Get Ready For The 4th With These American Paintings!

Posted on June 29, 2026 by Dazzling Erin

by Tom Cannady

We are just a few days away from the 4th of July and the 250th birthday of America. Here to help you get in the mood are a few paintings that capture America and Americans at different times over the past 250 years.

by Mort Kunstler

by Tom Lovell

by Graig Kreindler

by Gil Cohen

by Tom Cannady

by Graig Kriendler

by Tom Cannady

by Graig Kriendler

by Gil Elvgren

by Max Ginsburg

by Tom Lovell

Artist Unknown

by Alan Bean

by Juan Valesquez

Artist Profile: Gil Elvgren (1914–1980)

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Dazzling Erin

Over the course of a 40 year career that began in the 1930s, Gil Elvgren established himself as one of the most important and influential pin-up and glamour artists of the 20th century. You can learn more about his life and his art by visiting the Gil Elvgren website.

A very small sampling of his work can be found below: