Violet Oakley is one of the standout women artists of the American Renaissance. She can truly be called a “Renaissance Woman,” being accomplished in many different media, and working as a ...
Read ArticleJust as artists in many different media have, in the 21st century, discovered even more novel ways to use these media in personal expression, so too have photographers, who many decades ago aban ...
Read ArticleAs an art historian, I tend to get a little giddy about details of works of art to which most people would not pay attention. Just as I got goosebumps when I saw the chisel marks in Michelangelo's (14 ...
Read ArticleLike the Abstract Expressionists, many other American artists were inspired by European modernist movements that occurred before World War II. Jean Follett was an early abstractionist who was influenc ...
Read ArticleNational Great Outdoors Month began as National Great Outdoors Week in 1998 in the US. In 2019 the US Senate created National Great Outdoors Month for June, to encourage people to enjoy the recreation ...
Read ArticleLong before ceramic arts were recognized as fine art in the West, the art form was revered as a priceless national treasure in Japan. Contemporary artists like Kunio Watanabe continue to build on the ...
Read ArticleThe Renaissance in 1400s Italy was a restatement of the styles of ancient Greece and Rome, a symptom of a more humanistic view of Christian religious figures in Renaissance painting. Many of the leadi ...
Read ArticleJune 2 celebrates our Gem of the Month in London, and it also happens to be the birthday of the architect, Norman Foster. Foster’s designs greatly changed the skyline of London in the “mod ...
Read ArticleOlder Americans Month was started in 1963 by President Kennedy as “Senior Citizens Month” to celebrate the achievements of older Americans, while emphasizing healthy living and activity ch ...
Read ArticleNational Hamburger day – origin unknown – has been celebrated since 2010 as a tribute to the beginning of summer. Who better to make fine art out of a hamburger than Pop artist Claes Olden ...
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