When I was nine, my great grandfather, a landscape painter, taught me to mix colors. With his strong hand surrounding my small one, he guided the brush until a calla lily appeared as if by magic on a page of textured watercolor paper. Susan Vreeland appearbrushcalla share on social
The Tiffany lamp is an American icon bridging the immigrants, settlement houses, and the slums of the Lower East Side and the wealthy industrialists of upper Manhattan, the Gilded Age and its excesses. Susan Vreeland ageamericanbridge share on social
The idea of being close to where pigments were mined - that's the first thing in making a painting, getting the material. And what's the last thing you do in making a painting? You put a frame around it. Susan Vreeland closeframeidea share on social
Readers would email me and say, 'Please write a novel about so-and-so,' but it has to come from yourself and not so much from your readership. Susan Vreeland emailreaderreadership Change image and share on social
I ventured into fiction in 1988 with 'What Love Sees,' a biographical novel of a woman's unwavering determination to lead a full life despite blindness. Susan Vreeland biographicalblindnessdetermination Change image and share on social
The gift art gives us is that instead of seeing only our own world, we see into other times, which offers a window into other cultures and sensibilities. Susan Vreeland artculturegift Change image and share on social
Color has always been important to me, ever since my first deluxe box of Crayolas. Susan Vreeland boxcolorcrayolas Change image and share on social
Art history looks at art works and the people who have created them. Susan Vreeland artcreatehistory Change image and share on social
For a century, everyone assumed that the iconic Tiffany lamps were conceived and designed by that American master of stained glass. Not so! It was a woman! Susan Vreeland americanassumecentury Change image and share on social
'Luncheon of the Boating Party,' owned by The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., has served Americans as a symbol of France and French culture, both of which I love, and is as evocative and triumphant an image as that other emissary of France, the Statue of Liberty. Susan Vreeland americanboatcollection share on social
