An Art Ode to Labor Day Week, part 5
I’m pretty certain that all of us have felt like this guy looks at one time or another after a long, hard day at work. What I’d like to show with this artist—through his image of a h ...
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An Art Ode to Labor Day Week, part 4
We should take a “time out” in the corner if we ever complain about what we have to wear to work, whether it’s a uniform, suit, or office casual. Can you imagine working outside doin ...
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An Art Ode to Labor Day Week, part 3
I often marvel at how hard producers of the TV show M*A*S*H tried to faithfully depict everyday life in Korea. Of course, looking at this scene from the turn of the 1800s is an unfair comparison to 19 ...
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An Art Ode to Labor Day Week, part 2
My Labor Day Week series continues with this ukiyo-e woodcut. ...
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An Art Ode to Labor Day Week, part 1
I know that Labor Day is past, but we can keep it going throughout this week with a few works of art that represent the working class. The subject of labor has been a trend in art going all the way ba ...
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American Artists Appreciation Month V
August is “American Artist Appreciation Month” continues. We’ll end the celebration with two unusual interpretations of chairs. ...
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American Artists Appreciation Month IV
August is “American Artist Appreciation Month” continues. Here are two artists on the “cutting edge” of their time. I’ve posted my admiration for Zoe Strauss’ ...
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American Artists Appreciation Month III
My series about August as “American Artist Appreciation Month” continues. Here’s some art on the subject of “fish.” You might know that I would include an American I ...
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American Artists Appreciation Month II
My blog series about “American Artist Appreciation Month” continues. Here’s some more wonderful art. Dr. Samella Lewis is one of the outstanding activists among African American ...
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American Artists Appreciation Month I
August is “American Artist Appreciation Month,” so I’m rolling out some artists you may never have thought about, or seen for that matter. The breadth of the body of work of Jim ...
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