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This Day in Art History: Passing of Giotto

Thursday, January 8, 2026 | Karl Cole

Giotto is largely credited as being a leader of the early (“Proto-“) Renaissance in Italian painting. His cycle of frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel, Padua, is one of the earliest commi ...

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Artist Birthday: Brook Reynolds

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 | Karl Cole

Photographer Brook Reynolds considers her photographs of aspects of Nature to be Enso photography. Enso photographs are inspired by the practice of Soto Zen Buddhism and influenced by the tra ...

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Native American Heritage Month

Monday, November 24, 2025 | Karl Cole

National Native American Heritage Month is drawing to a close.  Since 1990, the US has celebrated National Native American Heritage Month in November to commemorate indigenous peoples’ s ...

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Black History Month: Ali and Chase-Riboud

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 | Karl Cole

The Curator’s Corner celebration of Black History Month continues with two contemporary artists whose personal visions are broadly different, but fascinating nonetheless—Laylah Ali and Bar ...

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Change Is Always Interesting: Jamb Sculpture

Monday, January 27, 2014 | Karl Cole

Do you ever look at something you’ve seen a jillion times and suddenly have a renewed appreciation for its beauty? That happens to me all the time. While cataloging, I came across images from ou ...

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An Ode to Mothers: Charles White

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 | Karl Cole

In my ode to mothers, after Mother’s Day, I dedicate this blog to my blessed mother who passed several years ago, and my dear mother-in-law. When I think of how much grief my mother put up with ...

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Expressionist Architecture: Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint

Monday, May 4, 2009 | Karl Cole

Every now and then (actually on a weekly basis), I come across a “Holy Cow!” work of art in our image collection that I either never noticed before or had not seen in a really long time. U ...

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