Famous artist costume

Dan von Rentzell as Vincent van Gogh. I mean, hold the phone! Are we not sure that this ISN'T Vincent van Gogh?! Here's what Dan had to say about his get-up: I teach high school art in Earlham, Iowa. For homecoming week, we had dress as our favorite celebrity. I decided that I would be "von Gogh", complete with the bloody ear. Fittingly showing off my painting of the bedroom painted after returning home from my stay in "the hospital" after my close encounter with a sharp object to the ear…

Pablo Picasso’s costume is a black and white-striped top, checkered pants, a black beret, and a picture frame. Pablo Picasso is one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th century.

Check out these fabulously artful Halloween costumes!

Happy Halloween! Are you celebrating this spooky holiday at your museum? We love to see Halloween mimic art, so we’ve rounded up some of the best art-inspired costumes from the museum world. If you have one you love (or if we’ve just inspired a new costume!), we’d love to see it! Let us know which […]

Famous art Halloween costume idea 2022

Van Gogh's costume can be recreated with a white shirt and a blue cardigan. Wear khaki-colored pants and dress shoes. Be sure to add in a red beard and a hat too!

With an incredible make-up job, James Birkbeck turned himself into a Vincent van Gogh self-portrait painting. photo by James Birkbeck