're not familiar with Brumsic Brandon Jr., creator of long-running comic strip "Luther," here's a classic single panel by him from 1977
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If you're not familiar with Brumsic Brandon Jr., creator of long-running comic strip "Luther," here's a classic single panel by him from 1977
Two more by Brumsic Brandon Jr. from Freedomways (1981)
November 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Two more by Brumsic Brandon Jr. from Freedomways (1981)
For folks too young to remember, this panel references an infamous episode when Nancy Reagan spent $200,000 on White House china at nearly $1,000 per place setting
November 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
For folks too young to remember, this panel references an infamous episode when Nancy Reagan spent $200,000 on White House china at nearly $1,000 per place setting