(Editor’s note: Behind the Art is a recurring series highlighting artistic works throughout the county.) John Kane was both a rough-and-tumble immigrant laborer and a self-taught artist of renown.

Bucks County artists John Kane and George Thompson have a national following for their landscapes, portraits and still life paintings. Their works are included in private collections across the ...

A new exhibit spotlighting the work of folk artist John Kane has opened at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art. We’ll rediscover the artist whose paintings celebrate Pittsburgh with Judith ...

It seems fitting that two people long involved in the artistic and cultural life of Pittsburgh should tell the story of Pittsburgh artist John Kane. Authors Maxwell King and Louise “Lulu” Lipp ...

Art evolves as we evolve. As our tastes change, art and artists go in and out of fashion. El Greco (1541-1614), whose long-ignored paintings were revived by Modern artists, is a prime example.

“Gatecrashers: The Rise of the Self-taught Artist in America” at the High ... A case in point: housepainter John Kane’s mesmerizingly uncanny painting of two Scottish dancers “Scene ...

A new exhibit spotlighting the work of folk artist John Kane has opened at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art. We’ll rediscover the artist whose paintings celebrate Pittsburgh with Judith ...