Jackson Pollock was born in Cody, Wyoming on January 28, 1912. He grew up in Arizona and California, and was exposed to Indian culture through his father. In 1929, he moved to New York City and began painting under his mentor Thomas Hart Benton at the Arts Student League. Benton exposed Pollock to working with the Regionalists, and introducing his to Mexican mural painters like David Alfaro Siqueiros, Clemente Orozco, and Diego Rivera.

Video (3min 29sec): Andrew Newell Wyeth (born July 12, 1917 - died January 16, 2009) is an American realist painter, also known as regional art. He is one of the best-known of the 20th century and sometimes referred to as the "Painter of the People" due to his popularity with the American public.

Andrew Wyeth, whose evocations of a timeless rural present along the Maine coast and in Pennsylvania farm country made him America's most popular living artist and whose 1948 painting "Christina's World" became one of the most famous artworks of the 20th century, died today.

Videos: Architecture and the Russian Avant-garde.

Malevich thought that supramatism could transform the world in its entirety. Using computer generated material it shows how Malevich's black square came to bear on the development of modern architecture.

Using computer graphics, archive footage and locations in Moscow, the second part illustrates Tatlin's contribution to world architecture and how his tower may have looked in Moscow had it been built after the revolution.

These films by Michael Craig and Copernicus Films are part of a larger documentary film about Architecture and Russian Avant-garde art.

Video (5min 8sec): Maria Martinez: Notable New Mexican.

A look at the life and art of Native American craft artist and potter Maria Martinez, of San Ildefonso Pueblo. Few craft artists, Native American or otherwise, can claim worldwide fame and appreciation like Maria Martinez.

Through her hard work and generous sharing of her pottery techniques, Maria reintroduced the art of pottery making to her people, providing them with a means of artistic expression and for retaining traditional aspects of the pueblo way of life.

For nearly one hundred years, until her death in 1980, Maria was always eager to greet visitors and share her craft. Maria and her family have been and continue to be ambassadors from San Ildefonso Pueblo sharing the rich culture and heritage with the rest of the world.