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This Day in History 11 March, 1895: Boston Public Library

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 | Karl Cole

On this date, the McKim Building of the Boston Public Library was opened to the public. Called by the city the “palace of the people”, the library was the first public building in the Beau ...

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Artist Birthday: Michael Graves

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 | Karl Cole

Michael Graves was a leading proponent of revival of ornament and classical forms in architecture that was a key to the Postmodernism movement in architecture and design. Out the window was the Intern ...

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Artist Birthday: Victor Vasarely

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 | Karl Cole

The study of the optical effects possible in the manipulation of color and shape that began with the Neo-Impressionists Georges Seurat (1895–1891) and Paul Signac (1863–1935) in the late 1 ...

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What Type of Balance? You Decide.

Monday, November 14, 2016 | Karl Cole

I probably shouldn’t be using the word Balance after the latest election. Let’s ignore that by doing some visual exercises. I’m always intrigued with the issue of “balance&rdqu ...

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Mexican Artists in America: Jose Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza

Monday, September 24, 2012 | Karl Cole

I’d like to point out in this blog post the contribution of Mexican artists to American art since long before many parts of the country were colonized as American states. The Spanish tried to lu ...

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