{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Painter Alex Katz reflects on his career and artistry ahead of 100th birthday","publication_date":"September 02, 2026","summary":"Artist Alex Katz is an American great who just celebrated his 99th birthday. What better way to celebrate than to have an exhibition in Nice, France, this fall titled \"Henri Matisse - Alex Katz.\" Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown visited Katz at his home in Maine for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.","author_name":"By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2026\/09\/6559bc54d051f8ae763706eb52d50509-art-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}