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Art Breaking the Law? William Michael Harnett

Monday, January 17, 2011 | Karl Cole

Having said last week that I’m “not a big fan of realism,” I’ll punish that thought again by showing you a work by a master realist. I just came across this work in passing, an ...

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What Do You Know? Anthony Sisti

Monday, January 10, 2011 | Karl Cole

I’m not usually a big fan of realism, but when I come across an artist with an interesting background, I like to share it with you. Goodness knows one does not hear much about sports figures tra ...

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Pioneer Art Educator: Arthur Wesley Dow

Wednesday, January 5, 2011 | Karl Cole

The late 1800s and early 1900s was an amazingly fertile period in American art. Between the 1870s and 1890s, thousands of American artists went to Europe to study art. This included the likes of ...

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Three Friends of Winter: Yabu Chōsui

Monday, December 27, 2010 | Karl Cole

I’m celebrating the beginning of winter by showing you an image that goes along with the "Looking and Learning" theme for December in our SchoolArts magazine: Stories. I don’t re ...

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Not What You Would Expect! Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill

Monday, December 20, 2010 | Karl Cole

I really don’t usually go Lady Gaga over the International Style of architecture. However, I was recently scanning some Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM) buildings into our collection, and was ...

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Venerable Painting School: Kano School

Monday, December 13, 2010 | Karl Cole

In the 21st century, when millionaires get tax breaks and people are judged by the type of car they drive, it’s nice to be able to retreat and look at art with a simpler outlook on human existen ...

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Bauhaus Pioneer: Herbert Bayer

Monday, December 6, 2010 | Karl Cole

I’ve come across this gorgeous work by an artist who should be one of the major features in any textbook concerning not only the history of art, but also of design. Herbert Bayer was a true pion ...

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19th Century Abstraction? Emily Eastman

Monday, November 29, 2010 | Karl Cole

Did you ever suddenly stop one day and ponder a word that is commonly used/over used in art appreciation texts? I just started thinking about the word “abstraction.” We all know that the t ...

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American Art Pottery Pioneer: Mary Louise McLaughlin

Monday, November 22, 2010 | Karl Cole

I’ve told you all about American Art Pottery in a previous blog. It’s a fascinating topic, because it is evidence of the major impact of women artists on the American art scene, one of the ...

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Color, Color, Color: Maya Tzute

Tuesday, November 16, 2010 | Karl Cole

I just love cultures where art forms are considered more valuable than gold (let’s tell that to Wall Street). I find it especially interesting when what is considered valuable in non-Western Eur ...

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Contemporary Colorist: Sheila Isham

Monday, November 8, 2010 | Karl Cole

Since most autumn foliage colors are waning, I thought I’d provide you with some eye candy of color in the form of a gorgeous painting, and an artist I just recently learned about. I’ve be ...

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Empathetic Photographer: Marcela Taboada

Monday, November 1, 2010 | Karl Cole

The creative impulse is universal; I think we can all pretty much agree on that. I think we can also all agree that photography is fine art. It’s always neat when photographers document other cr ...

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The Politics-Fashion Connection

Monday, October 25, 2010 | Karl Cole

Because another election day is rolling around, I thought it might be interesting to explore another connection between politics and art. I’m not talking about the signs or “costumes&rdquo ...

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An African Photographer: Seydou Keïta

Monday, October 18, 2010 | Karl Cole

In looking at the history of art, I always try to appreciate art that is under-appreciated. Photography has been accepted as an art form since the early 1900s, although is it rarely studied outside of ...

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Pioneer Woman Architect: Julia Morgan

Tuesday, October 12, 2010 | Karl Cole

Being a minimally successful artist (commercially), I always admire artists who succeed in their art when the cards are stacked against them. Yes, I’m talking about women artists again. In the W ...

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A Prince of a Portrait from Ancient Egypt

Monday, October 4, 2010 | Karl Cole

Of all the portraits I’ve ever come across—and believe me, I’ve been going to museums since I was a wee one—the portraiture of ancient Egypt fascinates me the most. For one thi ...

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Art Breaking the Law? William Michael Harnett

What Do You Know? Anthony Sisti

Pioneer Art Educator: Arthur Wesley Dow

Three Friends of Winter: Yabu Chōsui

Not What You Would Expect! Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill

Venerable Painting School: Kano School

Bauhaus Pioneer: Herbert Bayer

19th Century Abstraction? Emily Eastman

American Art Pottery Pioneer: Mary Louise McLaughlin

Color, Color, Color: Maya Tzute

Contemporary Colorist: Sheila Isham

Empathetic Photographer: Marcela Taboada

The Politics-Fashion Connection

An African Photographer: Seydou Keïta

Pioneer Woman Architect: Julia Morgan

A Prince of a Portrait from Ancient Egypt

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