Vikings: Gol Stave Church
I know there’s a popular cable show called Vikings. I’ve watched a few episodes, but, as an historian and art historian, I find it really doesn’t address many of the cultural co ...
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Japanese Porcelain Tradition: Shōmura Ken
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but I’m absolutely bonkers about ceramic art, and particularly Japanese and Chinese. This piece especially garnered my attention because it combines re ...
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American Artist Supports American Art: Carroll Beckwith
I guess it doesn’t need to be said, that, in the history of art, there are many artists who just don’t get massive exposure. Although they might often be lauded in their day, their works d ...
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Early Renaissance Sculpture
Just this week, I became reacquainted with this BEAUTIFUL head from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, probably from Flanders/Burgundy. Being half-Swiss I naturally gravitated in college to the study of t ...
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Americans Abroad: Charles Caryl Coleman
This offering is not so much about Americans abroad as it is for my admiration of any artist who can work in pastels. I’ve mentioned in a previous post how I always longed to become pr ...
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Comfort and Ingenuity: Thomas E. Warren
One of the most charming things, I think, is the enthusiasm of American designers after the “Industrial Age” kicked off in the early- to mid-1800s. The phenomenon led to the mass-productio ...
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Ode to Wood: Marisol
The Davis Art Gallery just opened a show called All About Wood. In that spirit, I’m showing you one of my favorite wood pieces. Several years ago at a Christmas party we played an art histo ...
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Wood Engraving Artist: Grace Arnold Albee
There is a high degree of skill in printmaking, particularly—in the case of relief printing—the carving of the vehicle. I, for one, have tried relief printing, both linoleum cuts and woodc ...
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Pioneering American Woman Artist: Emma Stebbins
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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Maidu Basket
I will share my continued fascination with First Nations art by showing you a new addition to our digital collection of images. Basketry is a prominent art form in all indigenous American cultures sin ...
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