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Teaching with Inquiry in the Art Room

Thursday, April 30, 2026 | Davis Publications

Where the Shift Begins There’s a moment that happens in a lot of art rooms. You show an image, explain a concept, maybe demonstrate a technique, and then pause. Some students jump in. Others ...

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Artist Birthday: William Bradford (1823-1892 US)

Thursday, April 30, 2026 | Karl Cole

One of the most interesting developments in American art history was the evolution of an American “school” of landscape painting, as Americans grew to cherish their new country with wildly ...

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Artist Birthday: Jonas Lie (1880-1940 US, born Norway)

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 | Karl Cole

Jonas Lie was a prominent poster artist during the American Poster “Renaissance” in the early 1900s. He is best known for his patriotic paintings of the American effort in World Wars I (19 ...

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Artist Birthday: Yves Klein (1928-1962 France)

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 | Karl Cole

During the turbulent post-World War II (1939-1945) years, it is no surprise that art movements arose – as they did after World War I (1914-1918) – that questioned the validity of entrenche ...

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A Barber's Bowl Bouquet for Spring

Monday, April 27, 2026 | Karl Cole

When visiting a museum collection, I have always marveled at objects meant for medical, military or some other non-aesthetic purpose are, just the same, beautifully decorated. This happened recently w ...

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Artist Birthday: Willem de Kooning (1904-1997 US, born Netherlands)

Friday, April 24, 2026 | Karl Cole

Abstract Expressionism, which developed in the 1940s primarily in New York, was the first original American modernism art movement. Willem de Kooning was one of the leading artists of this group, also ...

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National Picnic Day: Art by Mori Keiko (born 1939 Japan)

Thursday, April 23, 2026 | Karl Cole

Keiko Mori is a National Living Cultural Treasure in Japan. Her ceramics celebrate the centuries old traditions in ceramic arts. Although ceramic picnic baskets do not strictly speaking exist in the W ...

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Artist Birthday: Richard Diebenkorn / Happy Earth Day

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 | Karl Cole

What better way to dual celebrate Earth Day/Birthday than a landscape! The first original American modernist art movement, called Abstract Expressionism, flourished between the late 1940s into the 196 ...

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Artist Birthday: Pippin Barr (born 1979 New Zealand)

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 | Karl Cole

Contemporary video games, like those designed by artist Pippin Barr, are the direct descendant of the combination of film and artworks that occurred widely starting in the late 1950s and early 1 ...

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Spring Impression by a Truly Lyrical Artist

Monday, April 6, 2026 | Karl Cole

Every so often I try to explore artists whose names have never been – as the saying goes – a “household word.” That is unfortunate, because many relatively lesser well known ar ...

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Artist Birthday: Jimoh Buraimoh (born 1943 Nigeria)

Friday, April 3, 2026 | Karl Cole

In the early 1900s, Western artists became fascinated by African art, and the potential to use it as a springboard to abstraction. To the present day, there are many African artists who have continue ...

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Artist Birthday: Hans Wegner (1914-2007 Denmark)

Thursday, April 2, 2026 | Karl Cole

When thinking about the impact Scandinavian modernism had on furniture design, it is impossible to not consider the work of Hans Wegner. He was a prolific designer of all types of chairs, many of whic ...

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Editor's Letter: Advocacy

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 | Frank Juárez

When I started teaching in 2001, I was told by fellow art educators that advocacy is an important part of art education. I wasn’t sure what they meant or what it looked like. What does it mean t ...

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Small-Town Advocacy

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 | Dr. Jane B. Montero

Promoting music programs, sports teams, and academic achievement is commonplace in education. I often say, “Art is quiet, music is loud, sports are thunderous.” In art education, we don&rs ...

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National Walking Day: Art by Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915 France)

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 | Karl Cole

Henri Gaudier-Bzeska was an early abstract sculptor who leaned in the direction of Neo-Primitivism, a style so named for the non-Western cultures that influenced Western artists. National Walking Day ...

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Artist Birthday: Toni von Horn

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 | Karl Cole

Antonie (“Toni”) von Horn Roothbert was a German emigré to the US who made a big name for herself as a fashion photographer. Her elegant, glamorous compositions established a style ...

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Teaching with Inquiry in the Art Room

Artist Birthday: William Bradford (1823-1892 US)

Artist Birthday: Jonas Lie (1880-1940 US, born Norway)

Artist Birthday: Yves Klein (1928-1962 France)

A Barber's Bowl Bouquet for Spring

Artist Birthday: Willem de Kooning (1904-1997 US, born Netherlands)

National Picnic Day: Art by Mori Keiko (born 1939 Japan)

Artist Birthday: Richard Diebenkorn / Happy Earth Day

Artist Birthday: Pippin Barr (born 1979 New Zealand)

Spring Impression by a Truly Lyrical Artist

Artist Birthday: Jimoh Buraimoh (born 1943 Nigeria)

Artist Birthday: Hans Wegner (1914-2007 Denmark)

Editor's Letter: Advocacy

Small-Town Advocacy

National Walking Day: Art by Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915 France)

Artist Birthday: Toni von Horn

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