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Artist Birthday: William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877 Britain)

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 | Karl Cole

In the history of the development of the art form of photography, few individuals have contributed more innovative ideas than William Henry Fox Talbot. He perfect many of the optical and chemical aspe ...

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Who Knew? Healthcare can be Art Subject Matter

Monday, January 26, 2026 | Karl Cole

Healthcare, medicine costs, insurance, etc. have been a hot topic for a long time, and a lot of the problems have consistently not changed for the better. Another thing about healthcare that has not c ...

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More Winter White: Keisai Eisen (1790-1848 Japan)

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 | Karl Cole

I continue to celebrate winter, my second favorite season after autumn, with yet another snow scene. Eisen Keisai is typical of the artists of the classic Ukiyo-e period (late 1700s to early 1800s), i ...

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This Day in Art History: Earliest photographic process introduced

Friday, January 9, 2026 | Karl Cole

On 9 January, 1839, Louis Daguerre (1787-1851 France) introduced his groundbreaking daguerreotype photographic process to the French Academy of Sciences. In early 1838 he had used the process to photo ...

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Happy and Healthy New Year!

Monday, December 22, 2025 | Karl Cole

I cannot image a better way than saying “goodbye” to 2025 than with the uplifting, positive sentiments reserved for the pine tree in Japanese and Chinese cultures. There are very few e ...

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Artist Birthday: Jules Breton

Thursday, May 1, 2025 | Karl Cole

Jules Breton was a unique artist of the Realism movement in France in the mid-1800s. Having grown up with poor rural farmers in northern France, he understood their lives and labors. His paintings pre ...

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Pioneering American Woman Artist: Emma Stebbins

Tuesday, April 22, 2014 | Karl Cole

Considering how hard it was for women to be accepted as artists (in the United States) in the 1800s, and considering that it was frowned upon for them to attend art schools, it still amazes me how man ...

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