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In the ultimate artistic multitasking, dog is best friend, subject and muse.

Carved and Painted Pine Running Hound Weathervane, Maine, late 19th century

Folk Art Dogs on Auction Block

By The Bark Editors

FAMILY IN CONVERTIBLE SOMEWHERE IN TEXAS<br> Jim Pond<br> June 3–24, 1968

Colorama: A Giant Slice of Americana

Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Japan’s Artful Dogs

Guardians, companions, zodiac animal—canines are a constant in Japanese culture.

By Susan Tasaki

Watercolors by Lisa Goren

Husky-Mix Guides Arctic Artists

Nemo in the Arctic

Sheila Bridges’ dog-centric room included painted murals inspired by her daily dog walks in Central Park, a dog bathing nook and an array of canine-themed portraits, photographs and mementos.

Interior Designer, Sheila Bridges’ Dog-Themed Decor

Q&A with interior design legend

Gerard ter Borch, Lady at Her Toilet, c. 1660, oil on canvas.

The 17th-Century Golden Age of Dutch Paintings: Dogs are Everywhere

By Sophie Ploeg

William Wegman on His Photography

Being Human

A Dog A Day by Sally Muir

Delightful book of canine portraits

By The Bark Editors

Tilda Swinton Directs Dogs In Film

It appears in opera exhibition in New York

By Karen B. London, PhD

The Dachshund Museum’s First Anniversary

Still popular 365 days after the opening

By Karen B. London, PhD

The 20 x 20 foot mural, installed; its support structure was designed to keep it steady in bad weather. Photographs courtesy of Colleen Gnos

Roadside Attraction: Steward of the Soil

LEFT: Bill Traylor, "Man and Large Dog" (Verso: Man and Woman), ca. 1939–1942, poster paint and pencil on cardboard. Collection of Jerry and Susan Lauren. Photo: Matt Flynn © SmithsonianInstitution RIGHT: ANONYMOUS (Mexico), "Portrait of Francisco de Orense y Moctezuma Count of Villalobos", 1761. Oil paint on canvas; 74 x 59 in. Denver Art Museum: Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer; 2011.427.

Notable Art Exhibits: Between Worlds and Stampede

By The Bark Editors

Biggums - Photo © Andrew Pinkham

Photography: The portfolio of Andrew Pinkham

What dreams are made of

Photos of Dogs Catching Treats Look Hilarious

Photographer Christian Vieler’s unexpected images of dog delight

By Karen B. London, PhD

Japan Surimono Calendar for the Dog Year, 1814

Asian Art Celebrates the Year of the Dog

© Estate of Robert Arneson / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

Artful Selfies with Dogs

Masterful artist self-portraits with canine muses.

Cuteware by Heidi Bekebrede

Ceramic Cuteware: Heidi Bekebrede’s Tiny Dogs

By The Bark Editors

Dogs and the Art of Coffee

Creating images in a café

By Karen B. London, PhD

Holmes - Nethermead 2010

The Urban Wilderness

Text and Photographs by Joseph O. Holmes

By Joseph O. Holmes

Megan Leavey; Downward Dog; detail of Woman Reading a Letter by Gabriel Metsu from the exhibit Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry

Bark’s Picks for the Best in Film, TV, Art of 2017