Georges Seurat spent over two years working on his masterpiece "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte." It's bigger than you think, measuring 208 cm by 308 cm, or about 7 ft by 10 ft.
The painting of flowers in the background when Arty first enters the museum was painted in the impressionist style. Impressionists try to capture the essence of their subject with bright colors, natural light, and visible brushstrokes.
Among the buildings that are shown during "Art Makes a Space", are the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Capitol Dome in Washington D.C., and a geodesic dome, also known as a Bucky Ball.
The Library of Alexandria was one of the largest and most significant storehouses of knowledge in the ancient world. It was in use for approximately 300 years, or about as long as the United States have been a country.
Georges Seurat and Paul Signac are like artistic inventors, having pioneered the style of art known as pointillism.